Disposable absorbent pad
US5607416A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/49028
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disposable absorbent pad comprising a pad member adapted to present a boat-shape under the contractile force of elastic members contained in side flaps, and an elastic support member; longitudinally opposite of the pad member are connected to front and rear sides of the support member by end flaps each comprising top-and backsheets of the pad member and divided in a pair of end flap halves by a slit so as to function as a suspending strap; and the end flap halves are set apart in a V-shape with the slit therebetween as the support member is stretched and contribute to suspend the pad member with high stability.
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