Patent · US Expired

Absorbent article for attachment to a boxer short or a panty

US6013066A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 5, 1997
Grant dateJan 11, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F13/5616
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin, a panty pad or a guard for persons afflicted with light incontinence, intended to be worn in the crotch part of underwear and having a generally elongated shape which includes two long sides (5, 6), two short sides (7, 8), two end parts (10, 11), a central part (9) between the end parts, a liquid-permeable sheet (2) intended to face towards the wearer's body, a liquid-impermeable sheet (3) intended to face away from the wearer's body, and an absorbent layer (4) located between these sheets, wherein the article further includes a main body (1) and at least two fastener flaps (12, 13) located on the liquid-impermeable sheet of the article, wherein the flaps are arranged to take a first use position A in which they form an angle .alpha. to the liquid-impermeable sheet (3), wherein in addition to the first use position A the flaps (12, 13) are also arranged to take a second use position B in which they lie against the liquid-impermeable sheet (3), and wherein the flaps (12, 13) are able to swing between their first use position A and their second use position B.

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