Interlabial pad

• US 4,595,392 A
• Filed: 10/03/1983
• Issued: 06/17/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Incorporated (Kimberly-Clark Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• Inventors: Johnson, Russell L., Lassen, Frederich O.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vinyard, S.
• Application Number:
  US06/538,702
• Time in Patent Office: 988 Days
• Field of Search: 604/385 R
• US Class Current: 604/385.17
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/472 specially adapted for female use A61F13/474, A61F13/475, A61F13/476 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/47209 having only interlabial part, i.e. with no extralabial parts
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/539 characterised by the connection of the absorbent layers with each other or with the outer layers
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/4512 folded in special shape during use A61F13/534, A61F13/551, A61F13/56, A61F13/15747 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/51409 being a film
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/53908 with adhesive

Abstract

An interlabial pad as provided having a cylindrodially-shaped central portion and oppositely disposed flaps. The method for forming the interlabial pad involves folding a pad blank along the central longitudinal axis and gathering and attaching the blank at spaced-apart portions below the fold line to form a cylindrodially shaped central member with flaps depending radially therefrom.

Claims

1. A method for making an interlabial pad comprising:

(a) providing a pad blank having a labia facing surface, a bottom surface, side edges, arcuate leading and following edges, and a center line extending between said leading and following edges, said pad blank including an absorbent layer, and a fluid permeable cover overlying the labia facing surface of said absorbent layer,

(b) folding said pad blank along said center line into oppositely disposed halves with said fluid permeable cover facing outward, a folded edge thereby being defined along said center line, and

(c) fixing said halves together at two fixation points which are each spaced from both said folded edge and said side edges so as to form a raised, hollow, cylindroidal, centrally disposed portion designed to engage the labia of the wearer, said portion extending generally along and adjacent said folded edge, and a pair of lateral flaps extending away from the raised cylindroidal portion, wherein the leading and following edges of said raised portion are arcuately shaped, said two fixation points being sufficiently spaced from each other to provide a finger receiving channel between said flaps and extending into said raised portion for use in inserting said pad.

2. The method for making an interlabial pad of claim 1 further including the step of attaching a fluid impermeable baffle to the bottom surfaces of said lateral flaps, said baffle including means for permitting a finger to access said finger receiving channel.

3. The method for making an interlabial pad of claim 1 wherein said pad blank is ellipsoidal in shape.

4. The method for making an interlabial pad of claim 3 wherein only said two fixation points are used and comprise adhesive dots.

5. The product made according to claim 1.

6. The product made according to claim 2.

7. The product made according to claim 3.

8. The product made according to claim 4.