Patent ID: 8317765

Claim:
A packaged tampon and applicator assembly comprising: a tampon and applicator assembly comprising a tampon and an applicator assembled together with the tampon and adapted to facilitate insertion of the tampon in a user; and a wrapper having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, an interior space and a sealed edge sealingly enclosing the tampon and applicator assembly in said interior space in a sealed configuration of the wrapper, said wrapper having a line of weakness formed therein at least in part inward of said sealed edge and in direct contact with the interior space of the wrapper in the sealed configuration thereof, the line of weakness having a longitudinal component extending longitudinally of the wrapper and a transverse component extending transversely of the wrapper, said line of weakness being adapted to facilitate tearing of the wrapper along said line of weakness to facilitate opening a portion thereof to provide an opening in said wrapper through which the tampon and applicator assembly is removed from the wrapper, said wrapper being further configured to inhibit separation of said opened portion from the wrapper, the remainder of the wrapper defining a pocket sized for receiving the entire applicator therein following use of the applicator to insert the tampon in the user.