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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2002
Dana Paul Gruenbacher, Fairfield, OH (US);
James Herbert Davis, Monroe, OH (US);
Kevin Joe Fields, Irmo, SC (US);
Thomas James Manske, Jr., Mason, OH (US);
Dean Arthur Zimmerman, West Chester, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An applicator is provided for distributing a substance onto a target surface. The applicator includes a first side, a second side, and an internal cavity between said first and second sides. The applicator also comprises at least one opening and at least one substantially fluid-impervious barrier layer within the internal cavity adjacent at least one of the sides. The applicator also comprises a first rupturable, product-containing, flexible film reservoir comprising at least one co-extruded film. A product is released to the target surface upon application of pressure to said reservoir.