TAMPON APPLICATOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY THEREOF Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC A61F13/20 

FIELD: hygiene.

SUBSTANCE: tampon applicator (2) consists of barrel (3) for receiving tampon (5) and plunger (4) for ejecting tampon (5) from barrel (3). Barrel (3) has inserted end (7) and plunger end (11), and in the area of the plunger end a guide section for plunger (4). Plunger (4) has first enlarged end (12) for contact with tampon (5) and second enlarged end (13) for contact with a finger, the internal diameter of the guide section of barrel (3) being smaller than the external diameter of first and second ends (12, 13) of plunger (4). To install plunger (4), the guide section is formed by a number of radially resilient (elastic) fins (14) that are distributed on the inner circumference of barrel (3).

EFFECT: increase in wail thickness may be the result of the thermal deformation of a cylindrical plunger end or of the manufacture of the plunger by injection molding.

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