Sanitary pads for men

Claim 2

A sanitary pad for men comprising: a layered body portion including a relatively thick layer of absorbent material disposed on a first face of said body portion and having an internal surface opposite to said first face, a fluid-barrier layer parallel and attached to said internal surface, and a relatively thin layer of absorbent material disposed on a second face of said body portion opposite said first face and attached to said fluid barrier layer, and first adhesive means mounted to said relatively thin layer of said body portion; and wherein said body portion is completely bounded by a plurality of edges, said body portion ending at said plurality of edges, and wherein said sanitary pad is adapted for disposal in: I. a storage mode with said body portion non-overlapping, flat in a plane, and said plurality of edges all in said plane; and II. an enveloping mode with said body portion folded to be non-planar and at least partially envelope a wearer's penis and said adhesive means operable to maintain said body portion in proper position and wherein, in said enveloping mode, said body portion is folded to include an inner arm adapted for disposal at least partially between the wearer's penis and skin and an outer arm adapted for disposal between the wearer's penis and his clothes, and each arm extends lengthwise along the wearer's penis, and wherein said first adhesive means is operable to adhere said sanitary pad to the clothes of the wearer.

Claim 3

The sanitary pad for men of claim 1 wherein, in said enveloping mode, at least said outer arm is curved longitudinally around the wearer's penis.

Claim 4

The sanitary pad for men of claim 2 wherein, in said enveloping mode, said inner and outer arms are separated by a first fold line substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the wearer's penis.

Claim 5

A sanitary pad for men comprising: a layered body portion including a relatively thick layer of absorbent material disposed on a first face of said body portion and having an internal surface opposite to said first face, a fluid-barrier layer parallel and attached to said internal surface, and a relatively thin layer of absorbent material disposed on a second face of said body portion opposite said first face and attached to said fluid barrier layer, and first adhesive means mounted to said body portion; and wherein said body portion is completely bounded by a plurality of edges, said body portion ending at said plurality of edges, and wherein said sanitary pad is adapted for disposal in: I. a storage mode with said body portion non-overlapping, flat in a plane, and said plurality of edges all in said plane; and II. an enveloping mode with said body portion folded to be non-planar and at least partially envelope a wearer's penis and said adhesive means operable to maintain said body portion in proper position, and wherein, in said enveloping mode, said body portion is folded to include an inner arm adapted for disposal at least partially between the wearer's penis and skin and an outer arm adapted for disposal between the wearer's penis and his clothes and each arm extending lengthwise along the wearer's penis and wherein, in said storage mode, said body portion includes a relatively wide portion and a relatively narrow portion, said relatively wide portion having right and left wings; and, in said enveloping mode, said narrow portion is folded to form a narrow generally semi-cylindrical portion constituting one of said inner and outer arms, and said wide portion is folded to form a wide generally semi-cylindrical portion constituting the other of said inner and outer arms and disposed at least partly around said narrow generally semi-cylindrical portion, and said wide portion is separated from said narrow portion by a fold disposed at an end of the pad nearest the tip of the wearer's penis.

Claim 6

A sanitary pad for men comprising: a layered body portion including a relatively thick layer of absorbent material disposed on a first face of said body portion and having an internal surface opposite to said first face, a fluid-barrier layer parallel and attached to said internal surface, and a relatively thin layer of absorbent material disposed on a second face of said body portion opposite said first face and attached to said fluid barrier layer, and first adhesive means mounted to said body portion; and wherein said body portion is completely bounded by a plurality of edges, said body portion ending at said plurality of edges, and wherein said sanitary pad is adapted for disposal in: I. a storage mode with said body portion non-overlapping, flat in a plane, and said plurality of edges all in said plane; and II. an enveloping mode with said body portion folded to be non-planar and at least partially envelope a wearer's penis and said adhesive means operable to maintain said body portion in proper position, and wherein, in said enveloping mode, said body portion is folded to include an inner arm adapted for disposal at least partially between the wearer's penis and skin and an outer arm adapted for disposal between the wearer's penis and his clothes and each arm extending lengthwise along the wearer's penis and wherein, in said storage mode, said body portion includes a relatively wide portion and a relatively narrow portion, said relatively wide portion having right and left wings; and, in said enveloping mode, said narrow portion is folded to form a narrow generally semi-cylindrical portion constituting one of said inner and outer arms, and said wide portion is folded to form a wide generally semi-cylindrical portion constituting the other of said inner and outer arms and disposed at least partly around said narrow generally semi-cylindrical portion, and said wide portion is separated from said narrow portion by a fold disposed at an end of the pad nearest the tip of the wearer's penis.

Claim 7

The sanitary pad for men of claim 4 wherein, in said enveloping mode, said first adhesive means is operable to maintain said body portion in a proper shape.

Claim 8

The sanitary pad for men of claim 4 wherein said first adhesive means constitute fabric loop and hook fasteners operable to hold said wide generally semi-cylindrical portion around said narrow generally semi-cylindrical portion.

Claim 9

The sanitary pad for men of claim 1 wherein, in said storage mode, said body portion includes first and second parallel long edges, a first short edge perpendicular to said first and second long edges; and a second short edge and, in said enveloping mode, said first short edge is folded towards said second short edge and at least part of said first long edge is cylindrically curved towards said second long edge.

Claim 10

The sanitary pad for men of claim 7 wherein, in said enveloping mode, each of said first and second long edges forms a U-shape.

Claim 11

The sanitary pad for men of claim 1 wherein said thick absorbent material layer and said thin absorbent material layer are both made of paper, and said fluid-barrier layer is plastic.

Claim 12

The sanitary pad for men of claim 4 wherein, in said enveloping mode, said inner and outer arms are separated by a first fold line substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the wearer's penis.

Claim 13

The sanitary pad for men of claim 4 wherein said thick absorbent material layer and said thin absorbent material layer are both made of paper, and said fluid-barrier layer is plastic.

Claim 14

The sanitary pad for men of claim 1 wherein, in said enveloping mode, said inner arm and said outer arm each have an end and the end of said inner arm is freely movable relative to the end of said outer arm.