Patent ID: 11957552
Assignee: MAST INDUSTRIES (FAR EAST) LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. An absorbent garment comprising:
a main body including a front portion, a back portion, and a gusset connecting the front portion and the back portion, wherein the gusset has left and right lateral edges configured to partially define respective left and right leg openings of the garment;
a layer of absorbent material sized and shaped to fit on the gusset and having left and right lateral edges configured to extend alongside the respective left and right lateral edges of the gusset;
a layer of liner material sized and shaped to fit on the gusset and having left and right lateral edges configured to extend alongside the respective left and right lateral edges of the gusset;
a layer of waterproof material sized and shaped to fit on the gusset and having left and right lateral edges configured to extend alongside the respective left and right lateral edges of the gusset; and
left and right elastic bands attached along the respective left and right lateral edges of each of the layer of absorbent material and the layer of liner material;
wherein the left and right lateral edges of the layer of waterproof material are attached to the respective left and right elastic bands such that the layer of waterproof material is adjacent the layer of absorbent material, and the layer of absorbent material is sandwiched between the layer of liner material and the layer of waterproof material;
wherein the layer of liner material, layer of absorbent material, layer of waterproof material, and left and right elastic bands are located on the gusset with the layer of waterproof material adjacent an inside face of the main body and the layer of liner material configured to face a wearer's skin when the garment is worn; and
wherein the left and right elastic bands are attached to the respective left and right lateral edges of the gusset to couple the layer of liner material, the layer of absorbent material, and the layer of waterproof material to the main body.