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US3835856A
US3835856A US00336105A US33610573A US3835856A US 3835856 A US3835856 A US 3835856A US 00336105 A US00336105 A US 00336105A US 33610573 A US33610573 A US 33610573A US 3835856 A US3835856 A US 3835856A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/20—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor
    • A61F13/26—Means for inserting tampons, i.e. applicators

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  • a tampon applicator comprising applicator sleeve, said sleeve comprising an insertion end adapted to carry a tampon and a rearward portion adapted to house the tampon ejector, a tampon ejec-' tor housed within said rearward portion and ridable in said sleeve, the improvement wherein said insertion end has at least one flat portion in the sleeve to define a tampon applicator with a cross-sectional area less than said rearward portion; and improvement in such tampon applicator wherein said tampon ejector has a radially, inwardly directed V-shaped indentation and is otherwise tubular, said ejector made from a resilient, yieldable material which tends to return said tampon ejector to one wherein its cross-section is circular.
  • This invention relates to a tampon applicator of resilient, yieldable deformable material such as paper or the like for an approximately cylindrical menstruation tampon, comprising an applicator sleeve and a tampon ejector means displaceable therein, the rearward end of the ejector means projecting from the rearward end of the applicator sleeve by a length corresponding approximately to that of the tampon and the forward end being located within the housing in engagement with that end of the tampon which is provided with an extraction tape, the tampon being substantially surrounded by the applicator sleeve.
  • the present invention is directed to a tampon applicator which holds the tampon at the insertion end of the tampon sleeve more firmly than heretofore so that inadvertent accidents do not dislodge the tampon from the applicator sleeve.
  • This invention is also directed to means of retaining the tampon in the tampon sleeve until such time as the tampon ejector is actuated.
  • the present invention is further directed to a tampon ejector which firmly sits within the rearward portion of the applicator sleeve behind the tampon but can be displaced to ride forward in the applicator sleeve to eject the tampon when desired.
  • the inside diameter of the applicator sleeve is slightly larger than the outside diameter of the tampon which as a rule consists of cotton batting which has been wound on itself and then radially pressed into an approximately cylindrical final shape, so that the tampon may then be easily inserted by the user even if it has expanded slightly owing to climatic influences. Under certain climatic conditions, however, such expansion of the tampon does not occur, so that due to the free play present between the tampon may fall out of the applicator sleeve when the wrapping is removed or before it can be put into use.
  • this invention contemplates an improvement in a tampon applicator comprising an applicator sleeve, said applicator sleeve comprising an insertion end adaptable to carry a tampon and a rearward portion adapted to partially house a tampon ejector, a tampon ejector housed within said rearward portion and ridable in said sleeve, said improvement residing in the insertion end which has a cross-sectional area less than said rearward portion.
  • an applicator comprising a tubular sleeve of which circular cross section towards the insertion end thereof there is provided at least one flat portion thereby diminishing the cross-sectional area of the insertion end whereby such diminished area causes the tampon substantially surrounded by said sleeve to be firmly affixed by fractional engagement with the inner walls of the applicator sleeve.
  • a tampon ejector Positioned behind the tampon in the applicator sleeve and disposed out of the rearward end is a tampon ejector.
  • the tampon ejector is movable within the applicator sleeve to dislodge the tampon firmly gripped by the diminished insertion end of the sleeve.
  • the above-noted tampon ejector is one prepared by initially forming a tubular member whose outside diameter is that of the applicator sleeve.
  • the tampon ejector is made from a resilient, yieldable deformable elastic substance which tends to want to hold the circular cross section.
  • a radially inward V-shaped indentation is made therein whereby the outside diameter of the tampon ejector decreases. Because it decreases, the tampon ejector can readily be housed within the applicator sleeve. Since it tends to return to the circular cross section, it is lodged snugly against the inner walls of the rearward portion of the applicator sleeve and is not readily ridable therein.
  • the tampon ejector can readily be displaced forwardly to abut the firmly held tampon, to dislodge the same from the inner walls of the applicator sleeve whereby to effect ejection of the tampon.
  • These peripheral indentations have a longitudinal dimension greater than their surface width, all as will appear more fully below. It should be understood that a particularly desirable tampon application is provided with these surface indentations in addition to the insertion end of the reduced cross-sectional area and also in conjunction with the above-noted improved tampon ejector.
  • the invention solves the problems discussed above by slightly reducing the clearance within the applicator sleeve, at least at one point in its forward section surrounding the tampon, over an area corresponding to a fraction of the length and circumference of this section, thereby making this clearance smaller than the clearance in the area of the applicator sleeve surrounding the ejector means, or the purpose of gripping the tampon.
  • the applicator of the invention is provided in a conventional manner with an ejector means which will engage the inner wall of the applicator sleeve with a resilient, radial bias, the tubular ejector means being provided preferably with at least one indentation extending radially inwardly over its length.
  • This indentation causes the wall of the tubular ejector to strive to expand more or less radially and thus to engage the inner wall of the applicator sleeve with a bias that is great enough to fix the ejector means axially in its initial position, so that the tampon, too, will be axially arrested at its end opposite the insertion and of the applicator sleeve.
  • the bias of the ejector means is made such that the user is able effortlessly to overcome the friction caused by the bias when the applicator is put to use.
  • the free cross section of the insertion end of the applicator sleeve is diminished.
  • the reduction of the cross-section of the insertion end of the applicator sleeve is advantageously accomplished by means of at least one flattening of the wall in the area of the insertion end of the applicator sleeve, it being desirable that the flattened portion of the applicator sleeve extend over no more than a short length in relation to the length of the applicator sleeve, from the insertion end towards the opposite end of the applicator sleeve.
  • the flat on the applicator sleeve encloses an acute angle with the longitudinal center axis of the sleeve, said angle tapering towards the insertion ends
  • the acute angle which is enclosed, is between 2 and I5".
  • the fiat extends from the insertion edge of the applicator sleeve down toward the rearward portion a distance of between 6 and mm, preferably between 8 and 12 mm. It has a radial dimension (dimension at 90 to be longitudinal dimension) of between 0.5 and 2.0 mm at the insertion edge.
  • the longitudinal distance is between 12 and 30 percent that of the length of the tampon housed within the insertion end of the applicator sleeve.
  • the easy ejection of the tampon is still further favored by the fact that, according to an additional feature, the flat on the applicator sleeve matches the contour of the tampon.
  • One successful embodiment of the invention is char acterized by the fact that two flats are located diametri cally opposite one another at the insertion end of the applicator sleeve.
  • the tampon may also be secured within the applicator sleeve by providing the applicator sleeve, in that portion of its length which surrounds the tampon, with at least one indentation of relatively short length in comparison to the length of the tampon.
  • the indentations in the insertion end of the applicator sleeve generally are between 6 and 15 mm in length.
  • the width (the circumferential dimension) of such indentations is between 50 and 75 percent that of the length.
  • Each of such indentations extends into the hollow of the applicator sleeve a distance of between 0.5 and 2.0 mm, and therein is in engagement with the tampon.
  • the indentation may be of substantially planar shape, or it may have an obtuse V shape as seen in longitudinal cross section.
  • both the applicator sleeve and the ejector means can be made from the same tubular starting material of the same diameter. After the tubular portion which forms the ejector means is cut to its appropriate length, the material is given its above-noted V-shaped radial indentation. This can be done by any appropriate means. The material employed should be of the type which would tend to spring back towards the initial circular cross section.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an applicator with a menstruation tampon contained therein.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective view of the applicator sleeve and of the ejector of the applicator of FIG. 1, respectively.
  • FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of an applicator having an indentation
  • FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along the line V V of FIG. 4 through the wall of the applicator sleeve;
  • FIG. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of an applicator having an indentation
  • FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken along the line VII VII of FIG. 6 through the wall of the applicator.
  • FIG. 1 shows an applicator A of resiliently and plastically deformable material, such as paper, for an approximately cylindrical menstruation tampon l.
  • the applicator consists of an applicator sleeve 2 and an ejector 3 displaceable therein for the ejection of the tampon 1.
  • the rearward end of the ejector 3 projects by an amount corresponding approximately to the length of the tampon from the rearward end of the applicator sleeve, and its forward end engages the tampon end which is provided with an extracting tape 1a within the applicator sleeve, the extracting tape passing through the tubular ejector 3 and depending from the rear orifice thereof.
  • the tampon l is substantially surrounded by the applicator sleeve, i.e., it may protrude slightly from the applicator sleeve 2, especially when the front end of the tampon is provided with a so-called dome.
  • the free cross section of the insertion end of the applicator sleeve 2 is made relatively slightly smaller than the free cross section of the portion of the length of the applicator sleeve that surrounds the ejector 3.
  • this cross-sectional reduction of the insertion end of the applicator sleeve is achieved by means of two flats in the wall of the applicator sleeve in the area of its insertion end, these flats being advantageously adapted to the contour of the tampon; only one flat 2b is seen in FIG. 1, but both flats Zaand 2b are shown in FIG. '2.
  • FIG. 2 especially, shows that the flats 2a and 2b on the applicator sleeve form with the central longitudinal axis of the sleeve an acute angle tapering towards the insertion end. This is also apparent from the widening of the flats towards the insertion end. This assures that tampons of varying diameter are secured by the flats 2a and 2b against axial movement. Furthermore, the gradual transition from the cylindrical wall of the applicator sleeve to the diametrically opposed flats assures a snagfree movement of the tampon over the flats, thereby preserving the fiber structure on the circumference of the tampon in spite of the security provided by the flats against axial displacement.
  • the tubular ejector 3 is made of a resilient, yieldable material provided with a groove-like longitudinal indentation 3a.
  • This indentation is so shaped that it strives to flatten out, i.e., to return to its initial arcuate configuration, increasing the free cross section of the applicator sleeve, so that the ejector thus urges itself against the inner wall of the applicator sleeve 2 with a resilient, radially directed bias.
  • the ejector ha s a generall y V-shaped indentation along its periphery projecting inwardly.
  • TRETE- tional force consequently produced between the ejector and the applicator sleeve is sufficient to fix the ejector axially in the position represented in FIG. 1, so that the ejector cannot slip or drop out of the applicator sleeve even when the sleeve is held with the ejector down.
  • the tampon l is also fixed axially in its position within the applicator sleeve at the end opposite the insertion end.
  • the friction forces between the ejector and the applicator sleeve 2 are such that the user is able to eject the tampon effortlessly by means of finger pressure on the ejector.
  • the ejector can, of course, be provided with a plurality of indentations or ribs if desired, on the condition that it exercises a radial bias against the inner wall of the applicator sleeve for its own fixation and for the fixation of the tampon.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 show an applicator sleeve 4 having an indentation 4a at a distance from the ejection end of the applicator sleeve in the area surrounding the tampon (which is not shown).
  • the expanse of the indentation 40 is greater longitudinally of the applicator sleeve than it is in the circumferential direction. Additional such indentations could of course be provided in a spaced relationship longitudinally and circumferentially on the sleeve.
  • the indentation itself is, as shown in FIG. 5, substantially planar, thereby assuring that its contact with the tampon will do no harm to the latter.
  • an applicator sleeve 5 is provided with an indentation 6 which, as FIG. 7 shows, corresponds to an obtuse V in longitudinal cross section, so that again its contact with the tampon will do no harm to the latter.
  • the applicator furthermore has the advantage that both the ejector tube and the applicator sleeve may be manufactured from one and the same tubular starting material of the same diameter, so that the manufacturing costs of the applicator can be diminished considerably.
  • a tubular tampon applicator comprising applicator sleeve, said sleeve comprising an insertion end adapted to carry a tampon therein and a rearward portion adapted to partially house a tampon ejector, a tampon ejector housed within said rearward portion and ridable in said sleeve, the improvement wherein a portion of the circumferential surface proximal the insertion end of said sleeve has at least one flattened portion constituting a means for for providing frictional retaining contact with the side portions of the insertion end of the tampon.
  • indentation is substantially planar shape and its length in the longitudinal direction of the applicator sleeve is greater than its width in the direction of the circumference of the applicator sleeve.
  • tampon ejector is generally tubular, has a V- shaped groove-like indentation extending over its entire length and directed substantially radially inward, said tampon ejector made of a resilient, yieldable, deformable material which tends to return the tampon ejector to a form which has a circular cross section.

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CN111065364A (zh) * 2017-10-06 2020-04-24 易希提卫生与保健公司 卫生棉条施加器
US11065157B2 (en) 2017-10-06 2021-07-20 Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag Tampon applicator
US11439542B2 (en) 2017-10-06 2022-09-13 Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag Tampon applicator
US11529264B2 (en) 2017-10-06 2022-12-20 Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag Tampon applicator
CN112402107A (zh) * 2019-08-21 2021-02-26 吴静茹 导管式卫生棉条及其伸缩导管组及卫生棉条指套
RU2794370C1 (ru) * 2022-12-02 2023-04-17 Жанна Александровна Добровольская Многоразовый аппликатор для тампонов

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