04.03.20
Eugene P Dougherty, Newark, DE; Phillip Ebert, Camden/Wyoming, DE; and Keith Edgett, Middletown, DE.
Assigned to Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC, Chesterfield, MO.
Filed: 3/7/17
Issued: 3/3/20
A tampon applicator assembly, comprising: a tampon pledget having a longitudinal axis such that a top part and a bottom part adjacent and connected to said top part are positioned along said longitudinal axis, said top part and said bottom part having different levels of flexibility, said tampon pledget further comprising a removal string attached to said bottom part; and a tampon applicator, comprising: a barrel region that is lubricious and comprises low density polyethylene having an insertion tip and a second end, said barrel region having dimensions to house said tampon pledget therein; a grip region having a barrel end adjacent said second end of said barrel region, said grip region having a plunger receiving end opposite said barrel end, said grip region sized and shaped to receive one or more of a user’s fingers, said barrel and said grip region are a single component, said grip region comprising one or more markings; and a plunger having a forward end and a rearward end; wherein said string is threaded through said plunger; wherein said plunger forward end pushes said pledget through the barrel and out said insertion tip to a selected insertion depth; wherein said top part comprises a first segment that catches and/or absorbs fluid; wherein said bottom part comprises a second segment catches and/or absorbs fluid that would be likely to bypass said top part; and wherein said-top part and said bottom part having different levels of flexibility enables said pledget to conform to a curvature along said longitudinal axis where said bottom part is at an angle with respect to said top part.
Assigned to Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC, Chesterfield, MO.
Filed: 3/7/17
Issued: 3/3/20
A tampon applicator assembly, comprising: a tampon pledget having a longitudinal axis such that a top part and a bottom part adjacent and connected to said top part are positioned along said longitudinal axis, said top part and said bottom part having different levels of flexibility, said tampon pledget further comprising a removal string attached to said bottom part; and a tampon applicator, comprising: a barrel region that is lubricious and comprises low density polyethylene having an insertion tip and a second end, said barrel region having dimensions to house said tampon pledget therein; a grip region having a barrel end adjacent said second end of said barrel region, said grip region having a plunger receiving end opposite said barrel end, said grip region sized and shaped to receive one or more of a user’s fingers, said barrel and said grip region are a single component, said grip region comprising one or more markings; and a plunger having a forward end and a rearward end; wherein said string is threaded through said plunger; wherein said plunger forward end pushes said pledget through the barrel and out said insertion tip to a selected insertion depth; wherein said top part comprises a first segment that catches and/or absorbs fluid; wherein said bottom part comprises a second segment catches and/or absorbs fluid that would be likely to bypass said top part; and wherein said-top part and said bottom part having different levels of flexibility enables said pledget to conform to a curvature along said longitudinal axis where said bottom part is at an angle with respect to said top part.