Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A menstrual napkin comprising: a. an elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet absorptive section rectangular area, said absorptive section rectangular area greater than the vaginal vestibula area, the length of said absorptive section rectangular area being a plurality of the width of said section rectangular area, said absorptive section rectangular area symmetrically disposed about the napkin elongated length axis; b. a pair of napkin mounting straps, the length of each one of said pair of straps being symmetrically disposed along said napkin elongated length axis, each one of said pair of straps being a narrow, uniform width, elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet area coextension of said multiple ply tissue sheets of said absorptive section area, each one of said pair of straps adjacently coextending from one of the two end widths of said absorptive section area; c. a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane, coextensively adjacently secured to one face of said absorptive section area and the coextensive faces of said pair of napkin mounting straps; and d. a plurality of bonding means securing together said multiple ply of tissue paper sheets and said impermeable membrane.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A menstrual napkin comprising: a. an elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet absorptive section rectangular area, said absorptive section rectangular area greater than the vaginal vestibula area, the length of said absorptive section rectangular area being a plurality of the width of said section rectangular area, said absorptive section rectangular area symmetrically disposed about the napkin elongated length axis; b. a pair of napkin mounting straps, the length of each one of said pair of straps being symmetrically disposed along said napkin elongated length axis, each one of said pair of straps being a narrow, uniform width, elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet area coextension of said multiple ply tissue sheets of said absorptive section area, each one of said pair of straps adjacently coextending from one of the two end widths of said absorptive section area; c. a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane, coextensively adjacently secured to one face of said absorptive section area and the coextensive faces of said pair of napkin mounting straps; and d. a plurality of bonding means securing together said multiple ply of tissue paper sheets and said impermeable membrane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
In a menstrual napkin of claim 1, the modification wherein at least the one exterior tissue paper ply of each one of said pair of napkin mounting straps, is water resistant, coadjacent to the face of said napkin adapted to receive menstrual fluid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
In the menstrual napkin of claim 1, the modification wherein said menstrual fluid impermeable membrane is at least one ply of air porous, menstrual fluid resistant, creped tissue paper sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
In the menstrual napkin of claim 1, the modification wherein all of the multiple ply crepe tissue sheet of each one of said pair of napkin mounting straps have cohesively embossed areas, forming a pair of separately embossed mounting straps.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
281 words
A menstrual napkin comprising: a. an elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet first absorptive section area, said section area greater than the vaginal vestibula area, the length of said first absorptive section area being a plurality of the width of said section area, said first absorptive section area being symmetrically bisected by the napkin elongated length axis; b. a multiple, patterned array of menstrual fluid reservoirs disposed in and normal to and including the exterior first face of said first absorptive section area, each said reservoir formed of multiple axially concentric apertures, of uniform geometrical shape, in said first absorptive section area of the adjacent multiplicity of tissue paper sheets of said first absorptive section area; c. an elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet second absorptive section area, said section area at least equal in area to said first absorptive section area, the length of said second section area being a plurality of the width of said second section area, said second section area being symmetrically bisected by said napkin elongated length axis; d. a pair of napkin mounting straps the length of each one of said pair of straps being symmetrically disposed along said napkin elongated length axis, each one of said pair of straps being a narrow, elongated planar, multiple ply tissue paper sheet area coextension of said multiple ply tissue sheets of said second absorptive section area, each one of said pair of straps adjacently coextending from one of the two end widths of said second absorptive section area; and e. a plurality of adhesive plug bonding means securing together said multiple ply of tissue paper sheets of said first and said second absorptive section areas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
281 words
A menstrual napkin comprising: a. an elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet first absorptive section area, said section area greater than the vaginal vestibula area, the length of said first absorptive section area being a plurality of the width of said section area, said first absorptive section area being symmetrically bisected by the napkin elongated length axis; b. a multiple, patterned array of menstrual fluid reservoirs disposed in and normal to and including the exterior first face of said first absorptive section area, each said reservoir formed of multiple axially concentric apertures, of uniform geometrical shape, in said first absorptive section area of the adjacent multiplicity of tissue paper sheets of said first absorptive section area; c. an elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet second absorptive section area, said section area at least equal in area to said first absorptive section area, the length of said second section area being a plurality of the width of said second section area, said second section area being symmetrically bisected by said napkin elongated length axis; d. a pair of napkin mounting straps the length of each one of said pair of straps being symmetrically disposed along said napkin elongated length axis, each one of said pair of straps being a narrow, elongated planar, multiple ply tissue paper sheet area coextension of said multiple ply tissue sheets of said second absorptive section area, each one of said pair of straps adjacently coextending from one of the two end widths of said second absorptive section area; and e. a plurality of adhesive plug bonding means securing together said multiple ply of tissue paper sheets of said first and said second absorptive section areas.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
In the menstrual napkin of claim 5, the modification wherein said multiple ply of tissue paper sheets in said pair of napkin mounting straps are secured together with at least one adhesive plug bonding means in each said strap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
In the menstrual napkin modification of claim 5 the further modification wherein said multiple ply tissue paper sheets are creped.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
In a menstrual napkin of claim 5, the modification wherein at least the one exterior tissue paper ply of each one of said pair of napkin mounting straps is water resistant, coadjacent to said first absorptive section area.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
In the menstrual napkin modification of claim 5, the further modification wherein a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane is coextensively adjacently secured to a first face of said second absorptive section area and the coextensive first faces of said pair of napkin mounting straps which are opposed to the second face of said absorptive section to which said first absorptive section is attached.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
In the menstrual napkin modification of claim 9, the further modification wherein said menstrual fluid impermeable membrane is a plurality of air porous, menstrual fluid resistant, creped tissue paper sheets.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
204 words
A menstrual napkin having reversible mounting straps comprising: a. an elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet absorptive section rectangular area, said section rectangular area greater than the vaginal vestibula area, the length (AL) of said section area being a plurality of the width (AW) of said section area, said planar section area being symmetrically disposed about the napkin elongated length axis; b. a pair of napkin narrow width mounting straps, the equal length (SL) of each one of said pair of straps being symmetrically disposed along said napkin elongated length axis, and together with each one of the pair of equal constant strap widths (SW) forming a narrow, elongated planar, multiple ply tissue paper sheet area coextension of said multiple tissue sheet absorptive section area, each one of said pair of straps adjacently coextending from one of the two end widths of said absorptive section; c. a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane, disposed coextensively adjacent to one face of said absorptive section and the coextensive faces of said pair of napkin mounting straps; d. a plurality of bonding means securing together said multiple ply of tissue paper sheets of said absorptive section and said impermeable membrane; and e. AL SL, with AW 3 SW.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
204 words
A menstrual napkin having reversible mounting straps comprising: a. an elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet absorptive section rectangular area, said section rectangular area greater than the vaginal vestibula area, the length (AL) of said section area being a plurality of the width (AW) of said section area, said planar section area being symmetrically disposed about the napkin elongated length axis; b. a pair of napkin narrow width mounting straps, the equal length (SL) of each one of said pair of straps being symmetrically disposed along said napkin elongated length axis, and together with each one of the pair of equal constant strap widths (SW) forming a narrow, elongated planar, multiple ply tissue paper sheet area coextension of said multiple tissue sheet absorptive section area, each one of said pair of straps adjacently coextending from one of the two end widths of said absorptive section; c. a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane, disposed coextensively adjacent to one face of said absorptive section and the coextensive faces of said pair of napkin mounting straps; d. a plurality of bonding means securing together said multiple ply of tissue paper sheets of said absorptive section and said impermeable membrane; and e. AL SL, with AW 3 SW.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
In the menstrual napkin of claim 11, the modification wherein said multiple ply of tissue paper sheets are secured together with at least a pair of adhesive plug bonding means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
In the menstrual napkin of claim 11, the modification wherein a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane is coextensively adjacently secured to one face of said absorptive section area and the coextensive faces Of said pair of napkin mounting straps.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
In the menstrual napkin of claim 13, the modification wherein at least one exterior tissue paper ply forming each one of said pair of napkin mounting straps, opposed to the faces of said straps secured to a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane, is water resistant.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
In the menstrual napkin of claim 13, the modification wherein said menstrual fluid impermeable membrane is a plurality of air porous, menstrual fluid resistant, creped tissue paper sheets.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
224 words
In a menstrual napkin having an elongated planar, multiple ply, crepe tissue paper sheet absorptive section area, said absorptive section area greater than the vaginal vestibula area, the length of said absorptive section area being a plurality of the width of said section area, said absorptive section area symmetrically disposed about the napkin elongated length axis; a pair of napkin mounting narrow width straps, the length of each one of said pair of narrow width straps being symmetrically disposed along said napkin elongated length axis, each one of said pair of narrow width straps being a narrow width elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet area coextension of said multiple ply tissue sheets of said absorptive section area, each one of said pair of straps adjacently coextending from one of the two end widths of said absorptive section area; a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane coextensively adjacently secured to one face of said absorptive section and the coextensive faces of said pair of napkin mounting straps; and a plurality of bonding means securing together said multiple ply of crepe tissue paper sheets and said impermeable membrane; the combination comprising: all of said multiple ply crepe tissue sheets and said impermeable membrane of each one of said pair of napkin mounting straps having cohesively embossed areas, providing a pair of separately embossed cohering ply mounting straps.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
224 words
In a menstrual napkin having an elongated planar, multiple ply, crepe tissue paper sheet absorptive section area, said absorptive section area greater than the vaginal vestibula area, the length of said absorptive section area being a plurality of the width of said section area, said absorptive section area symmetrically disposed about the napkin elongated length axis; a pair of napkin mounting narrow width straps, the length of each one of said pair of narrow width straps being symmetrically disposed along said napkin elongated length axis, each one of said pair of narrow width straps being a narrow width elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet area coextension of said multiple ply tissue sheets of said absorptive section area, each one of said pair of straps adjacently coextending from one of the two end widths of said absorptive section area; a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane coextensively adjacently secured to one face of said absorptive section and the coextensive faces of said pair of napkin mounting straps; and a plurality of bonding means securing together said multiple ply of crepe tissue paper sheets and said impermeable membrane; the combination comprising: all of said multiple ply crepe tissue sheets and said impermeable membrane of each one of said pair of napkin mounting straps having cohesively embossed areas, providing a pair of separately embossed cohering ply mounting straps.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
228 words
In a menstrual napkin having an elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet absorptive section area, said absorptive section area greater than the vaginal vestibula area, the length of said absorptive section area being a plurality of the width of said section area, said absorptive section area symmetrically disposed about the napkin elongated length axis; a pair of napkin mounting narrow width straps, the length of each one of said pair of narrow width straps being symmetrically disposed along said napkin elongated length axis, each one of said pair of narrow width straps being a narrow width elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet area coextension of said multiple ply tissue sheets of said absorptive section area, each one of said pair of straps adjacently coextending from one of the two end widths of said absorptive section area; a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane coextensively adjacently secured to one face of said absorptive section and the coextensive faces of said pair of napkin mounting straps; and a plurality of bonding means securing together said multiple ply of tissue paper sheets and said impermeable membrane; the combination comprising: at least the one exterior tissue paper ply of each one of said pair of napkin mounting straps, having water resistance, said at least one water resistant ply being disposed coadjacent to the face of said napkin adapted to receive menstrual fluid.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
228 words
In a menstrual napkin having an elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet absorptive section area, said absorptive section area greater than the vaginal vestibula area, the length of said absorptive section area being a plurality of the width of said section area, said absorptive section area symmetrically disposed about the napkin elongated length axis; a pair of napkin mounting narrow width straps, the length of each one of said pair of narrow width straps being symmetrically disposed along said napkin elongated length axis, each one of said pair of narrow width straps being a narrow width elongated planar, multiple ply, tissue paper sheet area coextension of said multiple ply tissue sheets of said absorptive section area, each one of said pair of straps adjacently coextending from one of the two end widths of said absorptive section area; a menstrual fluid impermeable membrane coextensively adjacently secured to one face of said absorptive section and the coextensive faces of said pair of napkin mounting straps; and a plurality of bonding means securing together said multiple ply of tissue paper sheets and said impermeable membrane; the combination comprising: at least the one exterior tissue paper ply of each one of said pair of napkin mounting straps, having water resistance, said at least one water resistant ply being disposed coadjacent to the face of said napkin adapted to receive menstrual fluid.