Patent ID: 6443934
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable absorbent pad for use with a thong-shaped undergarment having a crotch portion and trapping and collecting fluid waste products that is arranged to be secured to the crotch portion of the thong-shaped undergarment, the crotch portion of the undergarment having an inner surface and an outer surface, said pad being a thin, generally rectangularly shaped, generally planar member comprising a hydrophilic top-sheet, a moisture impervious outer cover sheet and a fluid absorbent core interposed between said top sheet and said outer cover sheet, said top sheet and said outer cover sheet each being of a generally rectangular shape and coextensive in size, said top sheet and said outer cover sheet each having a pair of longitudinally extending marginal side edges, a transversely extending front edge and a transversely extending back edge, said core being of a generally wedge shape having a pair of marginal side edges, a transversely extending front edge and a transversely extending back edge, said back edge of said core being disposed adjacent said back edges of said top-sheet and said cover sheet, said front edge of said core being disposed adjacent of said front edges of said top-sheet and said cover sheet, said marginal side edges of said core being disposed inward of said marginal side edges of said top-sheet and said cover sheet and tapering from said front edge to said back edge, whereupon a pair of generally triangular foldable flaps extend outward of said marginal side edges of said core, said outer cover including first adhesive portions located in the area of said flaps for releasably mounting said pad on the inner surface of the undergarment with said first adhesive portions being arranged for engaging the outer surface of the undergarment.