Sanitary garment for incontinent persons

Claim 2

In a sanitary garment of the character described, a holder member comprising a flexible moisture impervious elongated back sheet having moisture impervious side-edge flaps imperviously connected along the opposite longitudinal side edges of the back sheet, said side-edge flaps extending the entire length of the back sheet and inwardly over the face of the back sheet to freely overlie a substantial area of the back sheet adjacent the longitudinal edges of the back sheet and providing an elongated open area of the underlying back sheet between the opposed edges of said respective flaps, said holder being adapted to receive absorbent pads overlying the back sheet and underlying the side-edge flaps, a crotch portion between the ends of said holder, said crotch portion having an accentuated converging taper of the opposite side edges of the holder generally in the central area and between the ends thereof, and relatively spaced releasably cooperating fastener members secured to the face of the holder adjacent the opposite ends of its longitudinal side edges, a portion of said fasteners cooperating whereby flexible end portions may be retroverted upon itself and releasably secured to provide releasable moisture impervious pockets at opposite ends of pads within the holder, the corners of said pockets being so retroverted as to be moisture impervious.

Claim 3

A sanitary garment useful for incontinent persons as set forth in claim 1, and including a belt means for encircling the waist of a wearer and releasable connecting means between said belt and said holder, and in which the belt has depending dip portions at its lower edge adjacent the belt portions which normally overlie the hips, and elongated suspender means having one end connected to said belt and having releasable fastener members at the opposite end for releasably engaging cooperating fasteners adjacent to the respective opposite ends of the holder member.

Claim 4

In a sanitary garment useful for incontinent persons, the combination of a holder member comprising a flexible moisture-impervious elongated back sheet having retrovertible opposite end portions and (releasable fastener) means for securing said end portions in pocket-forming relation, side-edge flaps imperviously connected along the entire length of the longitudinal side edges of the back sheet, said side edge flaps extending Inwardly to freely overlie a substantial area of the back sheet and providing an elongated open area of the underlying back sheet between the opposed edges of said respective flaps, said holder having a relatively wide portion at one of its ends and a relatively narrow portion at its opposite end, and a crotch portion between said end portions, the crotch portion having an accentuated converging taper of the opposite side edges of the holder generally in the central area between the said wider portion and said narrower portion, said narrower portion of the holder being of lesser width than the wider portion beyond said crotch, means for supporting said holder upon the person, and an absorbent pad having peripheral contour substantially similar to the peripheral contour of the holder when said holder had its opposite end portions retroverted to form end pockets having moisture impervious corners whereby said pad may snugly and releasably fit within said holder overlying the back sheet and underlying the side flaps and retroverted end portions.

Claim 5

In a sanitary garment useful for incontinent persons, the combination of a holder member comprising a flexible moisture-impervious elongated back sheet having retrovertible opposite end portions and (releasable fastener) means for securing said end portions in pocket-forming relation, side-edge flaps imperviously connected along the entire length of the longitudinal side edges of the back sheet, said side edge flaps extending Inwardly to freely overlie a substantial area of the back sheet and providing an elongated open area of the underlying back sheet between the opposed edges of said respective flaps, said holder having a relatively wide portion at one of its ends and a relatively narrow portion at its opposite end, and a crotch portion between said end portions, the crotch portion having an accentuated converging taper of the opposite side edges of the holder generally in the central area between the said wider portion and said narrower portion, said narrower portion of the holder being of lesser width than the wider portion beyond said crotch, means for supporting said holder upon the person, and an absorbent pad having peripheral contour substantially similar to the peripheral contour of the holder when said holder had its opposite end portions retroverted to form end pockets having moisture impervious corners whereby said pad may snugly and releasably fit within said holder overlying the back sheet and underlying the side flaps and retroverted end portions.

Claim 6

A sanitary garment of the character described as set forth in claim 3 and in which the pad in said combination has a plurality of pad layers overlying in register, at least a portion of which have an opening adjacent the crotch portion providing a sump at a relatively narrow portion intermediate the ends of the pad.

Claim 7

A sanitary garment useful for incontinent persons as set forth in claim 4, and in which the pads having said sump opening are provided with a plurality of layers of absorbent material connected around the periphery of the sump by a seam which provides a crimped edge providing interstices between edges of overlying pad members around said sump.

Claim 8

In a sanitary garment of the character described an absorbent pad for mounting in a moisture-impervious holder member, said pad having a relatively wide portion at one of its ends and a relatively narrow portion at its opposite end and a crotch portion between said end portions, the crotch portion providing an accentuated converging taper of the opposite side edges of the pad between said wider portion and said narrow end portion, said pad having a plurality of pad layers overlying in register, at least a portion of which have an opening providing a sump adjacent the crotch portion, and wherein the pads having said sump are provided with a plurality of layers of absorbent material connected around the periphery of the sump by a seam which provides a crimped edge for forming interstices between edges of overlying pad members, the said seam being turned inwardly between the plurality of layers of absorbent material of such pad.

Claim 9

In a sanitary garment of the character described an absorbent pad for mounting in a moisture-impervious holder member, said pad having a relatively wide portion at one of its ends and a relatively narrow portion at its opposite end and a crotch portion between said end portions, the crotch portion providing an accentuated converging taper of the opposite side edges of the pad between said wider portion and said narrow end portion, said pad having a plurality of pad layers overlying in register, at least a portion of which have an opening providing a sump adjacent the crotch portion, and wherein the pads having said sump are provided with a plurality of layers of absorbent material connected around the periphery of the sump by a seam which provides a crimped edge for forming interstices between edges of overlying pad members, the said seam being turned inwardly between the plurality of layers of absorbent material of such pad.

Claim 10

A sanitary garment useful for incontinent persons as set forth in claim 3, wherein said means for securing said end portions in pocket forming relation comprise releasable fasteners.

Claim 11

In a sanitary garment useful for incontinent persons, the combination of a holder member comprising a flexible moistureimpervious elongated back sheet having retrovertible opposite end portions, means for securing said end portions in pocket-forming relation, side-edge flaps imperviously connected along the entire length of the longitudinal side edges of the back sheet, said side edge flaps extending inwardly to freely overlie a substantial area of the back sheet and providing an elongated open area of the underlying back sheet between the opposed edges of said respective flaps, said holder having a narrow crotch portion between its opposite end portions, and said longitudinal side edges having an accentuated converging taper of the opposite side edges of the holder from one of said end portions into said crotch portion, means for supporting said holder upon the person, and an absorbent pad having a peripheral contour similar to the peripheral contour of the holder when the holder has its opposite end portions retroverted to form end pockets, and fitted snugly and releasably within said holder over the back sheet and under The side flaps and retroverted end portions.

Claim 12

In a sanitary garment useful for incontinent persons, the combination of a holder member comprising a flexible moistureimpervious elongated back sheet having retrovertible opposite end portions, means for securing said end portions in pocket-forming relation, side-edge flaps imperviously connected along the entire length of the longitudinal side edges of the back sheet, said side edge flaps extending inwardly to freely overlie a substantial area of the back sheet and providing an elongated open area of the underlying back sheet between the opposed edges of said respective flaps, said holder having a narrow crotch portion between its opposite end portions, and said longitudinal side edges having an accentuated converging taper of the opposite side edges of the holder from one of said end portions into said crotch portion, means for supporting said holder upon the person, and an absorbent pad having a peripheral contour similar to the peripheral contour of the holder when the holder has its opposite end portions retroverted to form end pockets, and fitted snugly and releasably within said holder over the back sheet and under The side flaps and retroverted end portions.