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Granted Patent B2
US 7,128,733 · App. 09/871,717 · Granted Oct 31, 2006

Incontinence article having a back guard

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Patent No.
US 7,128,733
App. No.
09/871,717
Granted
Oct 31, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

An incontinence article having a back guard is provided. In particular, the present invention provides an incontinence article in which a back guard extends from a rear portion of the article to a middle back area of a user. The back guard article preferably includes an absorbent material and optional elastic.

Claims (42)

1. An incontinence article, comprising:

a front portion positioned adjacent to a front pelvic area and extending from a waist area to a crotch area when the article is worn by a user;

a rear portion joined to the front portion, the rear portion being positioned adjacent to a rear pelvic area and extending from the waist area to the crotch area when the article is worn by the user, further wherein the front portion and the rear portion extend vertically to an article waistline, being substantially a same level vertically when worn by the user; and

a back guard extending vertically from the rear portion, further wherein the back guard fully extends above the article waistline when the article is worn by the user, wherein the back guard comprises an absorbent material and a separately positioned elastic.

2. The continence article of claim 1 , wherein the elastic is positioned at a predetermined location about a periphery of the back guard, and wherein the absorbent material is positioned centrally on the back guard.

3. The incontinence article of claim 1 , wherein the back guard further comprises opposing side portions and a top portion.

4. The incontinence article of claim 3 , wherein the side portions are curved.

5. The incontinence article of claim 3 , wherein the side portions are linear.

6. The incontinence article of claim 1 , wherein the back guard is curved.

7. The incontinence article of claim 1 , wherein the back guard has a length of approximately 1.0 to 10.0 inches, and wherein the back guard extends to a middle back area when the article is worn by the user.

8. An incontinence article, comprising:

a front portion positioned adjacent to a front pelvic area and extending from a waist area to a crotch area when the article is worn by a user;

a rear portion joined to the front portion, the rear portion being positioned adjacent to a rear pelvic area and extending from the waist area to the crotch area when the article is worn by the user, further wherein the front portion and the rear portion extend vertically to an article waistline, being substantially a same level vertically when worn by the user; and

a back guard extending vertically from the rear portion, further wherein the back guard fully extends above the article waistline when the article is worn by the user, wherein the back guard, having a T-shaped outline, comprises a vertical extension and opposing horizontal extensions that extend laterally outward from outer edges of the vertical extension.

9. The incontinence article of claim 8 , wherein the back guard further comprises an absorbent material and separately positioned elastic.

10. The incontinence article of claim 9 , wherein the elastic is positioned at a predetermined location about a periphery of the back guard.

11. The incontinence article of claim 9 , wherein the elastic is positioned about a periphery of the horizontal extensions.

12. The incontinence article of claim 9 , wherein the elastic is positioned about a periphery of the vertical extension.

13. The incontinence article of claim 9 , wherein the elastic is positioned about a periphery of the horizontal extensions and a periphery of the vertical extensions.

14. The incontinence article of claim 8 , wherein the back guard has a width greater than a width of the rear portion.

15. The incontinence article of claim 8 , wherein the vertical extension includes opposing side portions and a top portion.

16. The incontinence article of claim 8 , wherein the horizontal extensions diagonally couple to the front portion.

17. The incontinence article of claim 8 , wherein the horizontal extensions laterally couple to the front portion.

18. The incontinence article of claim 8 , wherein the vertical extension extends to a middle back area when the article is worn by the user.

19. The incontinence article of claim 8 , wherein the vertical extension has a length of approximately 1.0 to 10.0 inches.

20. The incontinence article of claim 8 , wherein each horizontal extension has a length of approximately 1.0 to 10.0 inches.

21. An incontinence article, comprising:

a front portion positioned adjacent to a front pelvic area and extending from a waist area to a crotch area when the article is worn by a user;

a front guard extending vertically from the front portion to a middle chest area of the user;

a rear portion joined to the front portion, the rear portion being positioned adjacent to a rear pelvic area and extending from the waist area to the crotch area when the article is worn by the user, further wherein the front portion and the rear portion extend vertically to an article waistline, being substantially a same level vertically when worn by the user;

a back guard extending vertically from the rear portion to a middle back area when the article is worn by the user, further wherein the back guard fully extends above the article waistline when the article is worn by the user; and

wherein the front and rear portions each comprise an absorbent material, further wherein the back guard having elastic positioned only about a periphery thereof.

22. The incontinence article of claim 21 , wherein the front guard and the back guard each further comprise a centrally positioned absorbent material.

23. The incontinence article of claim 22 , wherein the front guard and the rear guard each further comprise elastic positioned about a periphery thereof.

24. The incontinence article of claim 21 , wherein the front guard and the back guard each have a length of approximately 1.0 to 10.0 inches.

25. An incontinence article, comprising:

a front portion positioned adjacent to a front pelvic area and extending from a waist area to a crotch area when the article is worn by a user;

a rear portion joined to the front portion, the rear portion being positioned adjacent to a rear pelvic area and extending from the waist area to the crotch area when the article is worn by the user, further wherein the front portion and the rear portion extend vertically to an article waistline, being substantially a same level vertically when worn by the user; and

a back guard extending vertically from the rear portion, further wherein the back guard fully extends above the article waistline when the article is worn by the user, wherein the back guard comprises an absorbent material and elastic.

26. The incontinence article of claim 25 , wherein the back guard extends to a middle back area when the article is worn by the user.

27. The incontinence article of claim 25 , wherein the elastic and absorbent material are commonly positioned.

28. The incontinence article of claim 25 , wherein the elastic and absorbent material are separately positioned.

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