US4781712A
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Feminine pad with attached disposal wrap
Assignee: Personal Hygiene Res Assoc
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Filing: 1987-04-10
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Granted: 1988-11-01
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Expires: 2007-04-10
Abstract
Abstract An absorbent napkin with infolding wrap consisting of an absorbent pad of elongated rectangular configuration with elongate edges defining a short and long dimension and having a body face and an outer face for engagement to clothing, a wrap member attached to at least one of the several elongated edges and adapted to fold along the one of the elongate edges of the members to inwrap the body face, and an adhesive member secured transversely of the wrap member for adhesive engagement to the clothing. The wrap members along the longer dimension are at least half-lengths of the long dimension of the absorbent pad.
Inventors
- 👤 William A. Barabino
- 👤 Raymond S. Dean
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/551; A61F13/5513; A61F13/55135; A61F13/5514; A61F13/5515; A61F13/56; A61F13/5605; A61F13/5611; A61F2013/55195; A61F13/84; A61F2013/8402
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A feminine napkin comprising; an elongated absorbent pad provided with a body surface and an outer surface and having opposite free ends, an elongated cover sheet having an inner face juxtaposed said pad outer surface and provided with an opposite outer face, said cover sheet including opposite end portions substantially underlying said pad free ends, adhesive means in said cover sheet outer face intermediate said opposite end portions, a disposal wrap sheet extending from one said cover sheet end portion, and said wrap sheet including a plurality of laterally adjacent panels foldable to a before-use position opposed to and underlying said pad outer surface, whereby following use, said pad is half-foldable upon itself with portions of said body surface juxtaposed one another and said wrap sheet is displaceable from said before-use position with said panels then unfoldable and movable to a position wherein subsequent re-folding of said panels substantially fully envelopes said pad outer surface within said wrap sheet with said adhesive means engaging and retaining said panels in an after-use position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A feminine napkin comprising; an elongated absorbent pad provided with a body surface and an outer surface and having opposite free ends, an elongated cover sheet having an inner face juxtaposed said pad outer surface and provided with an opposite outer face, said cover sheet including opposite end portions substantially underlying said pad free ends, adhesive means in said cover sheet outer face intermediate said opposite end portions, a disposal wrap sheet extending from one said cover sheet end portion, and said wrap sheet including a plurality of laterally adjacent panels foldable to a before-use position opposed to and underlying said pad outer surface, whereby following use, said pad is half-foldable upon itself with portions of said body surface juxtaposed one another and said wrap sheet is displaceable from said before-use position with said panels then unfoldable and movable to a position wherein subsequent re-folding of said panels substantially fully envelopes said pad outer surface within said wrap sheet with said adhesive means engaging and retaining said panels in an after-use position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A feminine napkin according to claim 1 wherein, said cover sheet and wrap sheet are integral and together define, when said wrap sheet is unfolded, a substantially T-shaped configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A feminine napkin according to claim 1 wherein, said wrap sheet panels include a pair of outer, lateral panels bounding a central intermediate panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A feminine napkin according to claim 1 wherein, said adhesive means includes an adhesive strip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A feminine napkin according to claim 1 wherein, said wrap sheet is foldable along a transverse line to provide a Z-fold when in said before-use position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A feminine napkin according to claim 1 wherein, said adhesive means are adapted to initially engage the crotch of an undergarment during use of the napkin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A feminine napkin according to claim 1 wherein, following use, said pad and cover sheet are transversely foldable in half to juxtaposition equal portions of said pad body surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A feminine napkin according to claim 1 including, a pull tab extending from said wrap sheet, and said pull tab projecting beyond one said pad free end when said wrap sheet is folded in said before-use position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A feminine napkin according to claim 3 wherein, said central panel is of a width substantially equal to that of said cover sheet and pad.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A feminine napkin according to claim 3 wherein, said central and outer panels define a longitudinal extent greater than one-half the longitudinal extent of said pad.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A feminine napkin according to claim 4 including, a pair of said strips each extending longitudinally of said cover sheet.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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