TAMPON APPLICATOR WITH IMPROVED FINGERGRIP

摘要

A tampon applicator is provided that comprises a tubular barrel (12) adapted to house a pledget (16) and a telescoping plunger (14) adapted to expel the pledget out of the barrel. A portion of the applicator has a fingergrip area (20) with at least one multi-directional gripping structure (22) to enhance the gripping characteristics of the applicator. The multi-directional grippi ng structure allows the user to securely hold the applicator during insertion o f the applicator into the vagina, expulsion of the pledget from the barrel of the applicator, and removal of the applicator from the vagina.