System of highly efficient absorbent article and undergarment for supporting the same
CA 2310094 A1 · Owner: The Procter & Gamble Company · Inventors: Schmitz, Deborah Catherine; Redwine, Nona Jane; Carstens, Jerry Edward
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A system of a highly efficient absorbent article and a supporting garment such as an undergarment, for supporting the absorbent article in sustained close contact with a wearer's body is disclosed. The absorbent article is capable of maintaining contact with and covering at least a portion of the inside surfaces of the wearer's labia, at least a portion of the exterior surfaces of the wearer's labia, and at least a portion of the crotch region of the supporting garment. The supporting garment may fit the wearer's body so closely that it resembles a comfortable "second skin". The absorbent article is flexible under the body-contacting forces that are applied by the supporting garment …
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- Filed November 9, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 9, 2018.
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