Men's undergarment and disposable liner for same
OwnerWarren G. Fisherinventor
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Abstract
A men's undergarment is disclosed. The undergarment includes a brief having front and rear sections, a crotch section interconnecting the front and rear sections and a pair of leg openings on respective sides of the crotch section. The front section and the crotch section include a relatively non-elastic region formed therein. An absorbent liner is provided for temporarily engaging inside surfaces of the front section and the crotch section. A pocket element is formed on the inside surface of the front section for releasably holding the liner generally in place when the front section is raised and lowered.
Claims12
A men's undergarment for managing urinary leakage, said undergarment comprising:
- a men's brief having front and rear sections, a crotch section interconnecting said front and rear sections and a pair of leg openings on respective sides of said crotch section, said crotch section being further defined in its entirety by a part of said brief disposed between the wearer's thighs;
- said front section including an elastic fabric and a non-elastic region defined by an elongate, generally straight, non-elastic element that is secured to an inside surface of said elastic fabric and is located in said front section of said brief exclusively, entirely outside of said crotch section;
- means for releasably holding an absorbent liner in temporary engagement with said non-elastic element, said means comprising;
- a pocket element attached to an inside surface of said front section of said brief above said leg openings and being disposed across said non-elastic region;
- said pocket element having an opening that generally faces said crotch section;
- said absorbent liner element directly and temporarily engaging said non-elastic region and having a portion that is removably received by said pocket elements for holding said liner generally in place when said front section is raised and lowered.
A men's undergarment for managing urinary leakage, said undergarment comprising:
- a men's brief having front and rear sections, a crotch section interconnecting said front and rear sections and a pair of leg openings on respective sides of said crotch section, said crotch section being further defined in its entirety by a part of said brief disposed between the wearer's thigh, said front section including an elastic fabric and a non-elastic region defined by an elongate, generally straight, non-elastic element that is secured to an inside surface of said elastic fabric and is located in said front section of said brief exclusively, entirely outside of said crotch section;
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- means connected to an inside surface of said front section above said leg openings and being disposed across said non-elastic element for releasably holding an absorbent liner in direct temporary engagement with said non-elastic region.
A replaceable liner in combination with a men's undergarment, said undergarment including a brief that has front and rear sections, a crotch section interconnecting the front and rear sections, a pair of leg openings on respective sides of the crotch section, said crotch section being further defined in its entirety by a part of said brief disposed between the wearer's thighs, a generally straight, non-elastic region formed in its entirety in the front section, outside of said crotch section, and a pocket element attached to an inside surface of the front section above the leg openings and being disposed across the non-elastic region and having an opening that generally faces the crotch section, the liner comprising:
- an absorbent first section provisionally engaging an inside surface of said crotch section;
- an absorbent section portion that is removably received by said pocket element for holding said liner generally in place when said front section of men's brief is raised and lowered;
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- adhesive means carried by a bottom surface of said liner for temporarily adhering said liner to said inside surfaces of said front and crotch sections of said men's brief.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.