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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2011
Wayne D. Melvin, Felton, DE (US);
Michael L. Miller, Dover, DE (US);
Jamshid Rejai, Dover, DE (US);
Van T. Pham, Dover, DE (US);
Joseph S. Konrad, Dover, DE (US);
Wojtek S. Drewnowski, Richmond, VA (US);
Wayne D. Melvin, Felton, DE (US);
Michael L. Miller, Dover, DE (US);
Jamshid Rejai, Dover, DE (US);
Van T. Pham, Dover, DE (US);
Joseph S. Konrad, Dover, DE (US);
Wojtek S. Drewnowski, Richmond, VA (US);
Playtex Products, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A tampon applicator barrel including a cardboard tube having a first end and a second end and at least one gripping structure defined from the cardboard tube proximate the second end is provided. The cardboard tube has a wall thickness of between about 0.015 and about 0.020 inches, while the gripping structure has a height of up to about 0.035 inches.