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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Marcus David Weiher, Sherwood, WI (US);
Carrie Nicole Pateras, Appleton, WI (US);
Daniel Thomas Labash, Appleton, WI (US);
Thomas W. Vandenbogart, Slinger, WI (US);
Gary John Borkowski, Hortonville, WI (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Marcus David Weiher, Sherwood, WI (US);
Carrie Nicole Pateras, Appleton, WI (US);
Daniel Thomas LaBash, Appleton, WI (US);
Thomas W. VanDenBogart, Slinger, WI (US);
Gary John Borkowski, Hortonville, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A packaged tampon and applicator assembly includes a tampon and an applicator assembled together with the tampon and adapted to facilitate insertion of the tampon in a user. A wrapper has an interior space and sealingly encloses the tampon and applicator assembly in the interior space. The wrapper includes a line of weakness formed therein to facilitate tearing of the wrapper along the line of weakness to facilitate opening a portion thereof to provide an opening in the wrapper through which the tampon and applicator assembly is removed from the wrapper. The wrapper is further configured to inhibit separation of the opened portion from the wrapper. The remainder of the wrapper defines a pocket sized for receiving the entire applicator therein following use of the applicator to insert the tampon in the user. Should mention facilitation of the opening via a line of weakness (i.e. perforation).