Patent ID: 9427361
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A61F,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A tampon applicator package assembly comprising: a tampon applicator, the tampon applicator having a barrel for housing a pledget having a string attached thereto and a hollow plunger, the plunger having an end portion, the end portion having a cap cover that directly connects to a remainder of the plunger; a cap having a closed end and an open end, wherein the tampon applicator is disposed in the cap, wherein the string extends from the pledget to the end portion of the plunger and is retained by either a notch on the end portion or by one or more grooves around the end portion, wherein the cap cover matingly engages the cap at the open end to provide an at least partial seal that completely encloses the tampon applicator and the string in the tampon applicator package assembly.