# US 5,702,379 A · Disposable sanitary articles

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- Number: US 5,702,379 A
- Document ID: US5702379A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/414,655
- Filed: 1995-03-30
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1992-10-22
- Inventors: Shoshana Preiss
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5702379A

## CPC

- A61F 13/49017: {the elastic means being located at the crotch region}
- A61F 13/551: Packaging before or after use {(general packaging of absorbent pads B65D85/00)}
- A61F 13/84: Accessories, not otherwise provided for, for absorbent pads
- A61F 2013/8402: {including disposal means (A61F13/5512, A61F13/5515, A61F13/5517, A61F13/5518 take precedence)}
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

## Abstract

A disposable sanitary article including a first member of an absorbent material, a second member of impervious material releasably attached to the first member, and at least one third member of impervious material enclosed by the second member. The second member is in the form of a bag. The third member sealingly encloses a cleaning item. The third member is either encompassed by an exterior surface or interior surface of the second member, or formed integrally with the second member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A disposable sanitary article comprising:
a first member comprising a pad of absorbent material;
a second member of an impervious material in a form of a bag having an internal surface and an external surface;
releasable attachment means for releasably attaching said first member to said external surface of said bag, said bag being detachable from said first member so as to receive therewithin a soiled first member of a previously used like disposable sanitary article;
a cleaning item;
a third member of an impervious material which sealingly encloses said cleaning item, said third member being enclosed by said second member; and
frangible attachment means comprising tearable perforations formed between said second member and said third member, said frangible attachment means for attaching said third member integrally to said second member such as to be unitary therewith but frangibly separable therefrom by breaking said tearable perforations of said frangible attachment means.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The disposable sanitary article according to claim 1, wherein said third member is wrapped up in said second member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The disposable sanitary article according to claim 1, wherein said third member is disposed inside said bag.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The disposable sanitary article according to claim 1, wherein said pad of the first member has an outer layer of impervious material, and said releasable attachment means comprises a releasable adhesive between said outer layer and said second member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The disposable sanitary article according to claim 4, wherein said bag is folded up in a form of a rectangle and said releasable adhesive is a quick-release contact adhesive.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The disposable sanitary article according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning item is selected from the group consisting of: a cleaning cloth moistened with a volatile cleaning fluid, a dry cloth, talcum powder, a cleansing preparation, and an applicator for a cleansing preparation.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The disposable sanitary article according to claim 1 comprising a plurality of cleaning items and a plurality of said third members, each of said third members containing a cleaning item which is different than another of said plurality of cleaning items.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The disposable sanitary article according to claim 7, wherein said plurality of cleaning items is selected, without duplication, from the group consisting of: a cleaning cloth moistened with a volatile cleaning fluid, a dry cloth, talcum powder, a cleansing preparation, and an applicator for a cleansing preparation.