Tampon applicator

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tampon applicator showing our new design. The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational views being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational views being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D250049 October 24, 1978 Hite, Jr.
D250663 December 26, 1978 Koch et al.
D415565 October 19, 1999 Hayes et al.
5087239 February 11, 1992 Beastall et al.
5531674 July 2, 1996 Frayman
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Patent History
Patent number: D430297
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 21, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2000
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: Kimberly Ann Buck (Cincinnati, OH), Lisa Ann MacKay (Cincinnati, OH), William Patton Peace (Lawrenceburg, IN), Chrissie Melinda Smits (Cincinnati, OH), Richard Tweddell, III (Cincinnati, OH), Eric Patton Weinberger (Fairfield, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Attorneys: Theodore P. Cummings, Matthew P. Fitzpatrick, Steven W. Miller
Application Number: 0/108,123
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Body Cavity Insertion (e.g., Tampon Or Suppository Applicator, Etc.) (27) (D24/141)
International Classification: 2402;