Patent ID: 8915901
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A fastening and carrying device for a disposable absorbent incontinence pad, the incontinence pad being detachably attached to the fastening and carrying device for wear in a crotch region of a body of a user and for removal and disposal after use, the fastening and carrying device comprising: a front abdominal region, said front abdominal region having an upper portion defining a first hip belt region and a front flap section, said front flap section being one-piece-integral with said first hip belt region and extending in a longitudinal direction, downwardly from said first hip belt region towards the crotch region; a first side region undetachably adjoined to a right side of said first hip belt region to form a second hip belt region; secondary closure elements attached to an outer side of said front abdominal region or of said second hip belt region facing away from the body, thereby forming a flap or tab material section having a free end; a rear back region, said rear back region having an upper portion defining a third hip belt region and having a rear flap section, said rear flap section being one-piece-integral with said third hip belt region and extending in a longitudinal direction, downwardly from said third hip belt region towards the crotch region, said third hip belt region undetachably adjoined to a right side of said second hip belt region; a second side region undetachably adjoined to a right side of said third hip belt region to form a fourth hip belt region, wherein said first, second, third and fourth hip belt regions constitute a hip belt, which can only be opened between said first and said fourth hip belt regions; belt closure elements attached to a free end of said fourth hip belt region; a rear closure element attached to said rear flap section at a body-facing side thereof; and a front closure element attached to said front flap section at a body-facing side thereof, wherein said rear and front closure elements are structured to cooperate, in a detachable and adherent manner, with complementary closure elements on a side of the incontinence pad facing away from the body, the fastening and carrying device thereby being disposed, structured and dimensioned in such a manner that, when worn by the user, said belt closure elements and said secondary closure elements are disposed and closed onto a respective left and right side of the front abdominal region of the user, with said secondary closure elements adjusting a circumferential length of said hip belt to symmetrically position at least said front flap section with respect to the crotch of the user, wherein said belt closure elements detachably close said hip belt onto itself, thereby forming a continuous hip opening in a circumferential hip direction.