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Disposable front opening garment with selected pad shapes and locations

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-09-08
NIEDERMEYER WILLIAM P
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[0029] A catheter tube advances through an aperture in the support panel and through an aperture in the central overlap area of the inner segment near the front end margin. The catheter tube advances over an absorbent pad attached to the front panel and passes through a centrally located aperture in the crotch region of the outermost segment. The pad absorbes fluid leakage that passes through the support panel.

Problems solved by technology

Because absorbent pads are enclosed within liner and the outer cover sheet, current diapers, training pants, and adult incontinent garments are not separable and the entire garment with integral pad is discarded, exascerbating landfill problems.
Expanded over the waist, tension is not adjustable and can exert excessive pressure around the waist.

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[0065] In FIG. 1 of embodiment 1, garment 1 is an assembly of components including two overlapped half width segment assemblies 5′, 6; bonded together only in the central overlap area 9 of rear panel 2, and unbonded on facing surfaces 13 (shown in FIG. 4) between segments in the overlap area 9 of front panel 3.

[0066] Segment assemblies 5′, 6′ include half width segments 5, 6, with elastic strands 18, 18′ adjacent curvilinear margins, a V-folded strip 26 folded over the linear margin 11 of at least one segment, an absorbent pad assembly 115 with internal pad 115′ between segment assemblies attached to the first outermost segment 5, and cutaway liner sheets 21, 22.

[0067] In FIG. 1, each segment 5, 6, has a stretchable elastic side margin fastening means 19,19′ and outermost segment 5 has a stretchable elastic central fastening means 20 to define leg openings and a front closure respectively

[0068] In FIG. 1 of embodiment 1, segments widths W5, W6 are substantially equal to half the w...

embodiment 2

[0112] In FIG. 8 of embodiment 2, segment assemblies 5′, 6′ are bonded together in the overlap area of rear panel 2. No bonding between segments in front area 3 creates front opening 14.

[0113] In FIG. 8 a full length reinforcing strip 26 encloses the linear margin of outermost segment 5 in front and rear and is visible on the outermost segment assembly.

[0114] Pad assembly 215 is between segments and attached to the inside of segment 5.

[0115] In FIG. 8, side margin tapes 19, 19′ with free ends are attached to release coated landing areas described above. Front closure tape 20 has a protruding free end with refastenable adhesive R for attachment to release coated landing area R2 on the front of segment 6.

[0116] In FIG. 9 of embodiment 2, portions of liner sheets 21, 22 are cutaway.

[0117] Innermost segment 6 is cutaway in two areas. The upper cutaway shows a portion of the top perforated portion 23′ of pad assembly 215. The The lower cutaway of 23′ shows the top surface of internal...

embodiment 3

[0139] In FIG. 13A of embodiment 3, pad assembly 316 (shown dashed) is attached to innermost segment 6 with liner 22 superposed on top and bonded along peripheral margin 25 (see FIG. 14) to form segment assembly 6′.

[0140] Pad assembly 316 end seals 27, 27′ and side seals 28, 28′ are spaced a distance 25 from rear margin 7 and front margin 6 and from segment side margins 34, 35.

[0141] A cutaway of inside liner 22 shows the perforated pervious portion 623′ of top substrate 623 in pas assembly 316.

[0142] Stretched elastic strands 18, are attached at spaced intervals adjacent cutout margins 34.

[0143] In FIG. 13B pad assembly 315 (shown dashed) is attached to outermost segment 5 with liner 21 superposed on top and bonded along margin 25′ (see FIG. 14) to form segment assembly 5′.

[0144] Pad assembly 315 end seals 27, 27′ and side seals 28,28; are spaced a distance 25 from rear margin 7, front margin 8, and from side margins 11 and 35.

[0145] A cutaway of liner 21 shows pervious area 5...

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Abstract

A disposable front opening garment made with two superposed overlapped half width segments and pads of different shape located between segments. Other embodiments have pads of different shapes on both segments positioned for different requirements. Pads inside segment assemblies are enclosed with impervious substrates to contain body fluids. Elastic on segment margins form cuffs. Expandable materials, elastic side tapes, and elastic front closaure tape provide girth adjustment. Segment assemblies with enclosed pads are overlapped and bonded together in central areas of the rear panel and not sealed together in the front panel area for a front opening. Embodiments includes cooperating half width pads with wings on each segment, cooperating pads and a pad supporting panel, and a garment for use with a catheter. All embodiments include side margin tapes and a front recloseable tape. The garment is applied by using side closures or as step-in adult garment by using side and front closure tapes for girth adjustment.

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[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 303,215 filed Nov. 25, 2002 which application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 286,355 filed Apr. 5, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,540,730 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 240,900 filed Jan. 29, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,092,242 which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08 / 889,461 filed Jul. 8, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,864,890.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to a disposable garment made from two half width segments bonded together in the rear panel and not bonded in the front panel for a front opening. The garment is put on by stepping through the leg openings, pulling up, and attaching the front closure tape to define a receptacle for pads of different shape between segments alone, or in combination with cooperating pads located on the inside segment, and other locations to define different embodimen...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D13/12A61F13/15A61F13/56
CPCA41B9/008A41B2400/52A41D13/1254A61F13/15699A61F2013/4531A61F13/4915A61F13/496A61F13/505A61F13/5622A61F13/49A61F13/5655
Inventor NIEDERMEYER, WILLIAM P.
Owner NIEDERMEYER WILLIAM P