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Self-orienting applicator

US8062245B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by

25References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

Diana Lynn Gann · Lebanon, US
Margaret Henderson Hasse · Wyoming, US
Paul Gregory Methven · Loveland, US
Kerry Lloyd Weaver · Florence, US
Michael Sean Farrell · Terrace Park, US
Dale E. Barker · Hamilton, US
Dan Raymond Wiegele · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 8, 2007
Grant date	Nov 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 24, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S604/904
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An applicator for a feminine hygiene product is provided. The applicator includes a barrel portion, a grip portion, and a plunger. The barrel portion can be rotatably connected to the grip portion, wherein the barrel portion is adapted to rotate relative to the grip portion. Also provided is a method for orienting a feminine hygiene product within a vagina.

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