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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2003
Jessica E. Lemay, New York, NY (US);
Kathryn G. Bennett, Fairfield, CT (US);
Keith Edgett, Middletown, DE (US);
Dane R. Jackson, New Hanover, PA (US);
Rejai Jamshid, Dover, DE (US);
Jessica E. LeMay, New York, NY (US);
Kathryn G. Bennett, Fairfield, CT (US);
Keith Edgett, Middletown, DE (US);
Dane R. Jackson, New Hanover, PA (US);
Rejai Jamshid, Dover, DE (US);
Playtex Products, Inc., Westport, CT (US);
Abstract
There is provided a tampon applicator having a plunger and a barrel with a tapered insertion, which provides enhanced insertion comfort to a user. The taper of the insertion tip is defined by a ratio of the length of the taper projection along a longitudinal axis of the barrel to the length of the taper projection along a radius of the barrel at a base region of the insertion tip. The insertion end of the barrel preferably has two or more petals for enhanced user comfort. Preferably, the petals have a substantially uniform thickness. The barrel may also have a fingergrip for ease of use of the applicator during insertion, expulsion of the pledget, and removal from the vagina.