Disposable combined panty with sanitary napkin

• US 4,940,463 A
• Filed: 02/17/1987
• Issued: 07/10/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Geronimo C. Williamson, Sherman Leathers
• Original Assignee: Geronimo C. Williamson, Sherman Leathers
• Inventors: Williamson, Geronimo C., Leathers, Sherman
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rose, Sharon
• Application Number:
  US07/015,240
• Time in Patent Office: 1,239 Days
• Field of Search: 604/386, 604/387, 604/390-393, 604/395-402, 604/358, 604/377, 604/394, 604/385, 604/354, 604/391, 2/400, 2/402, 2/406
• US Class Current: 604/396
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/72 with endless waist encircling band, e.g. panty type

Abstract

A disposable panty having a tubular body portion with an hour-glass configuration to provide an intermediate crotch portion and opposing front and rear waist portions. A sanitary napkin is disposed within the crotch portion between the outer and inner layers of the body portion. A ribbon member passes through the front and rear waist portions to secure the pantry to the wearer, where the ends of the ribbon member are removably secured together. The sanitary napkin includes a frame member provided with absorbent balls disposed in the opening of the frame member to increase the absorption of the menstrual discharge. A flexible liquid impervious material is disposed between the outer layer of the body portion and the sanitary napkin to prevent the passage of the menstrual discharge to the outer layer. The panty with the sanitary napkin can be folded upon itself to function solely as a sanitary napkin.

Claims

1. A disposable panty comprising:

a tubular body portion to provide outer and inner layers with said inner layer being disposable against a wearer thereof;

said tubular body portion having an hour-glass configuration to provide an intermediate narrow crotch portion and opposing front and rear wide waist band portions;

a sanitary napkin to absorb menstrual discharge of the wearer being disposed within said crotch portion between said outer and inner layers of said tubular body portion;

a liquid impervious sheet disposed between said sanitary napkin and said outer layer to prevent passage of the menstrual discharge to said outer layer;

said sanitary napkin including a frame member having a central opening therethrough extending from a first side to an opposing second side of said frame member, and absorbent means disposed within said central opening in a compact arrangement;

said first side of said frame member being positioned against said inner layer, and said second side of said frame member being positioned against said liquid impervious sheet;

first surfaces of said absorbent means being disposed against said inner layer, and second surfaces of said absorbent means being disposed against said liquid impervious sheet;

said absorbent means comprising a plurality of absorbent balls; and

securing means for securing said front and rear waist bans portions to the wearer to provide a bikini type panty.

2. A disposable panty according to claim 1, wherein said tubular body portion is fabricated from a gauze material, and said absorbent balls are fabricated from cotton.

3. A disposable panty according to claim 1, wherein said front and rear waist band portions are each secured in a folded condition on themselves with said securing means passing through each of said folded front and rear waist band portions.

4. A disposable panty according to claim 3, wherein said securing means is a ribbon member.

5. A disposable panty according to claim 4, wherein ends of said ribbon member are tied together to secure said panty to the wearer.

6. A disposable panty according to claim 4, wherein ends of said ribbon member are secured together by an adhesive to secure said panty to the wearer.

7. A disposable panty according to claim 4, wherein a folded band member is disposed within each of said folded front and rear waist band portions to receive said ribbon member.

8. A disposable panty according to claim 7, wherein string means are disposed through each of said folded band members to draw said ribbon member therethrough.

9. A disposable panty according to claim 7, wherein said tubular body is fabricated from a gauzy material, and said absorbent balls are fabricated from cotton.

10. A disposable panty according to claim 1, wherein said tubular body is fabricated from a gauze material.