Detachable two piece absorbent garment
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsWilliam P. Gipson, Michael W. Mason, Thomas A. Hensler
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Abstract
A two piece garment for collecting bodily discharges is disclosed. The garment has a belt and a disposable assembly which are detachable and reattachable. The belt is intended to be reused, while the disposable assembly is intended to be discarded when soiled. The two components are attached to one another by hook and loop type fastening material, providing for adjustment to fit a wide range of wearer sizes.
Claims18
A garment having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal centerline, said garment comprising:
- a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto, said belt comprising receiving material and at least one patch of complementary hook type material adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material;
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- a disposable assembly comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet, and two outwardly facing patches of complementary hook type material on said backsheet, one said patch being in the front portion of said garment and one said patch being in the rear portion of said garment, said patches being adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material of said belt, said belt and said disposable assembly being detachable from each other.
A garment having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal centerline, said garment comprising:
- a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto, said belt comprising receiving material and at least one patch of complementary hook type material adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material;
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- a disposable assembly comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet, two longitudinally oriented flaps overlaying said topsheet, and an outwardly facing patch of complementary hook type material disposed on each of said flaps and adapted to be refastenably attached to said receiving material of said belt, said belt and said disposable assembly being detachable from each other.
A method of applying an absorbent garment to a wearer, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto;
- providing a disposable assembly having a front waist margin and a rear waist margin;
- attaching said rear waist margin of said disposable assembly to the first face of said belt;
- encircling the waist of the wearer with said belt with the disposable assembly behind the wearer and downwardly oriented;
- attaching at least one end of said belt to any intermediate portion of said belt;
- drawing the disposable assembly between the legs of the wearer;
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- attaching the front waist margin of said disposable assembly to the second face of said belt.
A garment having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal centerline, said garment comprising:
- a belt having a first face and a second face opposed thereto;
- a disposable assembly comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, an absorbent core intermediate said topsheet and said backsheet;
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- at least two patches of adhesive joined to one of said belt and said disposable assembly, the other of said belt and said disposable assembly having a surface complementary to said adhesive patches, said adhesive and said complementary surface being adapted to permit attachment of said disposable assembly to said belt when said belt is encircled about the waist of a wearer, said belt and said disposable assembly being detachable from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.