Patent ID: 8444030

Claim:
A tampon holster system ( 10 ) for removably supporting two tampons at a convenient location on the person of a female user in potential need of one of the tampons during an emergency situation, the system comprising, in combination: an outer case ( 14 ) having a lower portion ( 16 ) in a generally cylindrical configuration with a planar front face and a parallel planer rear face and semicircular side faces coupling the front and rear faces, the lower portion terminating in an open lower end below and an upper end above, the outer case having an upper portion ( 18 ) in a semicircular configuration terminating in a closed upper end above and a lower end below integrally formed with the upper end of the lower portion of the outer case, the outer case being fabricated of an essentially rigid plastic material with an interior surface and an exterior surface defining a common wall thickness between the interior and exterior surfaces throughout the entire extent of the outer case; an inner case ( 22 ) having an upper portion ( 24 ) in a generally cylindrical configuration with a planar front face and a parallel planar rear face and semicircular side faces coupling the front and rear faces, the upper portion terminating in an open upper end above and a lower end below, the inner case having a lower portion ( 26 ) in a semicircular configuration terminating in a closed lower end below and an upper end above integrally formed with the lower end of the upper portion of the inner case, the inner case being fabricated of an essentially rigid plastic material with an interior surface and an exterior surface defining a common wall thickness between the interior and exterior surfaces throughout the entire extent of the inner case; two tampons having lower ends removably received within the inner case, the tampons having upper ends extending above the inner case, the inner case adapted to be slidably received by the outer case to cover the upper ends of the tampons, the outer case adapted to be separated from the inner case to expose the tampons for removal from the inner case and use; and a pair of parallel slots ( 30 ) formed in the rear face of the inner case, the slots extending through a central extent of the rear face adjacent to the side faces, the slots adapted to receive and slidably retain a securement strap for positioning the inner and outer cases and tampons on an appendage of a user at a discreet location, the strap when utilized adapted to limit the extent of sliding of the outer case with respect to the inner case and tampons and thereby abate inadvertent crushing of tampons in the inner case.