US3895634A - Tampon inserter - Google Patents
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- US3895634A US3895634A US407711A US40771173A US3895634A US 3895634 A US3895634 A US 3895634A US 407711 A US407711 A US 407711A US 40771173 A US40771173 A US 40771173A US 3895634 A US3895634 A US 3895634A
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- tubular body
- tampon
- barrel member
- inserter
- wall thickness
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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
- A61F13/2051—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor characterised by the material or the structure of the inner absorbing core
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US407711A US3895634A (en) | 1973-10-18 | 1973-10-18 | Tampon inserter |
GB44476/74A GB1484912A (en) | 1973-10-18 | 1974-10-14 | Tampon inserter |
CA211,672A CA1035903A (en) | 1973-10-18 | 1974-10-17 | Tampon inserter |
JP49120216A JPS50155090A (en) | 1973-10-18 | 1974-10-18 |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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US407711A US3895634A (en) | 1973-10-18 | 1973-10-18 | Tampon inserter |
Publications (1)
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US3895634A true US3895634A (en) | 1975-07-22 |
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US407711A Expired - Lifetime US3895634A (en) | 1973-10-18 | 1973-10-18 | Tampon inserter |
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JP (1) | JPS50155090A (en) |
CA (1) | CA1035903A (en) |
GB (1) | GB1484912A (en) |
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JPS5447298U (en) * | 1977-09-08 | 1979-04-02 | ||
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US4361150A (en) * | 1980-04-07 | 1982-11-30 | Voss Joseph A | Extruded plastic hygienic applicator |
FR2521424A1 (en) * | 1982-02-12 | 1983-08-19 | Sonoco Products Co | PADDING INTRODUCTION DEVICE |
US4412833A (en) * | 1981-05-29 | 1983-11-01 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Tampon applicator |
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US4536178A (en) * | 1983-11-10 | 1985-08-20 | International Playtex, Inc. | Tampon applicator |
DE3439944A1 (en) * | 1984-11-02 | 1986-05-07 | Kao Corp., Tokio/Tokyo | Tampon applicator |
US4588395A (en) * | 1978-03-10 | 1986-05-13 | Lemelson Jerome H | Catheter and method |
US4778374A (en) * | 1986-09-17 | 1988-10-18 | Lion Corporation | Apparatus for forming tampon inserter tip |
US4891042A (en) * | 1988-05-06 | 1990-01-02 | Playtex Family Products, Inc. | Portable tampon applicator |
US4960417A (en) * | 1986-06-26 | 1990-10-02 | Tambrands, Inc. | Compact tampon applicator with improved interlock |
US4973302A (en) * | 1988-09-16 | 1990-11-27 | Playtex Family Products Corporation | Compact tampon applicator |
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US5389067A (en) * | 1992-05-20 | 1995-02-14 | Playtex Family Products Corporation | Tampon applicator and method of making same |
US5404870A (en) * | 1993-05-28 | 1995-04-11 | Ethicon, Inc. | Method of using a transanal inserter |
US5437628A (en) * | 1993-11-10 | 1995-08-01 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Curved tampon applicator having an improved fingergrip |
US5681894A (en) * | 1995-05-22 | 1997-10-28 | Playtex Products, Inc. | Soft, flexible tampon applicator and method for making same |
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US5986000A (en) * | 1995-05-22 | 1999-11-16 | Playtex Products, Inc. | Soft, flexible composition and method for making same |
US6416488B1 (en) | 1998-08-12 | 2002-07-09 | Playtex Products, Inc. | Tampon applicator with taped finger grip |
US6511452B1 (en) | 2001-09-21 | 2003-01-28 | Playtex Products, Inc. | Tampon applicator with improved fingergrip |
US20040010220A1 (en) * | 2002-06-21 | 2004-01-15 | Playtex Products, Inc. | Tampon applicator with improved fingergrip and method of making same |
US6709667B1 (en) * | 1999-08-23 | 2004-03-23 | Conceptus, Inc. | Deployment actuation system for intrafallopian contraception |
US20040064082A1 (en) * | 2002-06-21 | 2004-04-01 | Playtex Products, Inc. | Tapered tampon applicator |
US20040079377A1 (en) * | 1995-06-07 | 2004-04-29 | Conceptus, Inc. | Contraceptive transcervical fallopian tube occlusion devices and methods |
USD492033S1 (en) | 2003-04-04 | 2004-06-22 | Playtex Products, Inc. | Tampon applicator assembly |
US20040163651A1 (en) * | 1995-06-07 | 2004-08-26 | Conceptus, Inc. | Transcervical fallopian tube occlusion devices and their delivery |
US20050061329A1 (en) * | 2003-09-18 | 2005-03-24 | Conceptus, Inc. | Catheter for intrafallopian contraceptive delivery |
US20050070839A1 (en) * | 2001-06-28 | 2005-03-31 | Playtex Products, Inc. | Tampon applicator |
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US20050277867A1 (en) * | 2004-03-03 | 2005-12-15 | Procter & Gamble Company | Tampon applicator having a force controller |
US7081110B2 (en) | 2003-07-17 | 2006-07-25 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Applicator having an indented fingergrip with raised portions |
US7083754B1 (en) * | 1999-06-25 | 2006-08-01 | Sarstedt Ag & Co. | Sampling tube and method of making same |
US20070179429A1 (en) * | 2004-03-08 | 2007-08-02 | Charles Ruggiero | Cardboard tampon applicator with surface modifications to inner layers |
US20080228128A1 (en) * | 2007-03-14 | 2008-09-18 | Nancy Karapasha | Applicator having an intermittent gripping structure |
US20090192436A1 (en) * | 2008-01-24 | 2009-07-30 | Nancy Karapasha | Applicator having plunger with gripping elements |
US20090218729A1 (en) * | 2008-02-29 | 2009-09-03 | Pelley Kenneth A | Method and apparatus to form a spherical end of an elongated cylindrical tube |
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US8613718B2 (en) | 2004-11-19 | 2013-12-24 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Tampon applicator |
WO2014085234A1 (en) * | 2012-11-30 | 2014-06-05 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Applicator for feminine care device |
USD741479S1 (en) | 2015-08-10 | 2015-10-20 | Thinx, Inc. | Reusable tampon applicator |
USD772409S1 (en) | 2015-11-09 | 2016-11-22 | Edgewell Personal Care Brands, Llc | Applicator with telescoping plunger |
US9532907B1 (en) | 2015-07-22 | 2017-01-03 | Thinx Inc. | Reusable tampon applicators, methods of manufacture, and methods of use |
USD787673S1 (en) | 2015-11-09 | 2017-05-23 | Edgewell Personal Care Brands, Llc | Telescoping plunger |
US10111786B2 (en) | 2015-04-10 | 2018-10-30 | First Quality Hygienic, Inc. | Tampon applicator including beveled portion |
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IL58179A (en) * | 1978-09-13 | 1984-04-30 | Oneil Alexander George B | Medical instrument for insertion into a body passage |
JPS55166149A (en) * | 1979-06-12 | 1980-12-25 | Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd | Preparation of tampon receiving cylinder |
JPS5836553A (en) * | 1981-08-25 | 1983-03-03 | ユニ・チヤ−ム株式会社 | Molding of leading end part of tampon applicator |
EP0093740A1 (en) * | 1981-11-17 | 1983-11-16 | Portland Surgical Products Pty. Ltd. | Catheter-type sampling device |
GB2166656B (en) * | 1984-11-10 | 1988-06-29 | Kao Corp | Tampon applicator |
US5571540A (en) * | 1994-09-06 | 1996-11-05 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Apparatus for crimping, pleating and forming a tip on a hollow tube |
US5501063A (en) * | 1994-09-06 | 1996-03-26 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Apparatus and method of reducing the force to expel a tampon from a tampon applicator and the applicator itself |
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US3124134A (en) * | 1964-03-10 | gardner | ||
US3347234A (en) * | 1964-08-05 | 1967-10-17 | Joseph A Voss | Hygienic devices |
US3433225A (en) * | 1965-12-22 | 1969-03-18 | Joseph A Voss | Hygienic devices and methods of making the same |
US3628533A (en) * | 1970-04-20 | 1971-12-21 | Johnson & Johnson | Domed-tipped applicator for catamenial tampons |
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- 1973-10-18 US US407711A patent/US3895634A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 1974-10-14 GB GB44476/74A patent/GB1484912A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-10-17 CA CA211,672A patent/CA1035903A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-10-18 JP JP49120216A patent/JPS50155090A/ja active Pending
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US3124134A (en) * | 1964-03-10 | gardner | ||
US3347234A (en) * | 1964-08-05 | 1967-10-17 | Joseph A Voss | Hygienic devices |
US3433225A (en) * | 1965-12-22 | 1969-03-18 | Joseph A Voss | Hygienic devices and methods of making the same |
US3628533A (en) * | 1970-04-20 | 1971-12-21 | Johnson & Johnson | Domed-tipped applicator for catamenial tampons |
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JPS5631221Y2 (en) * | 1977-09-08 | 1981-07-24 | ||
JPS5447298U (en) * | 1977-09-08 | 1979-04-02 | ||
US4588395A (en) * | 1978-03-10 | 1986-05-13 | Lemelson Jerome H | Catheter and method |
US4276881A (en) * | 1979-10-22 | 1981-07-07 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Compact tampon applicator |
US4361150A (en) * | 1980-04-07 | 1982-11-30 | Voss Joseph A | Extruded plastic hygienic applicator |
US4412833A (en) * | 1981-05-29 | 1983-11-01 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Tampon applicator |
FR2521424A1 (en) * | 1982-02-12 | 1983-08-19 | Sonoco Products Co | PADDING INTRODUCTION DEVICE |
EP0115193A2 (en) * | 1982-12-23 | 1984-08-08 | Tambrands Limited | Tampon applicator |
EP0115193A3 (en) * | 1982-12-23 | 1985-06-12 | Tampax Limited | Tampon applicator |
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US4536178A (en) * | 1983-11-10 | 1985-08-20 | International Playtex, Inc. | Tampon applicator |
DE3439944A1 (en) * | 1984-11-02 | 1986-05-07 | Kao Corp., Tokio/Tokyo | Tampon applicator |
US4960417A (en) * | 1986-06-26 | 1990-10-02 | Tambrands, Inc. | Compact tampon applicator with improved interlock |
US4778374A (en) * | 1986-09-17 | 1988-10-18 | Lion Corporation | Apparatus for forming tampon inserter tip |
US4891042A (en) * | 1988-05-06 | 1990-01-02 | Playtex Family Products, Inc. | Portable tampon applicator |
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GB1484912A (en) | 1977-09-08 |
JPS50155090A (en) | 1975-12-13 |
CA1035903A (en) | 1978-08-08 |
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