# US 10,863,722 B2 · Absorbent article for pet animals

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- Number: US 10,863,722 B2
- Document ID: US10863722B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/757,311
- Filed: 2016-06-16
- Published: 2019-03-07
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2015-09-03
- Assignees: Unicharm Corporation
- Applicants: Unicharm Corporation
- Inventors: Daisuke Komatsubara
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10863722B2

## CPC

- A01K 23/00: Manure or urine pouches
- A61F 13/15: Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
- A61F 2013/15186: {for animals}
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

## Abstract

Provided is an absorbent article suitable for bedridden pet animals. An absorbent article (10) for pet animals has a longitudinal direction (Y) and a width direction (X) crossing each other and includes: a body-facing surface and a non-body-facing surface opposite to each other; a first edge and a second edge (10a, 10b) opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction (Y); a tail facing area (13) facing a tail of the pet (5); a first section (11) extending from the tail facing area (13) toward the first edge (10a) and covering one of buttocks of the pet (5); a second section (12) extending from the tail facing area (13) toward the second edge (12b) and covering another one of the buttocks of the pet (5); an absorbent core (15) positioned between the first section (11) and the second section (12); and an attachment (21) positioned on the first section (11) and capable of attaching to an attachment target part (22) on the second section (12).

## Claims

### Claim 1

An absorbent article for pet animals, the absorbent article having a longitudinal direction and a width direction crossing each other, the absorbent article comprising:
a body-facing surface and a non-body-facing surface opposite to each other;
a first edge and a second edge opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction;
a tail facing area configured to face a tail of a pet;
a first section extending from the tail facing area toward the first edge and configured to cover one of buttocks of the pet;
a second section extending from the tail facing area toward the second edge and configured to cover another one of the buttocks of the pet;
an absorbent core positioned between the first section and the second section; and
an attachment positioned on the first section and configured to be attached to an attachment target part on the second section,
wherein
the tail facing area includes a notch through which the tail of the pet is to be inserted,
the absorbent article has a first axis bisecting a length of the absorbent article in the width direction,
the absorbent article further includes first and second side areas provided more on an outer side than both side edges of the absorbent core in the width direction and extending in the longitudinal direction, and
the tail facing area is positioned on the first side area.