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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Keith Edgett, Middletown, DE (US);
Robert Jorgensen, Middletown, DE (US);
Eugene P. Dougherty, Camden, DE (US);
Inventors:
Keith Edgett, Middletown, DE (US);
Robert Jorgensen, Middletown, DE (US);
Eugene P. Dougherty, Camden, DE (US);
Assignee:
Eveready Battery Company, INC., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/20 (2006.01); A61F 13/26 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/266 (2013.01); A61F 13/208 (2013.01); A61F 13/2022 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15365 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15422 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a tampon applicator assembly having an applicator barrel with an insertion tip with a maximum of three petals. Additionally, the tampon applicator assembly can be provided with a tapered insertion tip. A shaped pledget can be housed in the applicator barrel, which provides support to the petals.