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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Curt Binner, Somerset, NJ (US);
Gary Vogt, Newtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/320 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/320 ;
Abstract
An applicator device for inserting an object into a mammalian body cavity includes a tubular member having a rim disposed at one end thereof. The rim has a shoulder projecting outwardly from the tubular member and a return margin directed inwardly from the shoulder distal the tubular member. The invention is especially useful in manufacturing paperboard applicators, such as tampon applicators.