Patent ID: 6105174
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A male incontinence pouch comprising:an outer liquid-proof polyethylene layer having an exterior surface;a soft fibrous nonwoven material applied to the exterior surface;an inner liquid-permeable material applied to the nonwoven material;an absorption layer disposed between the polyethylene layer and the liquid-permeable material to form a laminate;an edge portion of the liquid-permeable material being attached to another edge portion of the liquid-permeable material so that a cavity is formed therebetween at a short side surface of the incontinence pouch;the laminate being folded inwardly along a main folding line so that a side wall is formed, the side wall having an inside and an outside, the inside having an outer base line, the short side surface having an inner base line; andan underside and an upperside being formed by conically folding the inside outwardly along a top folding line to form a pleat, the top folding line being disposed between the outer base line and the inner base line, the underside being delineated by the inner base line and the top folding line, the upperside being delineated by the outer base line and the top folding line, the pleat permitting an increase of a length of an upper edge of the short side surface, the upper edge being movable between a closed position and an opened position, the pleat being foldable when the main folding line is congruent with the outer base line.