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US 2014/0200541 A1Published application
Sanitary product
AssigneeCalla Lily Personal Care Ltd
Inventor(Alex) Yu Sing Hooi
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AssigneeCalla Lily Personal Care Ltd
Inventor(Alex) Yu Sing Hooi
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This invention relates to a sanitary product for use by women for the absorption of menstrual fluid and such like. The product comprises a plug and a pad joined by a sheath. The plug is substantially cylindrical so that is fits comfortably in a vaginal cavity. The pad remains outside the vaginal cavity, but has an absorbent layer on an inward side proximal to the plug and a liquid impermeable layer on an outward side. In use, a wearer can insert a finger into the sheath from the outward side of the pad assist with insertion of the plug into the vaginal cavity. A string is provided that extends inside the sheath from the outward end of the plug to aid removal of the product. A line of weakness extends along the major axis of the pad, about which the pad is disposed to fold in use. This encourages the pad to fold around the plug to accommodate the plug during removal of the product, thus improving hygiene.
A sanitary product for insertion into a human vagina, the product comprising an internally worn absorbent plug and an externally worn absorbent pad, wherein the pad has a line of weakness about which it is disposed to fold in use.
The sanitary product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pad has two or more lines of weakness about which it is disposed to fold.
The sanitary product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the line(s) of weakness is/are (a) line(s) of compression of the pad.
The sanitary product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the plug and pad are joined to one another by a sheath that opens through the pad such that a wearer's finger can be received in the sheath to assist insertion.
The sanitary product of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a cord attached to the plug to assist removal of the plug from the vagina.
The sanitary product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the plug is substantially 4 cm in length or less and 2 cm in diameter or less.
The sanitary product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the plug is substantially 3.5 cm in length or less and 1.5 cm in diameter or less.
The sanitary product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the plug is substantially 3.5 cm in length and 1.5 cm in diameter.
The sanitary product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pad has the shape of a fiat ellipse with one end wider than the other.
The sanitary product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pad is substantially 6.5 cm long and 5.5 cm wide.
The sanitary product of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pad is substantially 0.5 cm thick.
A sanitary product substantially as described with reference to any of the accompanying drawings.
A method of manufacturing a sanitary product substantially as described with reference to any of the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.