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US 2023/0338206 A1Published application
Incontinence and menstrual apparel
AssigneeThe Period Company
InventorsKarla Welch, Jennifer Terry
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Abstract
Disclosed are apparel designed for use during menstrual cycle, incontinence or when involuntary discharge of bodily fluids is expected. Various styles of absorbent undergarments with various layering and structures therein are disclosed. In one embodiment, the disclosed absorbent undergarments include one or more absorbent liners. The absorbent liners can have one or more hydrophilic layers and one or more breathable, waterproof layers in the crotch region of the undergarments.
Claims21
An undergarment comprising:
- a waist opening;
- first and second leg openings;
- a main body portion made of a main body fabric, the main body portion comprising a crotch portion, wherein the crotch portion comprises portions of the first and second leg openings;
- the crotch portion further comprising an absorbent liner, the absorbent liner comprising:
- a top layer;
- one or more intermediate hydrophilic layers;
- a breathable and waterproof layer;
- a self-fabric layer made of the main body fabric.
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An absorbent undergarment, comprising:
- a waist opening;
- first and second leg openings;
- a main body fabric extending to all regions of the absorbent undergarment and comprising a bottom layer of the absorbent undergarment, wherein the bottom layer comprises the outside surfaces of the absorbent undergarment;
- and
- an absorbent liner in a crotch region of the absorbent undergarment, the absorbent liner comprising:
- a top layer;
- one or more intermediate hydrophilic layers;
- a breathable, waterproof layer;
- and
- the bottom layer,
- wherein the top and bottom layers envelope the one or more hydrophilic layers and the breathable, waterproof layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.