US1765896A - Sanitary garment shield - Google Patents

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June 24, 1930. ABRAHAMSON I SANITARY GARMENT SHIELD Filed April 25, 1928 IB BA W Patented June 24, 1930' or? cHIcAeo ILi INo Is c SANITAR G E 3 I My invention relates to 'appliarices worn for" hygienic purposes, more particu'ularly to such applianceses are peculiar to omen. f r pu po of s t iqm d 2 that of the garment.

' readily han bag;

Menypffortshave he m ma n r j t' s p vid lfan'eppliem w ic will, ma ntain a sanit y yffi fn t' i m further object of U dinirntibrifiSto construct the novel applienceiwith elniethod whereby-to separate parts hich are subject to] chafing or i inflzttnrnat thus serving to; relieve the samegf 1 Aff fiil 'f 't e l-"Q jle tv Of f'the il ej t i to design the novel apjoliance 'with' ztn aha v sorbelit Characteristic, ovr elievc body of moisture 'randperspirationi l Ody the same in the garment and shape end support itjin 'a, rnanner tojh'old' it 'in'intimete contact QjWith" the Parts which itn-i s to ,v d e. i'positicn independently of fAfine'h'hut neverthelessiiinportant object of the invention is to construct "thel eppli ance; on lines of extreme simplicity'inforder h t i a' w in p ly pre k ce end others may j',,s"ugges thems'elues fr m t e sp cifietion an la s 'qioll w a' 'tie'r' u rs d ng] fi he h qnf my be gained by reference to the accompanying drawing, in'which f l 4 E TQl S hl l w i,"

merit ofg the'hloomer, type; may tof .di'sp1ay the n w tionencl'as 'Wo'r n, ongthec w ich can we" been 2 'IF gT i w perspe i v I "1 a 1' Vertical 360131911 of Elgure l,

. lithe appliance,

to;providefconifojrt[an suchfarees of/the bod'y as c-arefsuhjecl?" 0 chafing; turmng,;infiammetim ands. Strut. eon; such efforts being; to

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vided to relieve the conditionsmentionedQv but in inany cases discomfort-end heating remained; and nsome instances the. condi- 131011 was 1 aggravated. Also, some devices i 1 were ofsuch ail'oos'e or movable character" that xtheyi wou'ldl not remain V in place' or' ,1. would not function efiiciently for I shielding c PPIPOSeslt' has beenfmy intention 110V (164' rose 311 appliance-which; eliminates all the deficiencies" of devices of this classin the" to a satisfactory extent; l c v 7 Referring specifically. to the drawing, .5 denotes the trunk portion: and 6 the leg por-' tions lot a typical bloomer undergarment;

' pest and fulfills} the a'ho've mentioned objects:

I use such'a garment to support and prep 1 erly 1 position the "novel appliance; "'The latter isconstructed of two similar units 7,

these being crescent-shaped sectionsfoixthin Y material; such as sheeting, muslinor "silk."

The units 7 are intended to bepositionedYv x al'ong'th'e inside of the leg portionsfi ofthe c 'garment,having-their'inedial-portionsin'the" region'ofthe crotch, and their terminalpor- 76v tions "curving inthe direction of each leg toe position "eboutih'alf-way across the respectiv'e leg portions: 3 Each unit als'o takes t "an upward course frornfthei mediel ere'a,

towar d the 'nd g:1

unit ",7 is titched at 'tflefbettomhf the medial :portionto the "crotch material-of the respective leg portions; 6, as indicated at :81 The {balance of theiunits' is; however; 160 89 until its extremities are reached ,l-i"at 'wh'ichji'oi nt itiis aagein stitched to ith front ahclfrear areesfo-ftheleg portions-6, as i'n-. 2 "dicated ati'9"and 10 -res pectii elyqg;The:;set. ofunits is'flthfis enchoredat the bottofr1 ,f;i1.t I j "the fronfi ahd at-therear tojtheundergar-J I a 90 v ment, thus being definitely. located and ;se

cured with -1'-eferenc' e tothej latterhzer V I i "Til -liealcove loc'zttion of'itherzgppliance reni ders" its 'rueclikz'tljpo'rtions as upward; :exte'nr siorisfrointhe: crotch of: the undergarinent; i

v [As is'-we1l -;known undergarments of the f bloomer typeereworn loose to permit ampleaf:

freedom? of leg "movements on] the-S anner t crotch end itis: therefore Tl us thecrotch oftheiunder- 1v at's; v distance considerably below V J 1 I rotheritypes elf/supports or purpose-to fill the gap between the two I crotches by means of clearly shown in Figure 1. V t By locating and fitting theappliance in the manner last-described, I provide a filler my appliance, as is which extends fully to the'heightof-thebody crotch rand.-thereforeseparatesthe limbs at;

the'region of the latter. Thecrescent design' of the respective units follows from thepoint ot separation along 'eaclilinib so as' to" auga so 'lthat i all perspiration and; moisturealong:

it thesprotecteld iareas-will-gb'efl absorbed. The

plies,-fhowever beingentirely "sep arated from eachaotheriexcept at the :marginswhere they are connected: by stitching orother means.

Tl eselplies will therefore be capable; of a 2'5 shifting; with the movemen 's o the e i 5 so as to loosen and help dissipate 'any 'nioisture absorbed :by. t m; A 30, 16 @1 the relative shiftingof the plies of both units will induce a certainiamo'unt ofyenti-lation 7 through the appllanceyhelping to cool and' p I I occupy the spacebetween' saidcrotch portion and the crotch of the wearer -saidshields being secured inside the garment atthel said f soothethe affected areas; v o YVhile the appliance has been I V twleenithe units and the body on one side and i a i :betweenth'em;andtheigarrnent on theotherside, thisjactionfibeing augmented by the liapplianceflis c 7 timlike; i atame i l e belts, since such ifsupport s or belts ="hug,thjg' ofthisikin diwo I can s p e i, nd lfriction a-{onth 'iother hand sthe ooseness and freedom oi' m pp i nc h posi on prop r y maintained;2giiz,e%itianiunn istakable}adirantageiin'the respectgcofisidered o ti itwo g y th e te t i -wi h i:'u'rther efiort. Also, special fasteners'attachments or loose accesother when the" or bendsin one or .the other twogvpliesifor eachgunitrprovidesf a greater ,cap acity for absorbent: purposes. f; Further,

designed and 35 supporte'd -to-seat closely'inthe body crotch, V yetf'eac'h gfiof .its units -ill have; a certain 5 'uan ountgof playiand loosenesson account of i body increments oi the wearer;v 1 Thus; the.

o a ,bodyie q y an are ipractically j immovable clearlyg; de'tric'es ldl seem'i P 'mQ a er \sectionsof the It willl'beseenzthat l -hayeprovided an'ap-Q 7 T p v e of-gthi szk'in dj whichils ot-theutmost As; A hygienic appliance comprising a biwh el o th ane'iised for each "garment" ees-1:0 the-improved portiongthereof, n16; gari-nent simply drawn up -'o the limbs in the usual manner, in which event the units ,i of the appliance take their positions without 7 sories, so that it is as easy to launder as any other portion of thegarmentl the appliance has As garments 7 V i i of thiskindare changed every day'or every feiv 7 days,

airitspurposeQ v V V -While- I have illustrated; and described be evident that the-same is capable of many ininorchanges and' re'finenients andit is my I I intentionto nclude such changes andrefine, -ments as com ng within thespir t and scope of the. appended n j v JIRA hYgienic appliance colnprisii gfabi u hi ld 8'52 t. the crotch"portion' thereofand extending-above said crotch portionsofas to; '7

occupythe-space between said c otch portionij' o furcated; undergarments, and body secured the use ofany one appliance Will 7 not'be'coine'so extended as to defeator inc-Q V 7 j *the' invention in the preferred form, it "will r and the lcrotchfof the-wearer, said "shieldsbeing erected u on said crotch portion of said garmentfland positionedoto seatfu'ponj the contiguousareasi of the; limbs between qf the garment crotch and the body crotch.

carried at the crotch portion thereofand-Q I it hygienic appliancecompri's'ingiabi: 7 furcated undergarment,qand body shields extendingabove saidcrotchf'portion so as to Jim 1 crotch portion of garment and I at the-front;

and rear of said garment. f

113'.hygienicappliance?comprising a'bi ,fiircate'd undergarmentfandf body j'shields 1 v carried at the crotchfportion thereof and o extending above. saidjcrotch portionso as to occupy the'spac'e' between: said "crotch portion and thefcrotch of the jjvearer; "said'fs hields j 7 having substantially erect positions and ex,- i

bifurcated portionsfof the garment, means.

section Tofith'e bifurcated portions relis edat h b ttbm"of e med r hild portions to secure, the same tothecrotchf portion of the garment; and meansappljied I m the shields 'inthe regions oftheirextr jmi ties to'sec'urethe latter" to the frontandrear ve y o fur-bated; nndergarment," and 7 body Sh eld Q f w amten seem parting i laterally lfurcated 1 portions o secured wane, res wavelet-ramme bifurcatedj portions respec-',,. 1

.;carrifed at thecrotchfportion thereof"and estenaingabeve saidfcrotch portionsojas' to Jewry 6 p e tw nf ai' o h p r o f 4 H and the crotch of the; l V V l a -ihtuse "thefg m t is 12 g, 1th s e-tr "t .l I s is he sar' ent t med al 'and te maliportions ofthe' shieldsw '3"- tending ,from sa1d crotchfp'ort oni offsa1d garment in outward directions .inside' 't'he portions, and the balance ofthe shields being or free thereof. I I

5; A hygienic appliance comprising a hi- 7 furcated undergarment, and body shields 5 carried at the crotch portion thereof and extending abovesaidvcrotch portion so as to occupy the space between said crotch portion and the crotch of the wearer, said shields being of two-plymaterial inwwhich. the plies 10 are separated except. at the margins of the shields; and means for securing the free ends of saidshields to said undergarment.

In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature,

HENRY. ABRAHAMSON. d

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