Absorbent products having integral transverse retaining tab and pocket
US5087254A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09D5/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Absorbent products, such as sanitary napkins are provided which include pocket means disposed on an undergarment-facing side of a central absorbent element. The products further include tab means extending laterally from one of the longitudinally extending sides of the absorbent element for a distance greater than about a width of the absorbent element and sized to be partially inserted into the pocket means after being wrapped around the crotch area of the undergarment for aiding in securing the sanitary napkin to an undergarment.
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