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US 12,075,850 B2Granted
Hygienic undergarment with removable, reusable, crotch portion
AssigneeBelieve 2024 LLC
InventorsCynthia G. Monaco, Carolyn B. Evans
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Abstract
A hygienic undergarment including a removeable crotch portion. The removeable crotch portion may include a pocket configured to receive an absorbent pad or other absorbable material.
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An undergarment having a removable crotch portion, comprising:
- a front panel having a width extending from a first side to a second side, and also having an upper edge and a lower edge, and also having first fastening means disposed at the lower edge;
- a rear panel having a second width extending from a first side to a second side, and also having an upper edge and a lower edge, the first and second sides of the front and rear panels joined at their respective upper edges to define a waist opening and a portion of a right leg opening and a portion of a left leg opening, the rear panel also having a lower edge with second fastening means disposed on the lower edge;
- a removeable crotch portion having an inner surface, an outer surface, an upper end including a third fastening means and a lower end including a fourth fastening means disposed thereon to engage the first fastening means disposed on the lower edge of the front panel and the lower edge of the rear panel such that, when fastened to the front and rear panels, the removeable crotch portion defines a remaining portion of the right leg opening and a remaining portion of the left leg opening, the removable crotch portion having a pocket defined by an inner layer of fabric configured to touch a portion of a user's skin when the undergarment is worn by the user and an outer layer of fabric, the pocket defined by three mechanically-joined closed sides and an open side, the open side defining an inner-facing opening in the inner layer of fabric, the opening further defined by one edge of an inner side of the inner layer of fabric and an inner side of the outer layer of fabric;
- an absorbent material contained within the three mechanically-joined closed sides of the pocket after the absorbent material is inserted through the open side of the pocket disposed on the inner surface of the removeable crotch portion adjacent one of the right or left leg openings.
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An undergarment having a removable crotch portion, comprising:
- a waist portion;
- a front panel extending from the waist portion, the front panel having a first front side, a second front side, a lower front edge between the first front side and the second front side, and a first snap disposed at the lower edge;
- a rear panel extending from the waist portion, the rear panel having a first rear side, a second rear side, a lower rear edge between the first rear side and the second rear side, and a second snap disposed at the lower rear edge;
- a removeable crotch portion having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first crotch side, a second crotch side, an upper end including a third snap, a lower end including a fourth snap, a pocket formed by an inner layer of fabric between the upper end and the lower end, the pocket having three mechanically-joined closed sides and an inner-facing opening;
- an absorbent material contained within the pocket, the absorbent material insertable through the inner-facing opening disposed on the inner surface of the removeable crotch portion configured to touch a portion of a user's skin when the undergarment is worn by the user wherein the pocket is not accessible from the outer surface of the removeable crotch portion;
- wherein the third snap removably fastens to the first snap and the fourth snap removably fastens to the second snap such that a first leg opening is formed by the first crotch side, the first front side and first rear side, and a second leg opening is formed by the second crotch side, the second front side and second rear side.
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An undergarment having a removable crotch portion, comprising:
- a waist portion;
- a front panel extending from the waist portion, the front panel having a first front side, a second front side, a lower front edge between the first front side and the second front side, and a first means for fastening disposed at the lower edge;
- a rear panel extending from the waist portion, the rear panel having a first rear side, a second rear side, a lower rear edge between the first rear side and the second rear side, and a second means for fastening disposed at the lower rear edge;
- a removeable crotch portion having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first crotch side, a second crotch side, an upper end including a third means for fastening, a lower end including a fourth means for fastening, a pocket formed by an inner layer of fabric between the upper end and the lower end, the pocket having three mechanically-joined closed sides and an inner-facing opening;
- an absorbent material contained within the pocket;
- wherein the third means for fastening removably fastens to the first fastening means and the fourth means for fastening removably fastens to the second means for fastening such that a first leg opening is formed by the first crotch side, the first front side and first rear side, and a second leg opening is formed by the second crotch side, the second front side and second rear side.
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An undergarment having a removable crotch portion, comprising:
- a front panel having a width extending from a first side to a second side, and also having an upper edge and a lower edge, and also having first fastening means disposed at the lower edge;
- a rear panel having a second width extending from a first side to a second side, and also having an upper edge and a lower edge, the first and second sides of the front and rear panels joined at their respective upper edges to define a waist opening and a portion of a right leg opening and a portion of a left leg opening, the rear panel also having a lower edge with second fastening means disposed on the lower edge;
- a removeable crotch portion having an inner surface, an outer surface, an upper end including a third fastening means and a lower end including a fourth fastening means disposed thereon to engage the first fastening means disposed on the lower edge of the front panel and the lower edge of the rear panel such that, when fastened to the front and rear panels, the removeable crotch portion defines a remaining portion of the right leg opening and a remaining portion of the left leg opening, the removable crotch portion having a pocket defined by an inner layer of fabric configured to touch a portion of a user's skin when the undergarment is worn by the user and an outer layer of fabric, the pocket defined by three mechanically-joined closed sides and an open side, the open side defining an inner-facing opening in the inner layer of fabric, the opening further defined by one edge of an inner side of the inner layer of fabric and an inner side of the outer layer of fabric;
- an absorbent material inserted into the pocket through the opening disposed on the inner surface of the removeable crotch portion wherein the pocket is not accessible from the outer surface of the removeable crotch portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.