US4964860A
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Detachable two piece absorbent garment
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1990-07-18
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Granted: 1990-10-23
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Expires: 2010-07-18
Abstract
Abstract A two piece garment for collecting bodily discharges is disclosed. The garment has a belt and a disposable assembly which are detachable and reattachable. The belt is intended to be reused, while the disposable assembly is intended to be discarded when soiled. The two components are attached to one another by hook and loop type fastening material, providing for adjustment to fit a wide range of wearer sizes.
Inventors
- 👤 William P. Gipson
- 👤 Michael W. Mason
- 👤 Thomas A. Hensler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/44; A61F5/4401; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/56; A61F13/64; A61F13/45; A61F13/49; A61F13/494; A61F13/49406; A61F13/49413; A61F13/62; A61F13/622; A61F2013/5666
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A garment having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal centerline, said garment comprising: a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto, said belt comprising receiving material and at least one patch of complementary hook type material adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material; and a disposable assembly comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet, and two outwardly facing patches of complementary hook type material on said backsheet, one said patch being in the front portion of said garment and one said patch being in the rear portion of said garment, said patches being adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material of said belt, said belt and said disposable assembly being detachable from each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A garment having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal centerline, said garment comprising: a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto, said belt comprising receiving material and at least one patch of complementary hook type material adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material; and a disposable assembly comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet, and two outwardly facing patches of complementary hook type material on said backsheet, one said patch being in the front portion of said garment and one said patch being in the rear portion of said garment, said patches being adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material of said belt, said belt and said disposable assembly being detachable from each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A disposable absorbent garment according to claim 1 wherein said patches are joined to said backsheet in an arrangement selected from the group consisting of a generally longitudinal orientation, a generally lateral orientation and a patch in each quadrant of the backsheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
125 words
A garment having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal centerline, said garment comprising: a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto, said belt comprising receiving material and at least one patch of complementary hook type material adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material; and a disposable assembly comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet, two longitudinally oriented flaps overlaying said topsheet, and an outwardly facing patch of complementary hook type material disposed on each of said flaps and adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material of said belt, said belt and said disposable assembly being detachable from each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
125 words
A garment having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal centerline, said garment comprising: a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto, said belt comprising receiving material and at least one patch of complementary hook type material adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material; and a disposable assembly comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet, two longitudinally oriented flaps overlaying said topsheet, and an outwardly facing patch of complementary hook type material disposed on each of said flaps and adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material of said belt, said belt and said disposable assembly being detachable from each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A garment according to claim 3 wherein said topsheet and said backsheet are generally coextensive and said garment has longitudinal side margins laterally outboard of said core.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A garment according to claim 4 wherein said flaps are comprised of marginal portions of at least one of said backsheet and said topsheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A disposable absorbent garment according to claim 3 further comprising two patches of complementary hook type material on each said flap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A disposable absorbent garment according to claim 6 wherein each said flap defines two corners, and each said patch of hook type material is juxtaposed with a said corner of said flap.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A disposable absorbent garment according to claim 7 wherein said patches have a longitudinal dimension and said belt has a width and said width of said belt is greater than said longitudinal dimension of a said patch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A disposable absorbent garment according to claim 3 wherein said belt has at least one patch of said hook type material juxtaposed near an end of said belt.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A disposable absorbent garment according to claim 9 wherein said belt comprises receiving material substantially along the entire length of said belt intermediate said patches of complementary hook type material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A disposable absorbent garment according to claim 3 further comprising indicia on said belt.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A disposable absorbent garment according to claim 11 wherein said indicia are longitudinally spaced apart.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of applying an absorbent garment to a wearer, said method comprising the steps of: providing a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto; providing a disposable assembly having a front waist margin and a rear waist margin; attaching said rear waist margin of said disposable assembly to the first face of said belt; encircling the waist of the wearer with said belt with the disposable assembly behind the wearer and downwardly oriented; attaching at least one end of said belt to any intermediate portion of said belt; drawing the disposable assembly between the legs of the wearer; and attaching the front waist margin of said disposable assembly to the second face of said belt.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of applying an absorbent garment to a wearer, said method comprising the steps of: providing a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto; providing a disposable assembly having a front waist margin and a rear waist margin; attaching said rear waist margin of said disposable assembly to the first face of said belt; encircling the waist of the wearer with said belt with the disposable assembly behind the wearer and downwardly oriented; attaching at least one end of said belt to any intermediate portion of said belt; drawing the disposable assembly between the legs of the wearer; and attaching the front waist margin of said disposable assembly to the second face of said belt.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method of attaching an absorbent garment to a wearer in accordance with claim 13, wherein said belt has indicia, and further comprising the step of aligning said rear waist margin of said disposable assembly with said indicia.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method of applying an absorbent garment to a wearer according to claim 14, wherein said disposable assembly has two flaps overlaying said core, and further comprising the step of inflecting said flaps of said disposable assembly prior to attaching said rear waist margin of said disposable assembly to said belt.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
127 words
A garment having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal centerline, said garment comprising: a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto; a disposable assembly comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet; and at least two patches of adhesive joined to one of said belt and said disposable assembly, the other of said belt and said disposable assembly having a surface complementary to said adhesive patches, said adhesive and said complementary surface being adapted to permit attachment of said disposable assembly to said belt when said belt is encircled about the waist of a wearer, said belt and said disposable assembly being detachable from each other.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
127 words
A garment having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal centerline, said garment comprising: a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto; a disposable assembly comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet; and at least two patches of adhesive joined to one of said belt and said disposable assembly, the other of said belt and said disposable assembly having a surface complementary to said adhesive patches, said adhesive and said complementary surface being adapted to permit attachment of said disposable assembly to said belt when said belt is encircled about the waist of a wearer, said belt and said disposable assembly being detachable from each other.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
A garment according to claim 16 further comprising two longitudinally oriented flaps overlaying said topsheet.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
A garment according to claim 17 wherein said patches of adhesive are disposed on said flaps.
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