Patent ID: 6443932
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A multi-tiered feminine pad, which attaches to an undergarment for everyday use as a pantyliner and during a menstrual cycle, comprising:a first pad tier, a middle pad tier, and a top pad tier; each pad tier having an under surface, first and second opposing elongated sides, and third and fourth opposing sides that are shorter in length than said first and second sides; each pad tier further having a plurality of layers, a first layer comprised of an absorbing material, a second layer, having a bottom planar surface and a top planar surface, comprised of an impermeable material; said first layer, having a top surface and a bottom surface, which fits within and is attached to said top planar surface of said second layer; said top pad tier having a smaller surface area than said first pad tier; said middle pad tier having a smaller surface area than the top and first pad tiers; said middle pad tier is located below the top pad tier and above the first pad tier; and means for securing the first pad tier to at least one successive pad tier while allowing for detachment of at least one successive pad tier from the first pad tier, wherein said securing means comprise adhesive disposed along said under surfaces of said pad tiers.