Disposable panty for menstrual wear

A lightweight, disposable, woman's protective menstrual panty for operatively receiving and positioning a feminine napkin comprising:

• a top portion of said protective panty including a lightweight, mesh-like disposable material means which operably extends downward from the waistband portion of the panty;
• a bottom portion of said panty including a relatively thick inner layer of disposable absorbent material extending at least one half of the way up the panty toward said waist portion;
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• means for operatively disposing said feminine napkin in the crotch area of said bottom inner layer for operatively positioning same, said disposing means including an elongated depression in said thick inner layer of disposable absorbent material, said elongated depression being dimensioned for receiving said feminine napkin therein for positioning said napkin during use.

A lightweight, disposable, woman's protective menstrual panty for operatively receiving and positioning a feminine napkin comprising:

• a top portion of said protective panty including a lightweight, mesh-like disposable material means which operably extends downward from the waistband portion of the panty;
• a bottom portion of said panty including a relatively thick inner layer of disposable absorbent material extending at least one half of the way up the panty toward said waist portion;
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• means for operatively disposing said feminine napkin in the crotch area of said bottom inner layer for operatively positioning same, said relatively thick inner layer of disposable absorbent material includes said disposing means for forming an elongated indentation portion of relatively thin absorbent material extending centrally through the crotch area of said panty and at least partially up the front and back portions thereof, said indentation-forming portion being dimensioned to operably receive a feminine napkin for positioning same during use, said indentation-forming thick inner layer of disposable absorbent material which surrounds said elongated indentation being operably disposed between the longitudinal sides of said indentation portion and the leg portion of said panty, and being operably disposed around the front and back end portions of said indentation portion so as to define a substantially hollow indentation portion extending centrally through the crotch area of the panties and up the front and back thereof a predetermined portion depending upon the length of commercially available feminine napkins and the like.

A protective women's panty for removeably carrying a feminine napkin comprising:

• a relatively thin, lightweight, disposable, biodegradable, mesh-like outer panty shell disposed in the shape of a woman's panty;
• a relatively thick inner layer of absorbent material operably disposed about the inner surface of said outer panty shell proximate at least the lower half of said panty;
• means for forming an elongated, feminine napkin-shaped depression in said relatively thick inner layer of absorbent material along the center of the crotch area and extending longitudinally up the front and rear portion of the panties, said depression being formed by said layer of relatively thick, absorbent, material surrounding said feminine napkin-shaped depression between the longitudinal sides of the feminine napkin-shaped depression and the leg bands of the panty and around the front and rear portions of the feminine napkin-shaped depression to define same;
• said feminine napkin-shaped depression including means for operatively positioning a feminine napkin therein during use and providing for easy removal thereafter, at least said used feminine napkin being removed from said depression and discarded after use but usually, particularly after a heavy discharge or the like, the entire absorbent protective panty including the used feminine napkin would be discarded at one time.

A lightweight, absorbent, panty-liner adapted to be operatively disposed within a women's conventional panty, a menstrual panty, a thin outer shell-like panty-shaped layer and the like, said panty-liner comprising:

• a relatively thick disposable layer of absorbent material shaped like at least the bottom half of a conventional panty;
• depression means operably disposed proximate the longitudinal crotch axis in said layer of absorbent material, said depression means including an elongated feminine napkin-shaped indentation whose width is symmetrically disposed on said axis between the panty leg openings and the long edges of said indentation and extend longitudinally along the axis at least one third of the way up from the front and back portions for absorbing substantially all seapage, leaks and discharge moisture escaping from the pad to prevent soiled garments, stains, embarrassment and the like;
• said elongated napkin-shaped indentation operatively receiving said feminine napkin therein for positioning same proximate the vaginal area of the user;
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• said layer of absorbent material being operably disposed within the bottom portion of said panty, panty-shaped shell, and the like for converting same into an absorbent menstrual panty.