Absorbent article with single attachment means on each side of article
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Retail Services AG
InventorsFrank S. Glaug, Robert T. Cole, Pamela S. Peters
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent brief. The brief includes a back section having a pair of ears, each having a single fastening tape mounted thereon, and a front section having a pair of ears for releasable securement by the fastening tapes of the front section. The portions of the brief located between the ears are in the form of an opposed pair of central edges. The central edges are ergonomically contoured so that when the brief's ears are secured to each other the central edges and contiguous ears form respective high-cut leg openings for the wearer, with portions of the brief providing enhanced coverage of the wearer's buttocks.
Claims24
A protective underwear arranged to be worn by an adult person to trap and collect loose or liquid waste products of the person, said underwear having a front section, a back section and a central section, said front section having a front top edge and a pair of front side edges, said back section having a back top edge and a pair of back side edges, said front side edge and said back side edge being approximately equal in length, the width of said front section between said pair of front side edges being the approximately the same as the width of said back section between said pair of back side edges, said central section having a pair of central side edges and being located between said front and back sections, said back section including a pair of fastening members secured thereto, with one of said fastening members extending along one of said back side edges for most of the length of said one of said back side edges and also extending beyond said one of said back side edges and the other of said fastening members extending along the other of said back side edges for most of the length of said other of said back side edges and also extending beyond said other of said back side edges, each of central side edges having a first central edge region and a second central edge region, said first central edge region being of a concave arcuate shape, said second central edge region being of a generally S-shape having a concave portion and a convex portion, said first central edge regions being contiguous with respective ones of said front side edges, said convex portions of said second central edge regions being contiguous with respective ones of said first central edge regions and said concave portions of said second central edge regions being contiguous with respective ones of said rear side edges, said fastening members being arranged to be secured to respective portions of said front section to mount said underwear in place on the wearer, with said central section being located adjacent the wearer's crotch, whereupon each of said first central regions of said central side edges provide a high cut area contiguous with the front of the wearer's leg adjacent the wearer's crotch, said high cut area being located close to said top edges of said front and back sections and whereupon each of said convex portions of said second central edge regions provides substantial coverage of the wearer's buttocks.
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