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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Paula Cardinahl Winkel, Chilton, WI (US);
Adrienne Rae Loyd, Neenah, WI (US);
Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Hortonville, WI (US);
Allan James Krueger, Winneconne, WI (US);
Betsy Charlotte Fields, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vivian Kate Barad, San Francisco, CA (US);
Judy May Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Adam Patrick Vollmer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dennis J. Boyle, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lukas Martin Scherrer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Garry Roland Woltman, Appleton, WI (US);
Jonathan Kyle Arendt, Larsen, WI (US);
Marcus David Weiher, Sherwood, WI (US);
Pamela Mary Thompson, Greenville, WI (US);
Angela Ann Johnston, New London, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.