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Tampon Applicator:

U.S. Patent No. 11,439,542

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry, Rodman Media

Sylvia Jonsson, Gothenburg, Sweden; Conny Dahlqvist, Gothenburg, Sweden; Susanne Carlstedt, Malmö, Sweden; and Malkus Arlemark, Malmö, Sweden.
Assigned to Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Filed: 10/6/17
Issued: 9/13/22

An applicator for a tampon comprising an inner tube and an outer tube, the inner tube being slideable within the outer tube, the applicator having a forward end, wherein a plurality of petals are provided at a forward end of the inner tube and at least one protrusion is provided on and at a base of at least one petal, the at least one protrusion extending in a radially outward direction from an outer surface of the inner tube, wherein a length of the at least one protrusion in the direction of a longitudinal length of the inner tube is at least a quarter of a distance between the base of each petal.

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