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US3097648A
US3097648A US88463A US8846361A US3097648A US 3097648 A US3097648 A US 3097648A US 88463 A US88463 A US 88463A US 8846361 A US8846361 A US 8846361A US 3097648 A US3097648 A US 3097648A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/45—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the shape
    • A61F13/47—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins
    • A61F13/472—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins specially adapted for female use
    • A61F13/47209—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins specially adapted for female use having only interlabial part, i.e. with no extralabial parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/45—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the shape
    • A61F13/47—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins
    • A61F13/4704—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins having preferential bending zones, e.g. fold lines or grooves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/45—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the shape
    • A61F13/47—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins
    • A61F13/472—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins specially adapted for female use
    • A61F13/47236—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins specially adapted for female use characterised by an unusual contour
    • A61F13/47245—Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins specially adapted for female use characterised by an unusual contour with asymmetry around the x or y axis

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  • the present invention relates to sanitary devices in general and in particular to a sanitary disposable catamem'al pad.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive catamenial pad which is efficient in absorbing action, one comfortable to wear, and one requiring no belt or other support.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a catamenial pad which permits wearing of non-bulky clothing Without the chance of its being apparent exteriorly of the clothing.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a catamenial pad which is simple in structure, one easily and with facility applied and removed, and one which is inconspicuous under ordinary circumstances.
  • FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the pad according to the present invention.
  • FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the pad before folding.
  • the pad of the present invention is formed from a sheet of soft cloth such as cheesecloth which has been washed to remove any stifiening agent.
  • the sheet 10 (FIGURE 2) is out along two adjacent right angled edges 12 and 14 with the edge 14 longer than the edge .12.
  • the third edge 16 is preferably provided with at least three scalloped parts as at .18, 20 and 22 in FIGURE 2.
  • the sheet 10 is folded on itself, for use, so that the junction of the edges 12 and 14 forms the narrow end of the pad as at 10 in FIGURE 1 and the scalloped edge parts 18, 20 and 22 form the tapered large end of the pad as at 10" in FIGURE 1.
  • the tapered end 10 is inserted by hand between the rectal muscles of the user and the main portion is drawn forward for insertion between the labia minor with the tapered larger end covering the clitoris. It will be safely retained in this position during all normal activities of the person using the same and will be completely invisible through the usual non-bulky dress worn by the person.
  • a method for forming a catamenial pad from a sheet of flexible cloth which comprises the steps of cutting said sheet to a size to be worn by a person to form a flat sheet section having two straight edges intersecting at right angles and an arcuately curved edge connecting together the ends of said straight edges remote from said intersection; and folding said sheet section upon itself at the intersection of the straight edges to form said pad in such manner that the intersection of said adjacent edges forms a narrow end of the pad and said curved edge forms a tapered broad end of the pad.

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July 16, 1963 M. J. A. DUPUIS 3,
CATAMENIAL PAD Filed Feb. 10, 1961 FIG I.
INVENTOR Marie J. A Dupuis United States Patent 3,097,648 CATAMENIAL PAD Marie J. A. Dupuis, West Hartford, Conn. (P.O. Box 297, Farmington, Conn.) Fiied Feb. 10, 1961, Ser. No. 88,463 1 Claim. (Cl. 128-290) The present invention relates to sanitary devices in general and in particular to a sanitary disposable catamem'al pad.
An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive catamenial pad which is efficient in absorbing action, one comfortable to wear, and one requiring no belt or other support.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a catamenial pad which permits wearing of non-bulky clothing Without the chance of its being apparent exteriorly of the clothing.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a catamenial pad which is simple in structure, one easily and with facility applied and removed, and one which is inconspicuous under ordinary circumstances.
These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawing, in which:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the pad according to the present invention, and
FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the pad before folding.
With reference to the drawing the pad of the present invention is formed from a sheet of soft cloth such as cheesecloth which has been washed to remove any stifiening agent.
Preferably, the sheet 10 (FIGURE 2) is out along two adjacent right angled edges 12 and 14 with the edge 14 longer than the edge .12. The third edge 16 is preferably provided with at least three scalloped parts as at .18, 20 and 22 in FIGURE 2.
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The sheet 10 is folded on itself, for use, so that the junction of the edges 12 and 14 forms the narrow end of the pad as at 10 in FIGURE 1 and the scalloped edge parts 18, 20 and 22 form the tapered large end of the pad as at 10" in FIGURE 1.
In use, the tapered end 10 is inserted by hand between the rectal muscles of the user and the main portion is drawn forward for insertion between the labia minor with the tapered larger end covering the clitoris. It will be safely retained in this position during all normal activities of the person using the same and will be completely invisible through the usual non-bulky dress worn by the person.
While only a single embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, other embodiments are contemplated and numerous changes and modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit thereof as set forth in the following claim.
What is claimed is:
A method for forming a catamenial pad from a sheet of flexible cloth which comprises the steps of cutting said sheet to a size to be worn by a person to form a flat sheet section having two straight edges intersecting at right angles and an arcuately curved edge connecting together the ends of said straight edges remote from said intersection; and folding said sheet section upon itself at the intersection of the straight edges to form said pad in such manner that the intersection of said adjacent edges forms a narrow end of the pad and said curved edge forms a tapered broad end of the pad.
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US3726277A (en) * 1970-08-31 1973-04-10 S Hirschman Feminine hygienic pad
US5023957A (en) * 1990-12-20 1991-06-18 Harvey Mary A Panty hose for wearing under an abbreviated outer garment
US5762644A (en) * 1996-08-30 1998-06-09 The Procter & Gamble Company Toilet-disposable absorbent interlabial device
USD404814S (en) * 1997-02-28 1999-01-26 The Procter & Gamble Co. Interlabial absorbent device
US5895381A (en) * 1997-01-03 1999-04-20 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent interlabial device with flexible extensions
US5964689A (en) * 1996-08-30 1999-10-12 The Procter & Gamble Company Method of making an absorbent interlabial device with a central groove
US5968026A (en) * 1996-08-30 1999-10-19 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent interlabial device
US6183456B1 (en) 1997-06-16 2001-02-06 The Procter & Gamble Company Feminine hygiene system and kit using an absorbent interlabial device
US6355022B1 (en) 1998-05-01 2002-03-12 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent interlabial device with substance thereon for maintaining the device in position
US6409713B1 (en) 1996-08-30 2002-06-25 The Procter & Gamble Company Emollient-treated absorbent interlabial application
US20020193773A1 (en) * 2001-06-08 2002-12-19 Edens Ronald L. Finger-receiving area for a labial pad
US20050065493A1 (en) * 2003-09-24 2005-03-24 Henderson Carolina H. Feminine hygiene article
US6890325B2 (en) 2001-06-08 2005-05-10 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Labial pad having a tab
US7115116B2 (en) 2001-06-08 2006-10-03 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Labial pad having various means
US7288080B2 (en) 2001-06-08 2007-10-30 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Labial pad
US20150265472A1 (en) * 2014-03-19 2015-09-24 Vanessa Givan Contoured menstrual sponge

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US1731665A (en) * 1927-12-03 1929-10-15 Huebsch Marie Hygienic device
US2682875A (en) * 1952-06-27 1954-07-06 Ethel C Brown Catamenial tampon

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US1731665A (en) * 1927-12-03 1929-10-15 Huebsch Marie Hygienic device
US2682875A (en) * 1952-06-27 1954-07-06 Ethel C Brown Catamenial tampon

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3726277A (en) * 1970-08-31 1973-04-10 S Hirschman Feminine hygienic pad
US5023957A (en) * 1990-12-20 1991-06-18 Harvey Mary A Panty hose for wearing under an abbreviated outer garment
US6033391A (en) * 1996-08-30 2000-03-07 The Procter & Gamble Company Toilet-disposable absorbent interlabial device
US5762644A (en) * 1996-08-30 1998-06-09 The Procter & Gamble Company Toilet-disposable absorbent interlabial device
US6409713B1 (en) 1996-08-30 2002-06-25 The Procter & Gamble Company Emollient-treated absorbent interlabial application
US5964689A (en) * 1996-08-30 1999-10-12 The Procter & Gamble Company Method of making an absorbent interlabial device with a central groove
US5968026A (en) * 1996-08-30 1999-10-19 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent interlabial device
US6123693A (en) * 1997-01-03 2000-09-26 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent interlabial device with flexible extensions
US5895381A (en) * 1997-01-03 1999-04-20 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent interlabial device with flexible extensions
USD404814S (en) * 1997-02-28 1999-01-26 The Procter & Gamble Co. Interlabial absorbent device
US6183456B1 (en) 1997-06-16 2001-02-06 The Procter & Gamble Company Feminine hygiene system and kit using an absorbent interlabial device
US6355022B1 (en) 1998-05-01 2002-03-12 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent interlabial device with substance thereon for maintaining the device in position
US20020193773A1 (en) * 2001-06-08 2002-12-19 Edens Ronald L. Finger-receiving area for a labial pad
US6890325B2 (en) 2001-06-08 2005-05-10 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Labial pad having a tab
US7115116B2 (en) 2001-06-08 2006-10-03 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Labial pad having various means
US7288080B2 (en) 2001-06-08 2007-10-30 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Labial pad
US20050065493A1 (en) * 2003-09-24 2005-03-24 Henderson Carolina H. Feminine hygiene article
US20150265472A1 (en) * 2014-03-19 2015-09-24 Vanessa Givan Contoured menstrual sponge

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