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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Kenta Taniguchi, Kagawa, JP;
Yukihiro Ito, Kagawa, JP;
Kouichi Yamaki, Kagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
UNICHARM CORPORATION, Ehime-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/32 (2006.01); A61F 13/26 (2006.01); A61F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/266 (2013.01); A61F 13/2077 (2013.01); A61F 13/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tampon applicator includes an outer cylinder having an absorbent; an inner cylinder configured to push the absorbent into the outer cylinder; and a flange part extending outward in a radial direction from an outer peripheral surface of a grip cylinder part of the outer cylinder. The flange part is provided with a flange identifying unit including at least one of an identifying display portion; an identifying friction portion; or an identifying shape portion.