Breast pad and method for producing the same
US8221373B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1051
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A breast-milk pad can be produced relatively easily, such that it reduces an uncomfortable sensation to the skin surface of a user, and has excellent shape retention properties. A method for producing the breast-milk pad is also disclosed. The breast-milk pad can include a material that is made up by stacking: a back sheet that prevents permeation of liquid; a top sheet that contacts the body; and an absorber that is disposed between the back sheet and the top sheet. The top sheet and the back sheet are bonded to each other in an outer peripheral portion. Cutout portions obtained by cutting the absorber can be formed in positions facing each other at the outer peripheral portion such that cutout width of each of the cutout portions gradually narrows down inwardly. The top sheet and the back sheet can be bonded to each other on the inner side between the cutout portions, and the breast-milk pad can further include bonding portions for bonding inner surfaces of the top sheet together, which are superposed at each of the cutout portions, in a state in which the product is folded up along a folding line connecting the cutout portions facing each other so that the top sheet forms the in…
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