A61F13/15268

Reusable absorbent accessories and associated methods

Reusable absorbent accessories are configured to be worn by a wearer, are configured to be washed and re-worn numerous times, and comprise adhesive bonds within a bonded region; a base; a moisture capture assembly bonded to the base within the bonded region and comprising a moisture retention portion configured to absorb and retain moisture from the wearer, and an anti-leak portion configured to restrict moisture from exiting the moisture retention portion and positioned toward the assembly exterior side of the moisture capture assembly relative to the moisture retention portion.

SEMIPERMANENT MENSTRUAL PAD
20230018845 · 2023-01-19 ·

A semipermanent menstrual pad may include: a genital area cover configured to cover a female genital area and having a storage space recessed at a center of the genital area cover to store menstrual blood, and a lid part configured to cover an upper portion of the storage space to prevent the menstrual blood introduced into the storage space from leaking to the outside, in which the lid part is coupled to or separated from the genital area cover in an attachable/detachable manner and includes a through-hole through which the menstrual blood is introduced, and a first menstrual blood leak prevention projection formed along a boundary line of the through-hole and provided at a position spaced apart from the through-hole by a preset distance to primarily prevent the leak of the menstrual blood.

REUSABLE ABSORBENT ACCESSORIES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

Reusable absorbent accessories are configured to be worn by a wearer, are configured to be washed and re-worn numerous times, and comprise adhesive bonds within a bonded region; a base; a moisture capture assembly bonded to the base within the bonded region and comprising a moisture retention portion configured to absorb and retain moisture from the wearer, and an anti-leak portion configured to restrict moisture from exiting the moisture retention portion and positioned toward the assembly exterior side of the moisture capture assembly relative to the moisture retention portion.

Garments with moisture capture assemblies and associated methods

Garments comprise one or more bonds formed within a joined region of the garment; a garment base comprising at least one interior base layer and at least one exterior base layer; and a moisture capture assembly joined to the garment base within at least the joined region. The moisture capture assembly comprises a moisture retention portion configured to absorb and retain moisture from the wearer and an anti-leak portion configured to restrict moisture from exiting the moisture retention portion.

LOWER BODY GARMENTS FOR WOMEN AND METHODS OF PREPARING SAME
20220408848 · 2022-12-29 ·

Disclosed is a lower body garment for women. The garment comprises main body fabric and gusset fabric. The main body fabric has inner and outer side, front and rear end and symmetrical vertical axis having length L1 therebetween, and curved side ends having width W1 therebetween. The gusset fabric has inner and outer side, front and rear end and symmetrical vertical axis having length L2 therebetween, and curved side ends having width W2 therebetween. Moreover, gusset fabric is secured to main body fabric such that: outer side of gusset fabric is arranged to face inner side of main body fabric, wherein front and rear end, and curved side ends of gusset fabric corresponds to main body fabric, and are secured to main body fabric at seams of gusset fabric. Inner side of gusset fabric is operable to cover vulva, when in use, wherein length L2 corresponds to length of vulva.

PROTECTIVE PAD OR GARMENT PORTION
20230059401 · 2023-02-23 ·

A protective pad or garment portion, garments, and individual layers, being a moisture wicking layer, a core moisture absorbing layer and a moisture impermeable layer, and combinations thereof are disclosed.

DURABLE ABSORBENT PANT WITH IMPROVED ABSORBENT GUSSET CONFIGURATION
20220354710 · 2022-11-10 ·

A durable absorbent pant to be worn/used for managing menstrual flow and/or urinary incontinence is disclosed. The pant may include a crotch gusset with an absorbent assembly. The absorbent assembly may include an absorbent layer and a barrier layer disposed beneath the absorbent layer. The absorbent assembly may further include a liquid impermeable edge sealing structure comprising a liquid impermeable film, having an upper portion affixed to a wearer-facing surface of the absorbent assembly, and a lower portion beneath the absorbent layer. In some examples, the upper portion of the edge sealing structure includes a portion disposed inwardly of any outwardly-lying adjacent wearer-facing fabric surface, by a barrier margin having an average dimension greater than 0 mm. In some examples, the crotch gusset exhibits a maximum Longitudinal Elongation of 25 percent to 100 percent and a Longitudinal Tensile Modulus of 10 gf/mm to 100 gf/mm.

PROTECTIVE GARMENT
20230082418 · 2023-03-16 ·

A protective garment, gussets for protective garments, and individual gusset layers, being a moisture wicking layer, a core moisture absorbing layer and a moisture impermeable layer, and combinations thereof. The moisture wicking layer including a double knit fabric wherein a technical face of the fabric forms an eyelet mesh utilising both hydrophilic and hydrophobic yarns and a technical back of the fabric forms an interlock utilising only hydrophilic yarns. The moisture absorbing layer including a sinker terry fabric knit comprising sinker loops with plush loops made form synthetic fibres treated with a hydrolysing enzyme that splits the fibres into fibrils. The moisture impermeable layer including a base fabric knit laminated with a polyurethane sheet.

GARMENTS WITH MOISTURE CAPTURE ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

Garments comprise a plurality of adhesive bonds within a bonded region of the garment; a garment base that defines a garment lateral edge; and a moisture capture assembly bonded to the garment base within the bonded region. The moisture capture assembly comprises a moisture retention portion configured to absorb and retain moisture; and an anti-leak portion configured to restrict moisture from exiting the moisture retention portion. The bonded region extends fully around a perimeter of the moisture capture assembly, and the moisture capture assembly and the bonded region do not extend to the garment lateral edge.

GARMENTS WITH MOISTURE CAPTURE ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

Garments comprise one or more bonds formed within a joined region of the garment; a garment base comprising at least one interior base layer and at least one exterior base layer; and a moisture capture assembly joined to the garment base within at least the joined region. The moisture capture assembly comprises a moisture retention portion configured to absorb and retain moisture from the wearer and an anti-leak portion configured to restrict moisture from exiting the moisture retention portion.