JPS6034257Y2 - incontinence articles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an article worn by incontinent persons such as elderly people and sick people who cannot control their excrement and leak it.

Conventionally, incontinence treatment has generally been carried out by having an incontinent person wear an absorbent article such as a diaper on their genitals.

This is not a problem if the wearer is a so-called bedridden elderly person or a sick person, but for example, if the wearer is able to wake up and is required to take off outer clothing or wear light clothing in warm weather, This poses a problem in daily life because wearing the absorbent article is easily noticed by others, and it is inconvenient to put on and take off the article.

The purpose of this invention is to provide an article that can eliminate the above-mentioned inconvenience and is suitable for treating incontinence. It consists of a trunk-type exterior member having a circumferential opening, and a band-shaped supporter member having a function of holding an absorbent article, and the supporter member is located within the exterior member so as to lie in the front-rear direction centering on the crotch area. In addition, each lengthwise end of the supporter member is fixed to the inner surface of the exterior member.

Further, the present invention will be explained based on the illustrated embodiments.
It is as follows.

The article according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
It consists of a trunk-shaped exterior member 1 and a band-shaped supporter member 2.

The exterior member 1 has a waist opening 3 and a leg opening 4 made of a non-stretchable or stretchable fabric that is conventionally used in clothing, particularly pants.

Attached to the waist opening 2 is a means for tightening the waist of the wearer, preferably an elastic means 5 such as a rubber cord or spandex having elasticity at least in the waist direction.

The supporter member 2 is in the form of a band, and both ends in the length direction are sewn to the inner surface of the member 1 by an appropriate means so that it lies appropriately long in the front-rear direction centering on the crotch area inside the exterior member 1. It is attached and suspended.

The absorbent member 5 is placed on the supporter member 2 and is fixed to the wearer's genitals under pressure.
Means are provided for securing the absorbent member 6 to the supporter member 2 itself.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, examples of such means include pockets for inserting both ends of the absorbent member 6 by folding backs 7 at both longitudinal ends of the support member 2, and pockets for inserting both ends of the support member 6. A pocket for storing almost the entire absorbent member 6 by attaching a hydrophobic net 8 or a perforated sheet to the
A holding part for attaching the required number of bands 9 to the supporter member 2 to restrain the required portions of the absorbent member 6, and other parts not shown, fix the absorbent member 5 to the supporter member 2 via an adhesive piece. The means are not particularly limited, and even if there is no specific fixing means, as will be described later, if the support member 2 has elasticity, the absorbent member 6 can be worn with the support member 2. It can be fixed in pressure contact with the body of a person.

Further, the support member 2 is preferably made of a fabric that is stretchable at least in the length direction and further has waterproof and moisture permeability.

A suitable example of such a material is one that has conventionally been used for sanitary shorts, particularly for the crotch piece thereof.

When providing the waist opening 3 of the exterior member 1 with elasticity for tightening and fixing the waist of the wearer, and providing the supporter member 2 with elasticity in the length direction, the supporter In order to prevent the waist opening 3 of the exterior member 1 fixedly held around the wearer's waist from slipping downward due to the elongation stress of the member 2, the elongation stress is made weaker than the fixing force. It is required that

Moreover, in this way, the elongation stress of the supporter member 2 is fully utilized, and thereby the absorbent member 6 can be reliably pressed against and fixed to the wearer's genitals.

In the illustrated example, the supporter member 2 is attached so that both ends in the length direction reach near the waist opening 3 of the exterior member 1, but the attachment position is further lower. Needless to say, this is a good thing.

The shape, structure, and material of the absorbent member 6 does not matter as long as it can be held by the supporter member 2, but generally, the absorbent core material is wrapped in a water-permeable sheet, and A water-permeable top sheet surrounded by a water-impermeable back sheet and having a shape and structure similar to those commonly found in sanitary napkins and disposable diapers is used.

In the article of the present invention having the above configuration, the absorbent component 6 is placed on the supporter member 2, and if necessary, the absorbent component 6 is fixed by the fixing means provided on the supporter member 2. When worn, the article of the present invention becomes the exterior member 1.
By tightening the waist opening 3, the absorbent component 6 is fixedly held around the wearer's waist, and the absorbent component 6 is pressed and fixed to the wearer's private part by the supporter member 2.

When worn in this manner, the exterior member 1 hides the fact that the absorbent component 6 is being worn, so there is no risk of others noticing.
Since it is not fixed around the wearer's legs, the article has good ventilation between the inside and outside of the article.

Furthermore, the support member 2 is given elasticity at least in the length direction, and the width of at least the crotch area of the support member 2 is narrow, and both end portions of the support member 2 are curved so as to closely fit around the wearer's legs. In some cases, the press-fit fixation is held more reliably, and leakage of excrement from around the legs is prevented.

Furthermore, since the article of the present invention is easy to put on and take off like regular pants, it has the effect of being extremely convenient in daily life for incontinent people with physical disabilities, and is useful for practical use. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the article of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A--A in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are plan views showing each embodiment of the supporter member. 1...Exterior member, 2...Supporter member, 3...Waist opening, 4...Leg opening.

Claims (6)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) Consisting of a transformer-type exterior member having an opening around the waist and openings around both legs, and a band-shaped supporter member having a function of holding an absorbent article, the supporter member is centered at the crotch area within the exterior member. An incontinence article characterized in that the supporter member is positioned so as to lie in the front-rear direction, and each longitudinal end of the supporter member is attached to the inner surface of the exterior member. (2) The incontinence article according to claim 1, wherein the opening around the waist of the exterior member has elasticity for tightening around the waist. (3) The incontinence article according to claim 1, wherein the support member is stretchable at least in the length direction. (4) The incontinence device according to claim 1, wherein the support member has a shape in which the width of at least the crotch part is narrower than the width of both ends in the length direction. (5) The case where the opening around the waist of the exterior member has elasticity at least in the direction around the waist and the supporter member has elasticity at least in the length direction, and the expansion stress of the supporter member is elastic at the opening of the exterior member. The incontinence article according to claim 1, wherein the tightening force around the waist of the wearer due to the elasticity of the part is weaker than the fixing force. (6) The incontinence article according to claim 1, wherein the support member is waterproof.