WO1997039713A1 - Feminine pad shaped for use with a thong garment - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
- A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
- A61F13/45—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the shape
- A61F13/47—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins
- A61F13/472—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins specially adapted for female use
- A61F13/47236—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins specially adapted for female use characterised by an unusual contour
- A61F13/47245—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins specially adapted for female use characterised by an unusual contour with asymmetry around the x or y axis
- A61F13/47254—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins specially adapted for female use characterised by an unusual contour with asymmetry around the x or y axis with a tanga shape
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- This invention relates to sanitary pads designed to receive and contain vaginal discharges such as menses and more particularly to such pads shaped to accommodate a particular fashionable design of a feminine garment, known as a thong. BACKGROUND ART
- the patent is of interest for its exposition of the prior art and the problems contained therein.
- Those problems include reception of the fluid and containment of the fluid; comfort of the wearer; problems regarding retention of the napkin within the garment of the wearer as well as protection of those garments from staining.
- the problems also include deformation of the napkin due to conformance of the napkin with the body of the wearer.
- Those patents disclose, among other things, a shape of the absorbent means in which the width at its center is less than the width of its ends. The attempt is to contour this shape so it is closely attuned to the anatomical dimensions of the crotch region of the user.
- Total flexibility of flap 224 permits flap 224 to be positioned around the edge of the crotch portion of a panty without having to alter the natural path of the edge of the crotch portion of the panty. Thus, the edge of the crotch portion of a panty need not be stretched to fit the second flexible axis of the flap.”
- the patentee goes on to describe the undergarment of the type commonly worn by many women and well known as a panty. It comprises a front section, a back section, a crotch portion which joins the front and back sections; said crotch portion comprising two side edges and a center crotch portion. Column 9, lines 40 to 45.
- the edge of the crotch portion of the panty generally contains an elastic material.
- the elastic of the edge of the crotch portion generates an upward force, i.e., against the body due to the energy in the elastic and the fit of the panty.
- the placement of a folded up wing portion on each side of the napkin between the body and the edges of the crotch portion of the panty results in an upward force generated by the edge of the crotch portion of the panty, pushing a portion of the flaps containing the second axis of flexibility snugly against the body.
- Oval shapes are also known, such as that shown in Design Patent 240,562 issued July 13, 1976 to Howard A. Whitehead, et al., as well as their Design Patent No. 240,563 issued July 13, 1976, and Howard A. Whitehead's Patent No. D247368 issued February 28, 1978.
- Other shapes include the trapezoidal shape shown in U.S. Design Patent
- FRESH'N FIT PADETTES provides a pad for interlabial use without intervaginal insertion.
- This and other interlabial or intervaginal devices carry a known risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS).
- TSS Toxic Shock Syndrome
- napkin designs include adhesive means to attach portions of the napkin to the clothing so that the napkin is not dislodged during use.
- panty shields available on the market were designed to fit a traditional full-sized woman's underwear panty. I have noted that the design is extremely uncomfortable for the growing population of women who wear thong-shaped panties and bathing suits. The back portions of the available panty shields or napkins is too large to fit within a thong-shaped fashion garment, consequently, lumping, folding and sticking outside of the garment.
- a thong fashion from the rear is a relatively difficult task; although well known to the eye of the beholder.
- a regular panty will embrace along its edges a portion of the thighs of the wearer.
- a more modified cut is known as the Rio cut in which the edges of the panty from the rear do not embrace the thighs, but rather bisect a portion of the buttocks.
- the thong style also referred to as "Tonga”
- pads would have to be custom cut in order to fit comfortably in a thong style garment.
- my feminine sanitary pad invention which is designed to fit within a thong style garment. It is one object of the thong pad in accordance with my invention that it be much more convenient.
- the pad shape will not be required to be individualized or custom-cut from a prior art napkin. Pads that a woman may carry in her purse to have on hand would not require precutting to fit comfortably when used, because the thong garment pad would already be cut to size for such a garment. This will eliminate the waste of time in the cutting procedure and the wondering if a "guess" fit will be accurate.
- the thong garment pad is designed to eliminate the lumping, folding, and random sticking out from the thong garment which would occur if the current form of panty pad were worn along with the thong garment. This considerably improves the appearance when applying the pad within the thong garment; as well as improving the comfort of the wearer.
- the pad has a bulbed anterior shape which tapers to a narrow, posterior shape of substantially uniform width, to provide exterior feminine protection not found in the prior art.
- My invention comprises a sanitary napkin or pad having an overall V- shape in plan view, bulbed at a first top end and tapering in contour therefrom longitudinally to an elongated lower end portion remote from said first top end and narrower than said first top end; said contour being generally V-shaped such that said second end is at the vertex of said V-shape.
- the napkin contour is further defined along longitudinally extending peripheral curvilinear edges concave from the first end toward the second end and terminates in a rounded vertex.
- the profile of said napkin taken in a plane parallel to the longitudinal side of said napkin is defined by variations in thickness from one longitudinal end to the other to provide additional protection.
- the first bulbed end is preferably thicker to serve as a reservoir for fluid wicked up by the second end.
- the second end is preferably of uniform width.
- the tapering design and narrow uniform width at the second end offers a slender cut to comfortably and precisely fit in thong style garments, so that women can continue to wear all fashions during their menstruation period.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a typical prior art thong style garment
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of a typical prior art thong style garment showing the potential wearer in phantom lines, to show positioning of the garment with a prior art device applied between the wearer and the garment.
- Figure 3 is an elevation of the rear view of the prior art device shown in Figure 2 applied to a prior art thong style garment; with the resulting effects shown when the thong is worn by a person as shown in phantom lines;
- Figure 3a is a rear view similar to Figure 3, but with another prior art panty garment shown in full view;
- Figures 4 A, B and C show three plan views of the devices in accordance with my invention of different sizes;
- Figures 5 A, B and C show left side views, that is, profiles of the devices shown in Figures 4 A, B and C, respectively;
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of a thong panty shield in accordance with a preferred embodiment of my invention shown disposed in place as it would be used by a wearer of a thong styled garment (also shown); and
- Figure 7 is a top view of the device and garment shown in Figure 6.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a basic thong styled garment designated generally 10.
- This garment normally has minimal material forming the strap 12 between the crotch 14 and waistband 16 in what is the rear R of the garment. That material 12 is of a narrow uniform width over most of its length.
- the front 18 of the garment is normally tapered and of such a width that it will only cover a portion of the abdomen of the wearer. Normally, the edges do not extend completely across the abdomen to the line of intersection between the thighs and the abdomen of the person. Any type of waistband and connection between the front and back may be used in such a thong garment.
- the G-string 16 is shown merely for purposes of illustration.
- FIG 2 there is illustrated the situation in which a thong style garment is worn with the usual type of prior art panty shield as, for example, disclosed in a number of the prior art patents described hereinabove.
- Those napkins, designated generally 20 are in an elongated shape with an absorbent portion having wider ends 22 and 24 than the narrower center 26.
- the terminal portions of the wider ends 22a-22b in the buttocks portion considerably overlap the vertical strap 12 of the thong garment 10.
- Figure 3 wherein once the garment 10 is put on with the napkin 20 in place, there is a large overhang 22a and 22b on either side of the strap 12 of the garment.
- many prior art devices are designed to wrap around the crotch portion of the garment.
- Figure 6 shows a perspective view of the pad designated generally 30 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of my invention, in place within a thong garment 10.
- Figures 4 A, B and C show three variations of that pad varying in accordance with size, but not necessarily in accordance with the overall shape. From those figures, it will be apparent that the portion of the sanitary napkin which would normally cover the vaginal area is wide enough and extended long enough to cover that area comfortably, while being narrow enough at the lower end so as not to exceed the physical restraints of the size of the thong-shaped garment.
- the periphery of the pad is concave inwardly along both longitudinal edges, as at 34, 36 and tapers longitudinally to an elongated lower end portion or second end designated generally 35 in Figure 7.
- the second end, portion 35 is more preferably of a substantially uniform width.
- it is preferably rounded as shown at 38 and is designed to terminate just at the apex of the V-shaped pad. That is to say, it is designed to terminate beyond the lower most portion of the vagina.
- the design of the end portion 35 is considerably different than the bulbed portion 33 in Figure 7. It tapers much more quickly to a uniform width W and more narrowly to its termination than prior art devices, ln sum. this design is configured to fit precisely within thong garments, such as thong style panties or bathing suits.
- the pad in accordance with the preferred embodiment of this invention is shown looking down from above in plan view disposed in position in the garment.
- the elastic waistband 16 of the garment is positioned on the waist of the wearer substantially in a horizontal plane
- the crotch portion designated generally by the arrow 15, would terminate on the center line CL.
- the strap 12 extends and has a substantially uniform width up the back of the garment a substantial distance before being flaired out close to the top of the back, for joining with the waistband 16, as clearly illustrated.
- That portion of the pad which fits on the front lower portion of the abdomen and groin area (designed generally 33) is bulbed to provide the maximum amount of absorbent material and still be within the confines of the garment.
- the portion of the pad 30 which is beyond the center line CL and is of substantially uniform width W is designed, in the most preferred embodiment, to extend in length L at least 10 millimeters beyond the center line CL.
- This length L is designed to be positioned beyond the lower most portion of the vagina of the wearer.
- Dimension L is most preferably greater than 10 millimeters and can extend upward a considerable length in uniform width W to accommodate the thong design. Thus, it may extend a distance of say, for example, 80 millimeters as deemed desirable.
- the structure of the pad has a first top end having a predetermined width and tapers therefrom longitudinally to an elongated lower end portion 35, Figure 7. terminating in a second end remote from said first end; said elongated lower end portion having a substantially uniform width preferably in the range of about 10 to 18 millimeters and extending longitudinally for at least about 10 millimeters to the terminus of said second end.
- the elongated lower end portion 35 is most preferably less than 25% of the width of said bulbed first end portion 33.
- the pad is composed of one or more absorbent layers; the one layer closest to the body transfers fluid away from the body side and can wick it up into the bulbed portion by, for example, having continuous fibers extending from the second end to the top end.
- a non-absorbent outer layer is commonly provided to retain the absorbed fluid and not let it pass through to the garment.
- the sanitary napkin in accordance with this invention is placed on the wearer within the thong garment in such a position as to fit comfortably across the lower abdomen of the person wearing the thong with the narrowest tip portion located beyond the lowest portion of and externally of the vagina of the wearer, as shown in top view Figure 7. While the device will stay in place, it may also have adhesive means attaching it to the inner fabric of the thong garment. Further, it is noted that because there are no extended transverse or lateral panels on this device, it will be less likely to move from the position in which it is inserted; nor will there be any bunching up or overhand beyond the garment itself.
- the invention provides comfort and ease of use, and, at times, extends to many women who would not otherwise use thong garments during the time of their period, the option of having such garments available to them.
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