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Disposable panty

Assignee: Kimberly Clark Corp
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Filing: 1969-05-16
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Granted: 1971-07-27
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Expires: 1989-05-16
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Abstract

Abstract A disposable panty is made of a single sheet of nonwoven fabric material. The fabric, comprising carded staple fibers and an adherent scrim, is cut on a bias so as to afford a dimensionally yieldable panty.

Inventors

  • 👤 Marion A Mccurry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 20:23
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41B; A41B9/00; A41B9/04; A41B2400/00; A41B2400/52

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 85 words
A disposable panty comprising a contiguous front body portion, rear body portion, and crotch portion joined to define a panty, said portions being formed from a unitary sheet of nonwoven fabric material including carded staple fibers, a set of scrim warp threads parallel to said staple fibers, and a set of scrim fill threads perpendicular to said warp threads, the improvement wherein one of said sets of scrim threads forms an angle of between 45* and about 85* with the girth direction of said panty.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 85 words
A disposable panty comprising a contiguous front body portion, rear body portion, and crotch portion joined to define a panty, said portions being formed from a unitary sheet of nonwoven fabric material including carded staple fibers, a set of scrim warp threads parallel to said staple fibers, and a set of scrim fill threads perpendicular to said warp threads, the improvement wherein one of said sets of scrim threads forms an angle of between 45* and about 85* with the girth direction of said panty.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
Panty of claim 1 wherein said angle is between about 60* and about 80*.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 10 words
Panty of claim 2 wherein said angle is about 70*.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
Panty of claim 1 wherein said angle-forming scrim threads are said warp threads.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 13 words
Panty of claim 2 wherein said angle-forming scrim threads are said warp threads.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 12 words
Panty of claim 1 wherein said angle-forming threads are said warp threads.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-07-26 1975-01-25 1975-07-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-07-26 1979-01-25 1979-07-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-07-26 1983-01-25 1983-07-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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