Sanitary panty

Patent 5855573 Issued on January 5, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date:

April 30, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

Patent References

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Patent #: 4430086
Issued on: 02/07/1984
Inventor: Repke

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Inventor: Karami

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Patent #: 5411498
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Diapers with elasticized side pockets Patent #: 5415644
Issued on: 05/16/1995
Inventor: Enloe

Inventor

Johansson, Kerstin

Assignee

Molnlycke AB

Application

No. 841331 filed on 04/30/1997

US Classes:

604/385.17, Intravaginal2/401With particular reinforcing or elastic insert

Examiners

Primary: Lewis, Aaron J.
Assistant: Reichle, K. M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P.

Foreign Patent References

188667 AT. 02/13/2012
0 033 569 EP. 08/13/1981
0 073 183 EP. 03/13/1983
37 40 002 DE. 06/13/1988
434006 SE. 07/13/1984
902691 GB. 08/13/1962
1356465 GB. 06/13/1974
2 183 449 GB. 06/13/1987
90/09159 WO. 08/13/1990

International Classes

A61F 013/15
A49B 009/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1993-10-07 SE

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sanitary panty including a back-part (2), a front-part (1), an intermediate crotch-part (3) and elastic devices (11-14) which extend between the front-part and the back-part of the panty and function to press an absorbent body (8) permanently mounted or removably attached to the panty into abutment with the wearer's body. Two elastic devices (11, 12) extend from a region (V) in the crotch-part of the panty to the front-edge of the front-part (1) while diverging relative to one another and extending generally symmetrically in relation to a central line (A--A) which extends through the back-part (2), the crotch-part (3) and the front-part (1) of the panty.