Patent ID: 9675499
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A permanently closed containment pant comprising, an elastically extensible chassis defining a waist opening, a first leg opening, and a second leg opening, the waist opening comprising a front waist region joined with a back waist region, and a sling positioned within the chassis and being joined to the front waist region and the back waist region, wherein the sling comprises a fluid-impervious base sheet and a containment flap joined with the base sheet to create a fluid-impervious pouch, and wherein the sling is attached to the chassis in a crotch region with an attachment mechanism to secure the sling to the chassis, the attachment mechanism comprising a bonded attachment and an attachment elastic material at a middle portion of the sling to the chassis at the crotch region; the sling further comprises a first transition and a second transition that are elastically extensible in a longitudinal direction and in a transverse direction, wherein the fluid-impervious base sheet is a fabric laminated with polyurethane to define a first polyurethane surface and a first fabric surface and the containment flap is a fabric laminated with polyurethane to define a second polyurethane surface and a second fabric surface, wherein the first polyurethane surface is ultrasonically joined in facing relationship with the second polyurethane surface.