Patent ID: 7226436
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A cardboard tampon applicator comprising one or more inner layers, wherein said one or more inner layers have at least one modification that provides said tampon applicator with enhanced aesthetic and/or functional properties compared to a tampon applicator without said at least one modification, wherein said at least one modification includes one or more optical enhancing materials, wherein said one or more optical enhancing materials is a coating, wherein said coating further comprises one or more optical components selected from the group consisting of mica, TiO 2 -coated mica, iron oxide coated mica, bismuth oxychloride, holographic material, pearlescence material, reflective material, glitter, metallic effect pigment, interference pigment, liquid crystal effect material, and any combinations thereof; and wherein said tampon applicator comprises a barrel having one or more inner layer coating modifications and a plunger having one or more inner layer coating modifications, and wherein said one or more barrel modifications are different than said one or more plunger modifications.