US4995873A
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Absorbent garment
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-06-09
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Granted: 1991-02-26
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Expires: 2009-06-09
Abstract
Abstract An absorbent garment such as a diaper having a substantially "T"-shaped configuration when laid out flat. The garment can be folded into the shape of a loincloth and is held in place by releasable fastening means such as two component press-on/rip-off adhesive or VELCRO® strips. It is preferably made from flannelet.
Inventors
- 👤 Jackilyn M. Knight
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/56; A61F13/62; A61F13/622; A61F13/45; A61F13/49; A61F13/49003; A61F13/49004; A61F13/66; A61F13/68; A61F13/58; A61F2013/49068; A61F2013/49077
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
An absorbent garment having a cross-piece and an intersecting piece which together form a substantially "T-shaped" configuration when the garment is laid out flat, said cross-piece being a relatively narrow band having opposite ends for encircling the lower trunk of a wearer in an overlapping manner and said intersecting piece being a relatively wider and longer band defining a mid-sectional region and an end region; and said garment including releasable fastening means fitted to said end region, said mid-sectional region and said opposite ends of said intersecting piece and said cross-piece, respectively; whereby, the end region of the intersecting piece passes under the crotch of the wearer and upwardly and then looped over said cross-piece in front of the wearer and fastened to the mid-sectional region to produce a loincloth arrangement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
An absorbent garment having a cross-piece and an intersecting piece which together form a substantially "T-shaped" configuration when the garment is laid out flat, said cross-piece being a relatively narrow band having opposite ends for encircling the lower trunk of a wearer in an overlapping manner and said intersecting piece being a relatively wider and longer band defining a mid-sectional region and an end region; and said garment including releasable fastening means fitted to said end region, said mid-sectional region and said opposite ends of said intersecting piece and said cross-piece, respectively; whereby, the end region of the intersecting piece passes under the crotch of the wearer and upwardly and then looped over said cross-piece in front of the wearer and fastened to the mid-sectional region to produce a loincloth arrangement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
An absorbent garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the releasable fastening means are hook/loop fasteners.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
114 words
An absorbent garment as claimed in claim 2, wherein a hook component strip is fitted to each end of the cross-piece on one side of the garment and to the free end of the intersecting piece on the other side of the garment, and a loop component mating strip is fitted to one end of the cross-piece on the side opposite to the hook component strips thereon and to the mid-sectional region of the intersecting piece on the same side as the said former loop component, said hook and loop components being located in such a manner as to be in mating alignment when the garment is folded in the shape of a loincloth.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
An absorbent garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the region where the two bands meet is enlarged to encompass the entire rear lower portion of the trunk of the wearer, said region being tapered into a relatively narrow section which is adapted to pass under the crotch of the wearer before broadening out to a substantially uniform width of the remainder of its length.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
An absorbent garment as claimed in claim 4, wherein peripheral edge regions of the relatively narrow section of the garment are elastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
An absorbent garment as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a double layer of absorbent material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
An absorbent garment as claimed in claim 6, further comprising an extra layer of absorbent material between the double layers.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-02-25 | 1994-08-27 | 1995-02-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-02-25 | 1998-08-27 | 1999-02-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-02-25 | 2002-08-27 | 2003-02-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |