Disposable undergarment for management of body wastes
AssigneeUni-Charm Corporation
InventorsYoshitaka Mishima, Takamitsu Igaue
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Abstract
A disposable undergarment for management of body wastes includes a flat bag having an upper sheet provided with a hole and a guide means for body wastes formed around the hole. The guide means includes an elastically stretchable and flexible guide tube and a flange formed around an upper opening of the guide tube. The flange is applied on its upper surface with pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Claims22
A disposable undergarment for management of body wastes, said undergarment comprising:
- a flat bag including an upper sheet having a hole formed therein, and a lower sheet;
- a guiding element formed on said upper sheet for guiding body wastes of a wearer into said bag, said guiding clement comprising
- a flexible, tubular portion which extends in an upward direction from a periphery of the hole formed in said upper sheet, and is elastically stretchable in said upward direction, and
- a flange formed around an upper opening of said tubular portion;
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- a pressure-sensitive adhesive provided on an upper surface of said flange for detachable attachment of the guiding element to the wearer's skin;
- wherein, said upper sheet is liquid-pervious and said lower sheet is liquid-impervious.
A disposable undergarment for management of body wastes, said undergarment comprising:
- a flat bag including an upper sheet having a hole formed therein, and a lower sheet;
- a guiding element formed on said upper sheet for guiding body wastes of a wearer into said bag, said guiding element comprising
- a flexible, tubular portion which extends in an upward direction from a periphery of the hole formed in said upper sheet, and is elastically stretchable in said upward direction, and
- a flange formed around an upper opening of said tubular portion;
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- a first pressure-sensitive adhesive provided on an upper surface of said flange for detachable attachment of the guiding element to the wearer's skin;
- wherein said bag is provided on a lower surface of said lower sheet with a second pressure-sensitive adhesive or a mechanical fastener.
A disposable human waste management bag, comprising
- a wearer facing sheet and a garment facing sheet opposed thereto, the wearer facing sheet having an aperture and being liquid-pervious, the garment facing sheet being liquid-impervious;
- a tubular conduit extending from the aperture of the wearer facing sheet in a direction away from the garment facing sheet;
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- an adhesive coated flange provided on top of said tubular conduit for detachable attachment of the bag to a wearer's skin.
A disposable human waste management bag, comprising
- a wearer facing surface and a garment facing surface opposed thereto, the wearer facing surface having an aperture;
- a tubular conduit extending from the aperture of the wearer facing surface in a direction away from the garment facing surface;
- an adhesive coated flange provided on top of said tubular conduit for detachable attachment of the bag to a wearer's skin;
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- a fastener provided on the garment facing surface and adapted to attach the bag to a cover garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.