Menstrual receiver

Claim 1

Short panties for women to hold a napkin (N) to receive menstrual flow, said panties comprising: a. a body embracing portion (A), b. front and rear portions (B) and (C) depending from said body embracing portion (A), c. side portions (D) at each side of the panties interconnecting the front and rear portions (B) and (C), d. a crotch portion (E) connecting the front and rear portions (B and C), and e. drawing portions (H and I) formed to snugly embrace the legs of the user, said drawing portions (H and I) being bounded by said front, back, crotch and side portions (B)(C)(D) and (E), and being located substantially entirely above said crotch portion (E), f. said panties being proportioned so that said crotch portion (E) depends loosely between the back and front portions (B and C) and between the adjacent edges of the drawing portions (H and I) when fitted to the user, g. said panties further comprising an elastic tape (K), said tape (K) being essentially narrow compared to the width of a napkin (N) and relatively narrow compared to the width of said crotch portion (E) and being shorter than the crotch portion (E) and extending inside the panties from the front to rear of the panties in spaced relation above the center of the crotch portion (E), in position to support the central part of a napkin (N) saddled thereon in snug engagement with the body of the user notwithstanding that the crotch portion (E) is loosely depending therebelow, Said tape being secured to the lower parts of said front and rear portions (B and C) in the region of juncture thereof with said crotch portion (E) and having its side edges cushioned and maintained out of contact with the body of the user by the laterally overhanging portions of the napkin (N) saddled thereon, h. said panties further comprising a ventilating network (L) bridging from the tape (K) to the lateral parts of the crotch portion (E) proximate to the drawing portions (H) and (I), said tape (K) being secured to the center portion of said ventilating network (L) whereby in use of the panties the network (L) maintains the tape (K) centered above the crotch portion (E) and the network (L) is centrally raised by the tape (K) assuring centered support for a napkin (N) saddled on said relatively narrow tape (K) and uniform support against the body of the user of the lateral portions of the so supported napkin (N).