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Endometriosis panty

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-05-09
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Granted: 1988-01-12
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Expires: 2006-05-09
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Abstract

Abstract A panty construction including an interior liquid absorbent layer. The liquid absorbent layer comprises a flexible vinyl-coated terry cloth fabric having a panel extending from the front waist through the crotch to the back waist band of the panty. The panel is stitched into the panty with an overcast stretch stitch.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ruth Bonito

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 22:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/45; A61F13/49; A61F13/49003; A61F13/49006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 334 words
A panty for use by a woman during a menstrual flow period and by a person with an incontinence problem, comprising: a panty (10) made of fabric and having an upper section defining a waist opening (15), and having a lower section defining a pair of leg openings (13 and 14) and having a crotch section intermediate said pair of leg openings; a first elastic binding affixed to said panty about said waist opening; a second elastic binding affixed to said panty about one of said pair of leg openings; a third elastic binding affixed to said panty about the other of said pair of leg openings; a panty liner (11) made of a flexible vinyl backed terry cloth and having a rectangular configuration with a pair of concave cutouts (20 and 21) with each one of said pair of concave cutouts being affixed about a respective one of said pair of leg opening, and having a back section (22) which extends from said waist opening down to said crotch section to form a substantially liquid-proof back liner extending across a substantial rear portion of said panty, and having a front section (24) which extends from said waist opening down to said crotch section to form a substantially liquid-proof front liner extending across a substantial front portion of said panty, and having a crotch (section) member (23) to form a substantially liquid-proof crotch portion of said panty liner, said panty liner being stitched about its periphery into said panty with an overcast stretch stitch (30) to facilitate flexibility and wearing with the terry cloth facing inwardly and the flexible vinyl facing said panty, said panty liner being dimensioned for having an upper rear edge portion (26) of said back section extending approximately to and along a predetermined rear portion of the waist opening of said panty and for having a front edge portion (25) of said front section extending approximately to and along a predetermined front portion of the waist opening of said panty.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 334 words
A panty for use by a woman during a menstrual flow period and by a person with an incontinence problem, comprising: a panty (10) made of fabric and having an upper section defining a waist opening (15), and having a lower section defining a pair of leg openings (13 and 14) and having a crotch section intermediate said pair of leg openings; a first elastic binding affixed to said panty about said waist opening; a second elastic binding affixed to said panty about one of said pair of leg openings; a third elastic binding affixed to said panty about the other of said pair of leg openings; a panty liner (11) made of a flexible vinyl backed terry cloth and having a rectangular configuration with a pair of concave cutouts (20 and 21) with each one of said pair of concave cutouts being affixed about a respective one of said pair of leg opening, and having a back section (22) which extends from said waist opening down to said crotch section to form a substantially liquid-proof back liner extending across a substantial rear portion of said panty, and having a front section (24) which extends from said waist opening down to said crotch section to form a substantially liquid-proof front liner extending across a substantial front portion of said panty, and having a crotch (section) member (23) to form a substantially liquid-proof crotch portion of said panty liner, said panty liner being stitched about its periphery into said panty with an overcast stretch stitch (30) to facilitate flexibility and wearing with the terry cloth facing inwardly and the flexible vinyl facing said panty, said panty liner being dimensioned for having an upper rear edge portion (26) of said back section extending approximately to and along a predetermined rear portion of the waist opening of said panty and for having a front edge portion (25) of said front section extending approximately to and along a predetermined front portion of the waist opening of said panty.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
A panty construction as in claim 1, wherein: the panty liner is formed from a sheet of SYNTILON type material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 65 words
A panty as in claim 1, wherein: the upper rear edge portion (26) and the front edge portion (25) of said panty liner are affixed about a peripheral portion of the upper section of said panty defining the waist opening; and the concave cutouts are each affixed to the lower section about a peripheral portion of a respective one of said pair of leg openings.

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