Male incontinence guard, kit, and method
AssigneeEssity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
InventorsMaria Swedberg, Anders Silfverstrand
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Abstract
A male incontinence guard including a fluid-impermeable backsheet, a fluid-permeable topsheet, and an absorbent body arranged between said backsheet and said topsheet is disclosed. The guard includes first and second fold lines along which side regions of the article can be folded to cover at least a portion of the absorbent surface of the article. Additional fold lines may be provided to facilitate folding of a lower end region over the first and second side regions. Fastening material is provided to secure the article in the folded configuration. Also, an associated method of manufacturing and a kit comprising an incontinence guard.
Claims40
A male incontinence guard comprising a fluid-impermeable backsheet, a fluid-permeable topsheet forming a body-facing surface of the guard, and an absorbent body arranged between said backsheet and said topsheet, said guard having a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis and a transverse extension along a transverse axis, said transverse axis dividing said guard into an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion having a greater maximum extension in a transverse direction parallel to transverse axis than the maximum extension of the lower portion in the transverse direction;
- wherein the guard is divided into a first side region, a second side region, and a central region located between said first and second side regions in the transverse direction, wherein a first fold line is provided between the first side region and the central region and a second fold line is provided between the central region and the second side region, wherein the first side region is configured to be folded along the first fold line over the central region;
- wherein the second side region is configured to be folded along the second fold line over the central region such that the first side region at least partially overlaps the second side region to form a first overlap region,
- wherein at least one of the first and second side regions, in the upper portion of the guard, comprises a fastening material on the backsheet of the incontinence guard,
- wherein the fastening material is a hook patch, a region of hooks integrally provided in the backsheet, or an adhesive,
- wherein the fastening material is at least partially disposed in the first overlap region,
- wherein a first distance D1 is defined between an outermost edge of the first side region and the first fold line;
- a second distance D2 is defined between an outermost edge of the second side region and the second fold line;
- a third distance D3 is defined between the first and second fold lines, and D1 +D2 >D3, where D1, D2, and D3 are measured in the transverse direction and together form a straight line, and
- wherein the fastening material on the backsheet of the incontinence guard is configured to fasten the guard to an inside of an undergarment during use.
A method for manufacturing a male incontinence guard, having a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis and a transverse extension along a transverse axis, said transverse axis dividing said guard into an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion having a greater maximum extension in a transverse direction, which extends in a direction parallel to the transverse axis, than the maximum extension of the lower portion in the transverse direction, said method comprising:
- providing a fluid-impermeable backsheet;
- providing a fluid-permeable topsheet;
- providing an absorbent body arranged between said backsheet and said topsheet;
- wherein said first and second fold lines divide the guard into a first side region, a second side region and a central region, wherein the first fold line is defined between the first side region and the central region and the second fold line is defined between the central region and the second side region, and wherein the first side region is configured to be folded along the first fold line over the central region,
- wherein the second side region is configured to be folded along the second fold line over the central region such that the first side region at least partially overlaps the second side region to form a first overlap region,
- wherein a first distance D1 is defined between an outermost edge of the first side region and the first fold line;
- a second distance D2 is defined between an outermost edge of the second side region and the second fold line;
- a third distance D3 is defined between the first and second fold lines, and D1 +D2 >D3, where D1, D2, and D3 are measured in the transverse direction and together form a straight line, and
- providing a fastening material on a garment-facing side of incontinence guard in at least one of the first and second regions, wherein the fastening material is disposed at least partially in the first overlap region,
- wherein the fastening material on the garment-facing side of the guard is provided on the upper portion of the guard,
- wherein the fastening material is a hook patch, a region of hooks integrally provided in the backsheet, or an adhesive, and
- wherein the fastening material on the garment-facing side of the guard is configured to fasten the guard to an inside of an undergarment during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.