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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Alphonse DeMarco, Seal Harbour, CA;
Gregory J. Wideman, Menasha, WI (US);
Peter S. Lortscher, Neenah, WI (US);
Austin N. Pickett, Menasha, WI (US);
Mark M. Mleziva, Appleton, WI (US);
Garry R. Woltman, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael G. Shlepr, Greenville, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A flushable tampon applicator product includes an outer tube for housing a tampon; an inner tube, at least a portion of which extends into the outer tube, wherein the outer tube includes an outer, body-contacting surface, wherein the inner tube is moveable relative to the outer tube and configured to expel a tampon from the outer tube, and wherein at least one of the outer tube and the inner tube comprises a thermoplastic composition including partially-hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), polyethylene glycol (PEG), a plasticizer, and a hydrophobic polymeric component, wherein at least one of the outer tube and the inner tube is a molded part; and a wrapper material configured for storage under high and low moisture storage conditions, the wrapper material having a water vapor transmission rate of less than 0.05 g/100 in2/day.