Pad holder
First Claim
1. A side-opening, breathable, flexible, adjustable, self-securing holder for absorbent pads, for babies or adults, said holder being generally hour-glass shaped and formed of a mesh material and includinga body portiona flexible and adjustable front waistband portion attached to a first end of said body portiona back waistband portion attached to a second end of said body portion and interlocking with said first waistband portionsaid front waistband portion being shorter in length than said back waistband portionat least one rib-reinforced opening formed in each end of said front waistband portionat least one rib with adjacent indention in each end of said back waistband portion constructed of width sufficient to interlock with the said rib reinforced opening of said front waistband portion, when said back waistband portion is inserted through said openings, anda portion of said back waistband, at each end, extending outwardly beyond the said rib with adjacent indentions.
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Abstract
A stretchable, knitted, panty-type holder for disposable or reuseable absorbent wound dressings or pads for babies or adults has a generally hour-glass shape with a back waistband portion and front waistband portion. The front waistband portion has at least one opening formed in each end thereof, and the back waistband portion has at least one ribbed or enlarged portion formed near the ends thereof. When applied to the body of a patient with an absorbent pad placed therein, the back waistband portion, which has a free end extending beyond the enlargements therein, is brought around the waist and passed through the opening in the adjacent end of the front waistband portion until the enlargement is secured adjacent the opening, whereupon the free end of the back waistband portion is tucked inside the holder between the body of the patient and the inside of the holder.
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1. A side-opening, breathable, flexible, adjustable, self-securing holder for absorbent pads, for babies or adults, said holder being generally hour-glass shaped and formed of a mesh material and including
a body portion a flexible and adjustable front waistband portion attached to a first end of said body portion a back waistband portion attached to a second end of said body portion and interlocking with said first waistband portion said front waistband portion being shorter in length than said back waistband portion at least one rib-reinforced opening formed in each end of said front waistband portion at least one rib with adjacent indention in each end of said back waistband portion constructed of width sufficient to interlock with the said rib reinforced opening of said front waistband portion, when said back waistband portion is inserted through said openings, and a portion of said back waistband, at each end, extending outwardly beyond the said rib with adjacent indentions.
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