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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2002
Glen Charles Fedyk, Fairfield Township, OH (US);
Nancy Karapasha, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles John Berg, Jr., Wyoming, OH (US);
Glen Charles Fedyk, Fairfield Township, OH (US);
Nancy Karapasha, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles John Berg, Jr., Wyoming, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A tampon applicator which has an elongate insertion member having a length extending from an insertion end to a gripper end opposite. The gripper end has a grip region dimensioned to substantially accept a user's grip. The grip region has a plurality of corrugations, a first transition portion, and a second transition portion. Each corrugation has a trough and a ridge. The first transition portion is substantially adjacent the gripper end and a second transition portion is disposed toward the insertion end.