Incontinence Pad Girdle With Folded Closure Elements

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing disposable absorbent incontinence pad fixing and carrying devices face challenges in easy application and removal, with closure elements potentially snagging on clothing or skin, and existing designs do not prevent contact with the wearer before use.

Innovation Solution

The device features closure elements on the bib section that are folded onto the body-facing side before use, allowing the bib section to be folded onto the front and rear areas, ensuring mechanical and/or adhesive interaction only after application, preventing snagging and facilitating easy removal.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If closure elements are provided on the bib section extending towards the crotch area, then the incontinence pad can be securely fixed to the hip belt, but the closure elements may snag on clothing or skin and cause difficulty in application and removal

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecure fixation of incontinence padVSAvoidapplication and removal ease

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The closure elements are folded onto the body-facing side of the bib section before use, preliminarily deactivating them to prevent snagging during application. After the hip belt is applied to the wearer, the closure elements are unfolded and brought into interaction with the incontinence pad to secure it.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The closure elements are folded onto the body-facing side of the bib section before use, preliminarily deactivating them to prevent snagging during application. After the hip belt is applied to the wearer, the closure elements are unfolded and brought into interaction with the incontinence pad to secure it.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

2Ease of operation

If closure elements are left exposed on the bib section, then they are readily available for attachment, but they contact the wearer before use and cause snagging on clothing or other components

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereadiness for attachmentVSAvoidsnagging on clothing or skin

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The closure elements are folded onto the body-facing side of the bib section before use, preliminarily deactivating them to prevent snagging during application. After the hip belt is applied to the wearer, the closure elements are unfolded and brought into interaction with the incontinence pad to secure it.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The closure elements are separated from the functional area by folding them onto the body-facing side of the bib section, extracting them from the potential snagging zone during application, and then repositioning them after application for their intended function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the bib section with closure elements is folded onto the front abdominal or rear back area, then closure element interference is prevented, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveclosure element interferenceVSAvoidfolding configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The closure elements are folded onto the body-facing side of the bib section, and the bib section itself is folded onto the front abdominal or rear back area, creating a nested configuration that compactly stores the closure elements in a non-interfering position.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentEP2699210B1Fastening and carrying device for a disposable absorbent incontinence pad

Publication Date: 2015.02.18 PAUL HARTMANN AG

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AI summary

The invention relates to a fastening and carrying device (2) for a disposable, absorbent incontinence pad (4) having a girdle (6), which can be detachably closed on itself by girdle closure elements (22) and thus forms a continuous girdle opening in a girdle circumferential direction (8), to which girdle the incontinence pad (4) can be detachably attached, so that said incontinence pad is worn in the crotch area of the user and can be removed from the girdle (6) after use and discarded, wherein the girdle (6) comprises a front stomach region (14), a rear back region (16) and a left and right side region (18, 20), the girdle (6) has a bib section (32, 34) extending in a longitudinal direction in the direction (38) on the crotch area of the user from the back region (16) and the stomach region (14) which has closure elements (40, 42) on the side thereof facing the body which interact in a detachably adhesive manner with complementary closure elements on the side of the incontinence pad (4) facing away from the body, wherein the closure elements (40, 42) of the bib section (32, 34) are covered before being brought into use on the side of the bib section (32, 34) facing the body, wherein the bib section (32, 34) with the covered closure elements (40, 42) of the bib section (32, 34) is covered on the front stomach (14) and rear back region (16).