US4937887A
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Garment with hook-and-loop fasteners
Assignee: Med I Pant Inc
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Filing: 1988-10-05
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Granted: 1990-07-03
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Expires: 2008-10-05
Abstract
Abstract In a garment, such as briefs or diapers for incontinent patients, which employ hook-and-loop fasteners, impairment of fastener operation by accumulation of lint on the hook-fastener tab is avoided by storing the hook-fastener tab in a pocket of the garment when the garment is being laundered. Preferably, the hook-fastener tab is secured in the pocket by elastic material so that it can be extended, stretching the elastic material, to fasten it to the corresponding female or loop-type fastener tab and will automatically be retracted into the pocket by the elastic material, as soon as it is released. The pocket may comprise PVC or other semi-rigid pliable smooth material and may be fabricated together with the fastener tab separately from the garment and attached to it is a "retrofit". Alternatively, it may be formed integrally with the garment.
Inventors
- 👤 David N. Schreiner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:12
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44B; A44B18/00; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/56; A61F13/62; A61F13/622; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/912; Y10S2/919
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A diaper having a main portion for extending around the rear of the lower torso of a person, and having opposed side edges; a frontal flap for extending between the legs of the person and up between said opposed side edges, said flap having side edges for positioning adjacent the side edges of said main portion to form pairs of adjacent side edges; hook-and-loop fastening means on each of said pairs of adjacent side edges, said fastening means comprising a loop-type fastener pad on one side edge of each pair of adjacent side edges, a pocket on the other side edge of each pair, a hook-type fastener tab housed therein and extendable therefrom so as to overlie and engage said loop-type fastener pad on the adjacent side edge when said main portion and said frontal portion are juxtaposed, elastic means for maintaining said hook-type fastener tab into said pocket to prevent lint accumulation thereon during laundering and wherein said hook-type fastener tab is extendable from said pocket to engage said loop type fastener pad upon pulling said hook-type fastener tab from said pocket, said pocket having non-snaggable material on the interior surfaces opposed to said hook-type fastener tab to prevent catching of said hook-type fastener tab in said pocket.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
A diaper having a main portion for extending around the rear of the lower torso of a person, and having opposed side edges; a frontal flap for extending between the legs of the person and up between said opposed side edges, said flap having side edges for positioning adjacent the side edges of said main portion to form pairs of adjacent side edges; hook-and-loop fastening means on each of said pairs of adjacent side edges, said fastening means comprising a loop-type fastener pad on one side edge of each pair of adjacent side edges, a pocket on the other side edge of each pair, a hook-type fastener tab housed therein and extendable therefrom so as to overlie and engage said loop-type fastener pad on the adjacent side edge when said main portion and said frontal portion are juxtaposed, elastic means for maintaining said hook-type fastener tab into said pocket to prevent lint accumulation thereon during laundering and wherein said hook-type fastener tab is extendable from said pocket to engage said loop type fastener pad upon pulling said hook-type fastener tab from said pocket, said pocket having non-snaggable material on the interior surfaces opposed to said hook-type fastener tab to prevent catching of said hook-type fastener tab in said pocket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said elastic means comprises an elastic ligament connecting said hook fastener tab to the interior of said pocket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said hook fastener tab has an end portion which can be grasped to withdraw said hook fastener tab from said pocket when said hook-fastener tab is in a retracted condition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said pocket is integral with the garment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said pocket and hook-fastener tab comprise a unit fabricated separately from said garment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein the mouth of the pocket has a binding of relatively smooth fabric.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said pocket includes a sleeve of synthetic plastics material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fastening arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said pocket houses a pair of said hook-fastener tabs to extend substantially parallel to one another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein said loop-type fastener pad is on said frontal flap and said pocket is on said main portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
A garment as claimed in claim 9, wherein said side edges of said main portion are in adjacent non-overlapping juxtaposition to said side edges of said frontal portion, when said hook fastener tab overlies and engages said loop fastener pad.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-07-02 | 1994-01-01 | 1994-07-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-07-02 | 1998-01-01 | 1998-07-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-07-02 | 2002-01-01 | 2002-07-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |