US 2025/0049618 A1 · ABSORBENT PAD FOR A GARMENT

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to an absorbent pad for use in a garment. The absorbent pad includes: a liquid impermeable barrier layer; a functional layer attached to the barrier layer, the functional layer comprising a liquid absorbent component; a liquid impermeable peripheral sealing element bonded to peripheries of the functional layer and barrier layer; and a peripheral attaching element having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion bonded to the peripheral sealing element. The second portion of the peripheral attaching element is detached from the peripheral sealing element and is arranged to be attached to a fabric body of the garment, thereby attaching the absorbent pad to the garment.

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Dependent claims

A washable and reusable undergarment, comprising:

a fabric body having a waist opening and a pair of leg openings defining a crotch area therebetween;
and
an absorbent pad comprising:
a wearer facing top layer,
a barrier layer, and
one or more intermediate layers disposed between the top layer and the barrier layer,
wherein the absorbent pad is attached to the fabric body in at least part of the crotch area using stitching and/or one or more bonding means.

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An absorbent garment comprising:

a fabric body including a crotch area having left and right lateral edges configured to partially define respective left and right leg openings of the garment;
a layer of absorbent material sized and shaped to fit on the crotch area and having left and right lateral edges configured to extend alongside the respective left and right lateral edges of the crotch area;
left and right elastic attaching elements having folds around and attached along the respective left and right lateral edges of the layer of absorbent material;
and
a layer of leak-proof material sized and shaped to fit on the crotch area and having left and right lateral edges configured to extend alongside the respective left and right lateral edges of the crotch area;
wherein the left and right lateral edges of the layer of leak-proof material are bonded to the folds of the respective left and right attaching elements;
and
wherein the left and right elastic attaching elements are attached to the respective left and right lateral edges of the crotch area to couple the layer of absorbent material and the layer of leak-proof material to an inside face of the fabric body such that the layer of leak-proof material is sandwiched between the layer of absorbent material and the fabric body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/929,002Filed 28 Oct 2024

Priority

GB 1911052.72 Aug 2019

Published

13 Feb 2025

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification20 codes

A61F 13/8405
Accessories, not otherwise provided for, for absorbent pads: additives, e.g. for odour, disinfectant or pH control
A41B 9/12
Undergarments: protective undergarments
A41D 31/10
Characterised by special function or use: impermeable to liquids, e.g. waterproof; Liquid-repellent
A41D 31/125
Hygroscopic; Water retaining: moisture handling or wicking function through layered materials

Absorbent pad for a garment

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Absorbent pad for a garment

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Abstract

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