CA2221209A1

CA2221209A1 - Sanitary pants with pants component and absorbent pad

Info

Publication number: CA2221209A1
Application number: CA002221209A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Rita Riehl
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1995-05-16
Filing date: 1996-05-15
Publication date: 1996-11-21
Also published as: WO1996036305A1; DE29508007U1; DE59606094D1; TR199701365T1; AU5809296A; ATE197242T1; EP0830122B1; EP0830122A1

Abstract

The invention relates to sanitary pants consisting of a pants component (5) and an absorbent pad (4), with a central section (1), two lateral leg sections (2) and two covering regions (3), in which the absorbent pad (4) can be inserted into depressions between the covering regions (3) and the central section (1) to provide a releasable connection to the pants component (5) and in which, for the lateral securing of absorbent pads (4) of different sizes, there are securing components (9) which provide a releasable connection between the covering regions (3) on the one hand and the central section (1) and/or the leg sections (2) on the other.

Description

WO 96/36~05 PCT/DE96Joo~54 Sanitary PantJ wlth ~antfi Component and ~bsorbQnt Pad The invention c~ncerA~ 6anitary pants with a pants component aAd a~
ab~orbent pad with the additional features of the prea~ble of the patent claim.

As prior art, textile sanltary pants are known that are formed with or witho~t removable absorbent pads for lnfant~, small chlldren, incontinent -persons of any age, as well a~, for example, women for menstrual hygiene. Sani~ary pants of this sort are known only ln the form o~ non-reusable pa~ts, w~ich must be viewed as di~advantageous with respect to both economy and ecology.

Further~ore, as an al~ernative to the non-reu5able prodùcts, reusable sanitary panes are known. Here one discerns models with absorbent pads that are permanen~ly fastened or sewn in, which has the dlsadvantage that the entire pants together with the absorbent pad m~st be washed and drled, which involves considerable drying time, particularly in the cooler Yeasons or in the winter. BGyond that, a complete and thorough drying-out of such reusable panes ls not ensu~ed, so that in the long run mildew, mold, ar fungus form~tion can occur, and therewith hygienically u~desirable concomitant effects can appear.

other reusable pant posses3 ~bsorbcnt elements that are detachable f~om the outer pan~, whlch olem~ntc can bQ wa~hed separatelyl however, due to their solid form, these elements have a relatively great thickness, so that once again the problem of complete, thorough drying and long-term hygienic consistency ~appears].

Sub~tlt~t~ P~g~

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The hitherto con~entional sanitary p~nts are in atdition a~ailable o~ly in a few ~tandardized type~, which in cheir manner o~ c~ are not adapted indi~idually or approximacely to the body shape of the wearer. The employed reusable aanlcary pan~8 are thus ~r~que~ly uncomforta~le ~o wear~

From EP 0 430 443 comes a ~ygiene a~t~cle that ~ho~ at least one 6~0ngly absorbent pad, which ls detac~ably connected to the hygiene ar~icle In US 4 995 880 an ab~orbent pad provlded wlth op~ning6 i6 described, which pad ca~ ~e ~rought ineo -~anitary pant~ for fixin~ by mean~ of fas~ening ele~ent~ that gra~p through.

The invention is based on ~he task o~ o~fering sanitary pan~Y ~aC
mak~ possib}e a fixing o~ dif~erently cu~ ~nd rolded absorbent pads.

~he task i~ accomplished through the charac~eri~ing part of patent claim 1. Ad~7an~ageous implementation ~o~ o~ the ~ nver~tion ~e realized through dependent c~aims 2 - 17.

AL~R~D PAG~

.h~ hithc -to CC~ ,or~l 8 ~ ~cs 9-0 i.n ~dd ~ n av~ e only ~n a few standardi2ed types, which ln their manner o ~ ar~
not adapted individually or approximately to ~he bod ~ pe of the wearer. The em~loyed reusable ~ani~ary pants ~ th~ frequently uncomfortable to wear.

Now, t~e invension i9 based ~ he task of O~r~ring reu~able ~anitary pant~ that have ~ gh comror~ when worn and ~leo ful~ill high hygienic requi ~ s after many waQhin~s and drying~

The ~ask ~ ccomplished through the ~haracterizing part of patent c ~ . Adv~ncageou~ implemen~zcion forms of the inveneion ~re r.~;71 i 7~h th~r~ h flPr~n~lPnl- r~ mc ~ _ 17 The proposed ~anitary pants show a pants component that con~ ts of a cen~ral section, two identic~l lateral le~ sections, and ~o co~erin~
regions, whereby all of these p~nts components are ~oined ~ogether through keing 3titched up, glued together, welded together, or by some other technology. In ~hia way ~he proposed sanit4ry pan~a have a multi-~ectional co~s~ruction that can be indlvidually ~dapted to the ~nacomlc~l condi~ion~ of lnrants, a~ll ch~ldren, or ad~l~s throu~h a p~ticular ~ccom~odaeion of the cent~l section to che le~
section or the covering region.

sy virtue of the "~odula~" cons~ruction, the collective cut-shape of the propo~ed sanitAry pants can be individuaily and ~imply dete~i.ned through separace a~teration~. Located between the coV~ing regions and the central seceion are depressione into wh~ch a removable abs~rbent pad c~n be put, ~hen in che put-in qeate the ab~orbent pad con~ributea co a sta~ilizing of the pants ~omponent o~ the s~nitary panta.

AL~2LD P~G~

W0 96/36305 ~C~D~96/00854 Absorbent pads of dif~erent measurements can ~e put into the proposed sanitary pants, which pads can be secured by fastenlng elemencs for protection against slipping By ~an~ of these ~a~tenlng elements, a detachable connection between t~e covering region~ and the central section as well as, if necessary, the leg sections of the sanitary pants can be produced, whereby the ab~orbent pad put $n between covering region and central section or leg section, as the case may be, i9 taken up so a~ to be secure agains~ slipping.

Advantageously, Velcro~ fn~tener6, hooklet faJtener~, or snap fasteners are used as fastening element~, whereby dif~erent factening principles can be applied by sectors in a single pair of ~anitary pants. Thus, for example, in regione of low stress and frequent detaching a Velcro~ fastener can be used, while at other spots a rugged hooklet fastener of greater load-bearin~ capaclty can find application.

Advantageou~ly, the respective fa~tening elements are formed of two parts, and one part is attached to the covering region while the other part is attached to a corresponding opposite spot on the central section or the leg section, as the case may be. In a separate production of the individual material regions of the proposed hy~ienic pants, the respective fastening elements can be directly incorporated.

Advantageously, the ab~or~ent pad that can be put ln is formed QO
that it can ~e folded open, and is pu~ into the pants component of the sanitary pants after lt ha~ bee~ folded several times. During washing the absorbent pad 1s pulled out of the depre8sions in the pants component and unfolded, and, by vircue of its small overall thickness, can thus be advan~ageously washed and comple~ely and thorougly dried. For a better accommodation of the absorbent pad to the anatomical form of the wearer, a longer cut guide i~
advantageously used in the back region of the wearer.

wO 96~36305 ~CT/D~96/0085 Through application of a moisture-impedlng fleece layer, the moisture-absorbing and -shielding effect of the absorbent pad is additionally increased.

For further improvement of the wearing comfort, incorporaeed into different elements of the sanitary pants - e.g. the le~ sections, the covering regions, or the central ~ection - are elastic elements that completely adapt the shape of the sanitary pants to the anatomy of ~he wearer when worn. Rubber cords, ~or example, can be used as such elastic elements.

For fastening the proposed sanitary pants, the pants component b~longing thereco advant~geou~ly poqse~qes at lea~t two ~astening elements corresponding to each other, which can be formed as Velcro-fasteners, for example.

The de~cri~ed multi-sectional construction of the proposed sanitary pan~s permits ~he forming of lndividual element6 - e.g. only ehe central section or only the leg section6 - o~t of special materials, particularly, tor example, moi9ture-proof material or 8ynthetic materi~l that breathes well, and thus permits the sanitary pants to fulfill especially well certain requirements placed upon them.

In general it can be of ad~antage to form the entire s~nltary pants, thus the collective pants component aY well a~ the absorbent pad, out of macerial that is suitable for boiling. A particularly natural feel during wearing comes about when natural textiles are used, such as cotton or viscose, for example.

~he invention is explained in more detail with the aid of the implementation examples in the drawn figures They ~how:

Fig. 1: a general view of the proposed sanitary pants without absorbent pad, in the opened-up ~tate.

WO 96~36305 PCTfDE96/00854 Fig 2: a general view of the absorbent pad in the opened-up gtc~te .
~i~. 3: a general view of the proposed sanitary pants with absorbent pads put in, ln the opened-up state.

Fig. 4 a sectional view A-A according to Fig 3.

Re~erence i9 made first to Fig. 1. The depicted pants component 5 shows a central section 1, to which on the left and right (identical) leg sections 2 are joined. Attached at the upper and lower end regions to the two leg sections 2 joined together by, for example, stitching, as well as to the central section 1, are covering regions 3, which, for example, are li~ewise attached by stitching. By this mean~ there exist dep e~sions 8 between the coverlng reglons 3 and ~he two l~g secticns 2 as well as the central Rection 1, inco which depressions, for example, the absorbent pad 4 ~not represented in Fig. 1) can be placed.

For better anatomical adaptation to the body Of the wearer, the pants component 5 is provided with el~stic elements 6 in the covering regions 3 as well a~ in the leg sections 2.

For fastening the upper and lower ends of the pants component 5, in each case correspondlng ~astening elements 7 (for example Velcro~
fasteners) are attached at the upper and lower ends.

~ e re~ion of the depressions 8, corresponding fastening elements g or 9~ are a~sched to the covcring regions 3 as well as to ~he leg sections 2 and the central section 1, by means of which fasteni~g elements a detachable connection can ~e produced between the covering reglon 3 and the leg sections 2 a9 well as the central section 1.

CA 0222l209 l997-ll-l4 N0 96~36305 PC~/DE96~0085 In Fig. l the fastenlng elements 9 are formed as snaps and the f~stening ele~ent~ 9' a~ Velcro~ fasteners Fig. 2 shows the absorbent pad 4 in a separate representation and ln the unfolded state. It ls evldent that the absorbent pad 4 shows a longer cut guide in the lower region, which serves also the adapting to the anato~ical conditions in the back region of the wearer~

Fig. 3 shows the pant~ component 5 with absorbent pad 4 placed into the depres~ions 8 between covering reg~on 3 and centr~l ~ection 1.
During washing of the sanlcary pants, the ab~orbent pad 4 is simply pulled out of the depressions 8, unfolded, and in this state washed and dried.

When inserted, the absorbent pad 4 i8 secured against slippage by means of the fastening elements 9 and 9'. In Fig. 3 the fastening elements 9 drawn in solid lines are closed, and this up to the edge region of the absorbent pad 4, while the fastening elements 9 drawn in dashed lines are opened, in orde~ tO ensure an insertion of the a~sorben~ pad 4.

The fastenlng element 9' formed as a VelcroD fastener is closed on both sides up to the edges of the absorbent p~d 4 and opened in the covering region 3 of the absorbent p~d 4. Altogether, through the partly closed and partly opened fastening elements 9 or 9~, respectively, a la~eral guide of the absorbent pad 4 adapted to the individual mea~rements of the ~bsorbent pad 4 inser~ed each time is thus achleved.

Pig, 4 shows a ~ectlon A-A according to Fig. 3 and lets the double-foided a~sorbent pad 4 ~e clearly seen, which psd i~ introduced into the depression ~ between covering region 3 and central ~eceion 1 and there held through friction. An inserted absorbent pad q of this sort ~lso contribu~es to a strengthening of the pants component 5 in the upper and lower end regions.

Claims

CLAIM 1 1. Sanitary pants, consisting of a pants component and an absorbent pad, with a central section, two lateral leg sections and two covering regions, in which sanitary pants the absorbent pad is insertable into depressions between the covering regions and the central section to produce a detachable connection to the pants component and provision is made for fastening elements for the lateral fixing of absorbent pads of different measurements, which fastening elements make possible a detachable connection between the covering regions on the one hand and the central section and/or the leg sections on the other, characterized hereby, that the fastening elements (9) covering over the inserted absorbent pad (4) are open and the fastening elements (9) attached to both sides of the absorbent pad (4) are closed for the fixing of the absorbent pad (4) and are connected to each other.
2. Sanitary pants according to claim 1.

characterized hereby, that that fastening elements (9) consist of two parts that are detachably connectable to each other, one part being attached to the covering region (3) and the corresponding second part being attached to the leg section (2) or to the central section (1).
3. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized hereby, that the fastening elements (9) are formed as Velcro~ fasteners and/or hooklet fasteners and/or snap fasteners.
4. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized. hereby, that the central section (1), the two leg sections (2), and the two covering regions (3) are stitched, glued, or welded together to form the pants component (5).
5. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized hereby, that the leg sections (2) and/or the covering regions (3) and/or the central section (1) show elastic elements (6), in particular rubber cords.
6. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized hereby, that the pants component (5) shows at least two fastening elements (7) corresponding to each other, for the opening and closing of the pants component (5).
7. Sanitary pants according to claim 6, characterized hereby, that Velcro~ fasteners are used as fastening elements (7).
a. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized hereby, that the fit of the pants component (5) is effected through particular and individual adaptation of the central section (1) and/or the two leg sections (2) as well as the two covering regions (3).
9. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized hereby, that the pants component (5) and /or the absorbent pad (4) consists of natural textile material such as cotton or viscose.
10. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized hereby, that the pants component (5) and/or the absorbent pad (4) consists of material that may be boiled.
11. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized hereby, that the pants component (5) is formed at least partly of material that is impermeable to moisture.
2. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized hereby, that the pants component (5) is formed at least partly of synthetic material that breathes well.
13. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized hereby, that the absorbent pad (4) is anatomically formed and shows a longer manner of cut in the back region of the wearer.
14. Sanitary pants according to one of the preceding claims, characterized hereby, that the pants component (5) is strengthened through the placing of the absorbent pad (4) into the depressions (8) between the central section (1) and the covering regions (3).