Sanitary pad holder

Claim 1

A holder for holding a sanitary pad having a pair of tabs extending from opposite ends, comprising: a. underpants with a crotch and a longitudinal centerline through the crotch; b. a first holding element secured to the underpants across the longitudinal centerline at a location rearwardly of the crotch and including a first lower locking band whose ends are secured directly to the underpants at positions on opposite sides of the central line and a first upper locking band positioned on the first lower band with its ends secured to the first lower band; c. a first loose lower slot defined by the underpants and first lower locking band and a first tight upper slot defined by the first lower and first upper locking bands, wherein, the corresponding sanitary pad tab may be drawn upwardly through the first lower slot and folded downwardly through the first upper slot. d. a second holding element secured to the underpants across the longitudinal centerline at a location forward of the crotch and including a second lower locking band whose ends are secured directly to the underpants at positions on opposite sides of the centerline and a second upper locking band positioned on the second lower band with its ends secured to the second lower band; e. a second loose lower slot defined by the underpants and second lower locking band and a second tight upper slot defined by the second lower and second upper locking bands, wherein, the corresponding sanitary pad tab may be drawn upwardly through the second lower slot and folded downwardly through the second upper slot; f. second gripping projections positioned on the adjacent faces of the second lower and second upper bands to frictionally engage the associated tab, and, wherein the holding elements and their components are structured to hold the tabs of the sanitary pad and orient the sanitary pad along the underpants centerline, and, each holding element and its components is structured to exert pressure on opposing sides of a corresponding sanitary pad tab to compress the tab and prevent it from slipping out of place without requiring any connectors between the holding elements.