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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1999
Kimberly Ann Buck, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lisa Ann MacKay, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William Patton Peace, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Chrissie Melinda Smits, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard Tweddell, III, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Eric Patton Weinberger, Fairfield, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for providing side-to-side coverage of a tampon within a female user's vaginal cavity is provided. By use of a tampon applicator designed to provide directional expulsion and suitable tampons for use in the tampon applicator, a female user may achieve side-to-side coverage of a tampon within her vaginal cavity. Such directional expulsion causes a suitable tampon to expand against the sides and/or walls of a female user's vaginal cavity.