08.12.16
Rachel Donovan, New York, NY; and Heather Han, Brooklyn, NY.
Filed: 4/23/13
Issued: 4/5/16
A feminine hygiene product, comprising: a folded or rolled absorbent pad, the absorbent pad being folded or rolled in a cylindrical shape; a tampon separate from and external to the folded or rolled absorbent pad; a string connecting the tampon to a distal outer longitudinal edge of the folded or rolled absorbent pad; and an applicator, wherein the applicator is sized to enclose the tampon and the folded or rolled absorbent pad and does so enclose; wherein the applicator comprises: an outer shell having an opening end, and a plunger having a plunger end and an open end, wherein the opening end comprises one or more deflectable members, and wherein the outer shell and the plunger are telescopically connected such that an application of force on the plunger end causes the deflection of at least one of the one or more deflectable members; and wherein the folded or rolled absorbent pad is located inside the applicator such that the folded or rolled absorbent pad abuts an inside surface of the plunger end.
Filed: 4/23/13
Issued: 4/5/16
A feminine hygiene product, comprising: a folded or rolled absorbent pad, the absorbent pad being folded or rolled in a cylindrical shape; a tampon separate from and external to the folded or rolled absorbent pad; a string connecting the tampon to a distal outer longitudinal edge of the folded or rolled absorbent pad; and an applicator, wherein the applicator is sized to enclose the tampon and the folded or rolled absorbent pad and does so enclose; wherein the applicator comprises: an outer shell having an opening end, and a plunger having a plunger end and an open end, wherein the opening end comprises one or more deflectable members, and wherein the outer shell and the plunger are telescopically connected such that an application of force on the plunger end causes the deflection of at least one of the one or more deflectable members; and wherein the folded or rolled absorbent pad is located inside the applicator such that the folded or rolled absorbent pad abuts an inside surface of the plunger end.