Patent ID: 6565548
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable absorbent shield arranged to be worn under clothing by a male person to trap and collect urine, said shield comprising a flexible chassis having an upper portion arranged to be located over the person's penis and contiguous lower abdominal region and a crotch portion arranged to be located over the person's crotch and between the person's legs, said chassis including a liquid absorbent core, an outer cover, and an inner liner, said liquid absorbent core being interposed between said outer cover and said inner liner, said chassis being a very thin, planar structure having a longitudinal central axis and a modified T-shaped periphery including an upper transverse portion forming said upper portion of said chassis and a downwardly extending longitudinal portion forming said crotch portion of said chassis, said upper portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, said crotch portion of said chassis having a pair of linear side edges extending parallel to said longitudinal central axis, one portion of said lower edge of said upper portion of said chassis merging with one of said side edges of said crotch portion in a first gently curved intermediate edge, said first intermediate edge being located on one side of said central longitudinal axis at the center of said longitudinal central axis and conforming in shape to one of the legs of the wearer, another portion of said lower edge of said upper portion of said chassis merging with the other of said side edges of said crotch portion in a second gently curved intermediate edge, said second intermediate edge being located at the center of said longitudinal central axis but on the opposite side of said central longitudinal axis as said first intermediate edge, said second intermediate edge conforming in shape to the other of the legs of the wearer, said chassis being arranged to be bent into a desired shape to conform to the body of the wearer.