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US 6,782,557 B1Granted
Undergarment with a polymer coated fabric layer for protection against incontinence
AssigneeDribrief, Inc.
InventorRobert L. Feder
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Abstract
An undergarment that provides protection against mild to moderate incontinence by using a layer of hydrophilic fabric placed in an absorption region. The fabric most commonly used will be sheared terry cloth. The terry cloth is treated with a strongly hydrophobic polymer material to form a chemical barrier so that moisture will not readily pass through the cloth. This absorptive panel is then simply sewn into conventional undergarments.
Claims7
A protective undergarment comprising:
- a hydrophilic absorbing fabric panel sewn into an interior of material constituting a body of an undergarment at a frontal location of said undergarment, and
- a hydrophobic barrier layer between said fabric panel and said material constituting said body of said undergarment;
- such that
- said protective undergarment provides protection against incontinence for a wearer with a minimal number of layers of fabric;
- wherein
- said hydrophobic barrier layer is a chemical treatment applied to said fabric panel.
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