JP5296044B2 - 改良されたタンポンアプリケータアセンブリ - Google Patents
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- 第1の端部と、第2の端部とを有し、筒形状をなし長軸が実質的に真直ぐであり、また、前記第1の端部の所に位置する挿入先端部と、前記第2の端部の近くに位置する指把持部と、これら挿入先端部と指把持部との間に位置した主部とを有する外筒と、
この外筒内に摺動可能に受けられ、第1の端部と、第2の端部と、これら第1並びに第2の端部間の主ボディを有し、この主ボディは、前記第1の端部と第2の端部との間で主ボディの長さに沿って一定の外径を有し、前記第1の端部は、前記主ボディの外径よりも大きい外径を有している、プランジャーと、
前記プランジャーにかけられる力により綿撤糸が外筒からその挿入端部で放出され得るように、前記プランジャーの前記第1の端部と前記挿入先端部との間で、前記外筒内に配置される綿撤糸とを具備し、
外筒の前記主部は、外筒の前記第2の端部側に最大の外径を有し、前記主部には、前記指把持部から前記挿入先端部に向かって外径が減じるような第1のテーパ―が外周面に形成されており、この第1のテーパーは、1.07ないし1.15のテーパー比を有しており、
外筒の前記挿入先端部は、前記主部から挿入先端部の先端に向かって外径が減じるような第2のテーパーが形成された外周面を有しており、
前記指把持部は、前記主部側に位置する肩領域と、この肩領域に続いた把持領域と、この把持領域の前記肩領域とは反対側で続いている張り出し領域とを有し、
前記肩領域は、前記主部から把持領域に向かって連続して減少した外径を有しており、
前記張り出し領域は、前記把持領域から外筒の前記第2の端部に向かって連続して増大した外径を有しており、この結果、前記肩領域と張り出し領域とは、把持領域を把持する指が、滑って指把持部から外れるのを防止しており、
前記把持領域は、連続した1つの層により形成されている、
タンポンアプリケータアセンブリ。 - 前記主部の前記最大の外径の部分は、挿入先端部から外筒の全長の約55%ないし85%のところに位置している、請求項1のタンポンアプリケータアセンブリ。
- 前記第1のテーパーのテーパー比は、1.08ないし1.13である、請求項1もしくは2のアセンブリ。
- 外筒の前記第2のテーパーのテーパー比は、0.66ないし1.6である、請求項1ないし3のいずれか1のタンポンアプリケータアセンブリ。
- 前記挿入先端部は更に、複数のペタルを有しており、これら複数のペタルは、0.8ないし3のペタルの幅に対する長さの比を有している、請求項1ないし4のいずれか1のタンポンアプリケータアセンブリ。
- 前記指把持部の肩領域と張り出し領域との各々は、前記把持領域の外径よりも約10%ないし約30%大きい外径を有している、請求項1ないし5のいずれか1のタンポンアプリケータアセンブリ。
- 前記ペタルの幅に対する長さの比は、2ないし3である、請求項5のタンポンアプリケータアセンブリ。
- プランジャーの前記主ボディは、ペタルから綿撤糸を放出するように、この主ボディが、前記外筒の把持領域中で移動可能であるように、把持領域の外径よりも小さい外径を有している、請求項5もしくは7のタンポンアプリケータアセンブリ。
- 前記張り出し領域は、前記把持領域の外径よりも約15%大きい外径を有している、請求項1ないし8のいずれか1のタンポンアプリケータアセンブリ。
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