06.02.23
Catalina María Restrepo Restrepo, Medellín, Colombia; Dency Viviana Agudelo Velasquez, Medellín, Colombia; María Isabel Montaño Gómez, Rionegro, Colombia; and Carolina Ospina Giraldo, Medellín, Colombia.
Assigned to Productos Familia S.A., Medellin, Colombia.
Filed: 9/30/20
Issued: 3/28/23
A reusable tampon applicator, comprising: an elongate hollow cylindrical body having a first end including a plunger opening, and a convex second end longitudinally opposite said first end, said convex second end having a tampon opening configured to receive a tampon therethrough and into an interior thereof, said tampon opening including a pair of diametrically opposed first and second slits extending from a central portion of said tampon opening at said convex second end and toward said plunger opening, said first and second slits being of different lengths and both being spaced from said plunger opening; a plunger coupled to said hollow cylindrical body through said plunger opening and slidably movable within said interior of said hollow cylindrical body; and a plurality of interlocking elements preventing separation of said plunger from said hollow cylindrical body.
Assigned to Productos Familia S.A., Medellin, Colombia.
Filed: 9/30/20
Issued: 3/28/23
A reusable tampon applicator, comprising: an elongate hollow cylindrical body having a first end including a plunger opening, and a convex second end longitudinally opposite said first end, said convex second end having a tampon opening configured to receive a tampon therethrough and into an interior thereof, said tampon opening including a pair of diametrically opposed first and second slits extending from a central portion of said tampon opening at said convex second end and toward said plunger opening, said first and second slits being of different lengths and both being spaced from said plunger opening; a plunger coupled to said hollow cylindrical body through said plunger opening and slidably movable within said interior of said hollow cylindrical body; and a plurality of interlocking elements preventing separation of said plunger from said hollow cylindrical body.