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US 8,475,426 · App. 11/980,540 · Granted Jul 2, 2013

Male incontinence protector

Inventors: Bror-Inge Helmfridsson (Partille, SE); Ken Olsson (Västra Frölunda, SE)
Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
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Patent No.
US 8,475,426
App. No.
11/980,540
Granted
Jul 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An incontinence protector for males intended for disposable use, including a fastening pocket for fastening the genitalia during use.

Claims (20)

1. An incontinence protector for males, comprising a front transverse edge facing forwards during use, a rear transverse edge facing rearwards during use, a length of the front transverse edge being greater than a length of the rear transverse edge, two longitudinal edges, an upper liquid-permeable casing layer, a lower backing layer, an absorption body disposed between the liquid-permeable casing layer and the backing layer, and a substantially non-absorbent material layer disposed on a side of the liquid-permeable casing layer which is oriented away from the absorption body, a periphery of the material layer being connected to at least one of the liquid-permeable casing layer or the backing layer along the rear transverse edge and along or adjacent the two longitudinal edges, wherein the material layer has a front transverse edge, the front transverse edge being free, wherein a pocket is formed between the material layer and the liquid-permeable casing layer and wherein an opening of the pocket is disposed at the front transverse edge of the material layer.

2. The incontinence protector according to claim 1 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer is constituted by a mesh.

3. The incontinence protector according to claim 1 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer is constituted by a nonwoven.

4. The incontinence protector according to claim 1 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer exhibits elastic properties.

5. The incontinence protector according to claim 4 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer comprises elastic members.

6. The incontinence protector according to claim 5 , wherein the elastic members are constituted by elastic threads or elastic ribbons, the threads or ribbons extending substantially in the transverse direction of the incontinence protector.

7. The incontinence protector according to claim 4 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer is constituted by an elastic nonwoven.

8. The incontinence protector of claim 1 , wherein the incontinence protector is disposable.

9. The incontinence protector according to claim 2 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer exhibits elastic properties.

10. The incontinence protector according to claim 3 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer exhibits elastic properties.

11. The incontinence protector according to claim 9 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer comprises elastic members.

12. The incontinence protector according to claim 10 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer comprises elastic members.

13. The incontinence protector according to claim 11 , wherein the elastic members are constituted by elastic threads or elastic ribbons, the threads or ribbons extending substantially in the transverse direction of the incontinence protector.

14. The incontinence protector according to claim 12 , wherein the elastic members are constituted by elastic threads or elastic ribbons, the threads or ribbons extending substantially in the transverse direction of the incontinence protector.

15. The incontinence protector according to claim 9 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer is constituted by an elastic nonwoven.

16. The incontinence protector according to claim 10 , wherein the substantially non-absorbent material layer is constituted by an elastic nonwoven.

17. The incontinence protector according to claim 1 , wherein the material layer is connected to the liquid-permeable casing layer inside the two longitudinal edges.

18. The incontinence protector according to claim 1 , wherein the material layer is connected to the liquid-permeable casing layer along the two longitudinal edges.

19. The incontinence protector according to claim 1 , wherein the opening of the pocket faces the front transverse edge of the incontinence protector.

20. The incontinence protector according to claim 1 , wherein the pocket is formed on a portion of the incontinence protector that is closer to the rear transverse edge of the incontinence protector than to the front transverse edge of the incontinence protector.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 18, 2018
From: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AKTIEBOLAG
To: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
Reel/Frame 046821/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2007
From: HELMFRIDSSON, BROR-INGE; OLSSON, KEN
To: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
Reel/Frame 020115/0773 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTSE2005000694 · May 16, 2005
Related Publication 20080082072A1 · Apr 3, 2008