Absorbent article having a deformation resisting apparatus
US5704931A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/5694
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An absorbent article is provided having an apparatus attached to its garment facing side which allows the article to be attached to, and yet float on, an undergarment and which also serves to distribute the forces imposed on the article by the user's body over a large portion of the article and to transmit the forces to the undergarment, thereby increasing the geometric stability and shape maintenance of the article. The apparatus comprises a semi-rigid elastic frame formed from a thin plastic sheet and having two longitudinally extending members connected by at least one transversely extending member. Inwardly extending tabs for attaching the article to an undergarment are disposed at the mid-point of each longitudinally extending member. The longitudinally and transversely extending members may be pre-formed to give the article an arcuate shape. When applied to a winged article, the frame may also have outwardly extending tabs, disposed opposite each of the inwardly extending tabs, for properly positioning the wings.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.