Applicator having an intermittent gripping structure

摘要

An applicator having an intermittent gripping structure. The applicator can have an insertion member having an insertion end and a gripping portion opposite the insertion end. The gripping portion can have at least one substantially continuous ring disposed along substantially the entire circumference of the gripping portion and can have two or more elongated ridges extending along at least a portion of the circumference. The two or more elongated ridges can have a length extending perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the applicator and a width, and the length can be greater than the width. The two or more ridges can extend along less than substantially the entire circumference of the gripping portion.