Disposable sanitary undergarment
First Claim
1. A disposable sanitary undergarment, comprising:
- an inside portion and an outside portion;
a front portion and a back portion;
a pair of side portions;
a waist opening having an outer periphery;
a pair of leg openings;
a crotch portion positioned between the leg openings;
a resiliently elastic waist band extending around the outer periphery of the waist opening to facilitate securing the undergarment on a waist of a wearer;
resilient elastic leg bands circumscribing a peripheral edge of each of the leg openings to facilitate the prevention of fluid leakage; and
an absorbent pad attached to an inside portion of the crotch portion, the absorbent pad having inwardly curved opposite longitudinal sides and arcuate opposite lateral sides.
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Abstract
A disposable sanitary undergarment includes inside, outside, front, back, side, and crotch portions, as well as waist and leg openings. Resiliently elastic bands extend around outer peripheries of the waist and leg openings to facilitate holding the undergarment on a wearer. An absorbent pad is attached to the crotch portion of the undergarment. The absorbent pad has inwardly curved opposing longitudinal edges and arcuate lateral edges. An optional permeable cover portion may be attached to both sides of the crotch portion, enclosing the absorbent pad between the cover portion and the crotch portion. The optional cover portion follows the contour of the pad and also inwardly curved opposing longitudinal edges.
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20 Claims
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1. A disposable sanitary undergarment, comprising:
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an inside portion and an outside portion;
a front portion and a back portion;
a pair of side portions;
a waist opening having an outer periphery;
a pair of leg openings;
a crotch portion positioned between the leg openings;
a resiliently elastic waist band extending around the outer periphery of the waist opening to facilitate securing the undergarment on a waist of a wearer;
resilient elastic leg bands circumscribing a peripheral edge of each of the leg openings to facilitate the prevention of fluid leakage; and
an absorbent pad attached to an inside portion of the crotch portion, the absorbent pad having inwardly curved opposite longitudinal sides and arcuate opposite lateral sides. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. A disposable sanitary undergarment, comprising:
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an inside portion and an outside portion;
a front portion and a back portion;
a pair of side portions;
a waist opening having an outer periphery;
a pair of leg openings;
a crotch portion positioned between the leg openings;
a resiliently elastic waist band extending around the outer periphery of the waist opening to facilitate securing the undergarment on a waist of a wearer;
resilient elastic leg bands circumscribing a peripheral edge of each of the leg openings to facilitate the prevention of fluid leakage;
an absorbent pad attached to an inside portion of the crotch portion, the absorbent pad having inwardly curved opposite longitudinal sides and arcuate opposite lateral sides; and
a permeable cover portion configured enclose and retain the absorbent pad against the inside portion of the crotch portion, the cover portion covering the pad and inside portion of the crotch portion and wrapping around an outside portion of the crotch portion to provide a double layer of cover around the pad.
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