Trouser and underpants system with an absorbent flap
OwnerKim M. Palmeninventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an incontinence apparatus for mitigating the wetting of garments due to involuntary urination in a human male including underpants including a waistband, a pair of leg openings; and a central opening size to allow penetration of a penis; and an absorbent flap positioned on the underpants and being selectively movable between a covering position and a supporting position. The covering position includes the flap being against the underpants and covering the central opening. The supporting position includes the flap having at least one portion secured to the underpants below the central opening with an absorbent flap remaining portion of the absorbent flap extending away from the underpants to be positioned below a penis extending through the opening.
Claims20
An incontinence apparatus for mitigating a wetting of garments due to involuntary urination in a human male comprising:
- (a) underpants including a waistband, a pair of leg openings;
- and a central opening to allow penetration of a penis;
- and
- (b) an absorbent flap positioned on the underpants and being selectively movable between a covering position and a supporting position;
- (i) the covering position including the absorbent flap being against the underpants and covering the central opening;
- and
- (ii) the supporting position including the absorbent flap having at least one underpants portion secured to the underpants below the central opening with an absorbent flap remaining portion of the absorbent flap extending away from the underpants to be positioned below the penis extending through the central opening.
A pair of trousers for mitigating a wetting of garments due to involuntary urination in a human comprising:
- (a) a trouser waistband;
- (b) a pair of trouser leg openings;
- and
- (c) a trouser central opening to allow penetration of an absorbent flap, wherein the trouser central opening is selectively movable between a trouser covering position and a trouser supporting position;
- (i) the trouser covering position including a trouser flap covering the trouser central opening;
- and
- (ii) the trouser supporting position including the trouser flap having at least one portion of the trouser flap secured to the pair of trousers below the trouser central opening with a trouser remaining portion of the trouser flap extending away from the pair of trousers to be positioned below the absorbent flap extending through the trouser central opening.
A method of preparing an incontinence apparatus comprising:
- (a) providing underpants worn by a human, including a waistband, a pair of leg openings, and central opening sized to accommodate a penis;
- and
- (b) removably attaching an absorbent flap to the underpants to selectively cover the central opening, while allowing the absorbent flap to be positioned to project outward from the underpants when the penis extends through the central opening.
An absorbent flap for use with an incontinence apparatus;
- the absorbent flap comprising:
- (a) a base material having an elongated shape and a perimeter edge;
- (b) a hook & loop fastener material secured to at least a portion of the perimeter edge;
- and
- (c) an absorbent core secured to the base material;
- wherein the absorbent flap is shaped and configured to removably cover an opening for a penis in underpants.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.