A - Human Necessities – 61 – F
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
F
2/115
A61F 13/16 (1985.01)
Patent
CA 1195453
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Inventor : E. RUSSELL SPRAGUE Title : TAMPON APPLICATOR Abstract of the Disclosure A tampon applicator of the telescoping tube type including an ejector tube adapted to store a tampon in its distal end, a plurality of fingers formed in said distal end, an outer tube slip fit over the ejector tube, directionally- locking inward projections fixed within the distal end of said outer tube so as to pass between said fingers and engage a tampon carried therein thus securing the latter relative to said outer tube while permitting only distal expulsion therefrom. Said applicator charged with a tampon is packaged and stored in a telescopically collapsed position. It is activated for use by partial withdrawal of the ejector tube from the outer tube until the fingers of the ejector tube pass beyond the tampon and catch behind the proximal end of said tampon. The applicator is then used in the usual manner by telescopically collapsing the ejector tube into the outer tube, whereby the ejector tube serves as a plunger bearing against the proximal end of the tampon to expel the latter. Said outer tube preferably has inwardly curving protective petal sections at its distal end which form a rounded tip for facilitating insertion yet yieldably pass the tampon therethrough during the ejection step.
404431
Smart & Biggar
Tambrands Inc.
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