Patent ID: 8613718

Claim:
A tampon applicator comprising: a) an outer member adapted to house a tampon, the outer member having an outer surface, an insertion end, and a fingergrip region comprising an indentation region that extends inwardly from the outer surface; i. the indentation region has a depth dimension that is measured from the outer surface of the outer member to a lowest point of the indentation region; ii. the indentation region comprises a first raised portion and a second raised portion, each of which having a height dimension that is measured from an individual raised portion's base to an individual raised portion's highest point, wherein the height dimension is less than the depth dimension; iii. the first raised portion being a different size and a different shape as compared to the second raised portion; b) an inner member adapted to be received by the outer member; c) wherein the inner member comprises a protrusion to engage the indentation region of the outer member to define an interlock so that a disassembly force required to separate the inner member from the outer member is at least 100 grams as measured by a Dillon Force Gauge.