Patent ID: 6186973
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A tampon applicator, comprisinga hollow outer cylinder having a delivery opening at a front end for expelling a tampon having an initial position wherein a forward end of the tampon is adjacent the delivery opening and a rearward end is opposite thereof, the outer cylinder having an opening through its cylinder wall, the opening being located, in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder, behind the rearward end of the tampon when the tampon is in initial position adjacent the delivery opening;an elongated pusher element adapted to be insertible in and slidable through the opening from the exterior into the interior of the outer cylinder in order to abut with a forward end portion thereof against the rearward end of the tampon, the pusher element being capable of bending along a longitudinal direction thereof;a push lever pivotally conntected to a rearward end portion of the elongated pusher element and pivotally connected to the outer cylinder in a position behind the opening such that by pivoting the push lever forward towards the outer cylinder the elongated pusher element is advanced through the opening to expel the tampon through the delivery opening.