Patent ID: 8372028

Claim:
A tampon applicator comprising: a.) an outer member adapted to house a tampon, said outer member having an outer surface, an insertion end, a gripper end, and an indentation region, wherein said indentation region extends inwardly from said outer surface and is disposed between said insertion end and said gripper end; i. said indentation region has a depth dimension D, said depth dimension D is measured from the outer surface of the outer member to a lowest point of the indentation region; ii. said indentation region comprises raised portions having a height dimension h 3 , wherein said height dimension h 3 is measured from an individual raised portion's base to an individual raised portion's highest point, said height dimension h 3 being less than or equal to said depth dimension D; b.) an inner member adapted to be received by the outer member and comprising a first end having a diameter and a second end having a diameter; i. said first end is spaced a first distance from a first longitudinal protrusion, said first longitudinal protrusion having a diameter greater than the diameter of said first end, wherein said first distance is from about 1 mm to about 7 mms; ii. said second end is spaced a second distance from a second longitudinal protrusion, said second longitudinal protrusion having a diameter greater than the diameter of said second end, wherein said second distance is from about 1 mm to about 7 mms.