Thong-shaped holder for use with absorbent article
AssigneeRusl, LLC
InventorJerry Edward Carstens
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Abstract
A thong-shaped holder for holding an article, such as an absorbent article, in close bodily contact in the pudendal region of the wearer. The holder comprises a front region, a crotch region having a specified Crotch Holding Force, and a rear region. The crotch region of the holder typically is elastically extensible in both the longitudinal and lateral directions. The holder provides an upward holding force against the article in the crotch region to hold the article in close bodily contact. A system comprising the thong-shaped holder and an article for use therewith, and a method for holding such an article in close bodily contact by wearing the holder, is also disclosed.
Claims30
A thong-shaped holder for holding an article in close bodily contact in the pudendal region, said holder having a longitudinal centerline defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral centerline defining a lateral direction, said holder comprising:
- a) a front region;
- b) a crotch region attached to the front region, said crotch region comprising elastic knit material suitable for use in an undergarment, said crotch region having high stretch in both the lateral and longitudinal directions as measured by having a Crotch Holding Force CHF-4.0 of greater than 0.1 kgf and a Crotch Holding Force CHF-5.5 of less than 1.0 kgf;
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- c) a rear region attached to the front and crotch regions and cooperating with the front region to provide an adjustable waistband.
A thong-shaped holder for holding an article in close bodily contact in the pudendal region, said holder having a longitudinal centerline defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral centerline defining a lateral direction, said holder comprising:
- a) a front region;
- b) a crotch region attached to the front region, said crotch region comprising elastic knit material suitable for use in an undergarment, said crotch region having high stretch in both the lateral and longitudinal directions as measured by having a Crotch Holding Force CHF-4.0 of greater than 0.1 kgf and a Crotch Holding Force CHF-2.0 of less than 1.0 kgf;
- c) a rear region attached to the front and crotch regions and cooperating with the front region to provide an adjustable waistband;
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- d) side elastics in the crotch region, said side elastics having an Elastic Holding Force EHF 4.5 of less than 0.8 kgf.
A thong-shaped holder for holding an article in close bodily contact in the pudendal region, said holder having a longitudinal centerline defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral centerline defining a lateral direction, said holder comprising:
- a) a front region;
- b) a crotch region attached to the front region, said crotch region comprising elastic knit material suitable for use in an undergarment, said crotch region having high stretch in both the lateral and longitudinal directions as measured by having a Crotch Holding Force CHF-4.0 of greater than 0.1 kgf and a Crotch Holding Force CHF-5.5 of less than 1.0 kgf;
- c) a rear region attached to the front and crotch regions and cooperating with the front region to provide an adjustable waistband;
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- d) side elastics in the crotch region, said side elastics having an Elastic Holding Force EHF 4.5 of less than 0.8 kgf.
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