Protective undergarment using improved hook and loop fasteners
AssigneeTailored Technologies, Inc.
InventorFrederica V. Coates
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Abstract
A protective undergarment includes a sling that is suspended from an outer shell. The sling forms a pocket in which a reusable or disposable absorbent pad can be positioned. The sling has arcuate, stitched end edges at both the front and the rear of the sling. The garment thus fits better will less chance that portions of the sling at opposite ends of the pocket will be exposed to moisture. The sling can also be attached to and detached from the garment by using hook and loop fasteners that can be partially covered so that abrasive corners are not exposed. The same overlying layers can be used on tabs for securing the protective undergarment around the waist.
Claims6
A reusable protective undergarment comprising:
- an outer member conforming to the waist and groin of a wearer;
- a pocket member removably attached to the outer member;
- an absorbent pad insertable into and removable from the pocket member;
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- complementary hook and loop fasteners, removably attaching the pocket member to the outer member, arranged on a backside of the pocket member to attach corners of the pocket member to the outer member, each hook fastener including a rectangular hook fastener strip having abrasive sides and corners, the hook fastener strip being stitched to a fabric member, wherein dart stitches comprising overlapping portions of the fabric member are formed on opposite sides of the hook fastener strip so that the overlapping portions cover four corners of the hook fastener strip so that no abrasive corner of the hook fastener strip is exposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.