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Granted Patent B2
US 10,335,523 · App. 15/715,913 · Granted Jul 2, 2019

Incontinence aid

Inventor: James Rickman (Paducah, KY)
A61M1/0088A61F5/451A61F13/471A61F13/472A61F13/4704A61F13/476A61F13/4756A61F13/84A61F2013/4506A61F2013/4562A61M2205/0216
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,335,523
App. No.
15/715,913
Granted
Jul 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An incontinence aid may include a pad body. The pad body may include a liquid receiving area. The incontinence aid may further include a liquid passage connected to the pad body. The liquid passage may form a boundary about a majority of the liquid receiving area. The liquid passage may include at least one lateral opening facing the liquid receiving area.

Claims (10)

1. A method of attaching an incontinence aid to a man, the method comprising:

(a) positioning a pad body of the incontinence aid such that an interior side of the pad body adjacent a proximal end of the pad body is under the man's genitals;

(b) folding a first side edge of the pad body over at least a portion of the man's genitals such that the interior side of the pad body adjacent the proximal end of the pad body and adjacent the first side edge of the pad body faces at least a portion of the man's genitals;

(c) folding a second side edge of the pad body over the first side edge of the pad body such that the interior side of the pad body adjacent the proximal end of the pad body and adjacent the second side edge of the pad body faces at least a portion of an exterior side of the pad body adjacent the proximal end of the pad body and adjacent the first side edge of the pad body;

(d) folding the pad body such that the interior side of the pad body adjacent a distal end of the pad body faces at least a portion of the exterior side of the pad body to cover the man's genitals; and

(e) securing the pad body in a folded position to retain the pad body on the man's genitals.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

step (b) further includes fastening the interior side of the pad body adjacent the proximal end of the pad body and adjacent the second side edge of the pad body to the exterior side of the pad body adjacent the proximal end of the pad body and adjacent the first side edge of the pad body.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

step (e) further includes fastening the interior side of the pad body adjacent the distal end of the pad body to the exterior side of the pad body.

Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 35001114 · Nov 19, 2015
Provisional Application 62402664 · Sep 30, 2016
Related Publication 20180015210A1 · Jan 18, 2018