Patent ID: 6572597
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A thong panty liner comprising:a layered piece of material having a top layer and a bottom layer and being adapted to securely fasten to a crotch member of a thong a layered piece of material having a top layer and a bottom layer and being adapted to securely fasten to a crotch member of a thong, said layered piece of material having front, back and longitudinal side edges, said layered piece of material being tapered from said back edge to said front edge with said back edge being rounded, said bottom layer being made of a moisture-blocking material to prevent moisture from seeping therethrough and onto the thong, said top layer being made of an absorbent material to absorb and hold the moisture, wherein said layered piece of material further includes elongate flap members for wrapping about the crotch member of the thong to securely hold said layered piece of material to the thong, said flap members being attached along portions of said longitudinal side edges of said layered piece of material, each of said flap members extending from a point along respective said longitudinal edges near said front edge of said layered piece of material, each of said flap members terminating approximately midway between said front and back edges of said layered piece of material such that said flap member have a longitudinal length that is approximately one half of a longitudinal length of said layered piece of material; wherein said flap members have a combined width that is less than a width of said layered piece of material at said point along said longitudinal side edges near said front edge of said layered piece of material where each of said flap members extend from near said front edge of said layered piece of material such that said flap members do not overlap when wrapped about the crotch member of the thong; wherein each of said flap members has a substantially uniform width along a longitudinal length of said flap member; said layered piece of material having a length of approximately 16 centimeters and having a width tapering from approximately 5 centimeters at said back edge to approximately 2 centimeters at said front edge, adhesive being disposed upon a bottom or said bottom layer of said layered piece of material for securely fastening said layered piece of material to the thong, said adhesive being also disposed upon said elongated flap members; and a cover member being removably disposed upon said adhesive for the protection thereof, said cover member being shaped to removably cover said layered piece of material including said elongated flap members.