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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2011
Yukihiro Ito, Kagawa, JP;
Kenta Taniguchi, Kagawa, JP;
Kouichi Yamaki, Kagawa, JP;
UNICHARM CORPORATION, Ehime, JP;
Abstract
A tampon applicator includes an outer cylinder in which an absorber is housed, and a push-out opening through which the absorber is to be pushed out is provided at one side and a grip cylinder unit is provided at the other side, and an inner cylinder which is inserted into the grip cylinder unit and being moved into the outer cylinder to be thereby able to push out the absorber outward through the push-out opening. The tampon applicator includes a grip jaw unit configured to extend from an outer circumferential face of the grip cylinder unit of the outer cylinder outwardly in a radial direction, wherein a finger hook unit by which a finger of a user is to be hooked is formed at the grip jaw unit.