Undergarment with absorptive pad
Abstract
A men's undergarment is adapted to manage urinary incontinence and hygiene in active men who have medical conditions resulting in, or who have undergone genitourinary treatments that result in urinary incontinence. The undergarment may provide scrotal and genital protection by the design of the undergarment, which may include a scrotal protector, penile apron, urine leakage reservoir and a removable absorbent pad. The undergarment may be made of a fabric that promotes wicking and aeration. The undergarment may include access points that enable the user to conveniently remove and replace a soiled pad in a public restroom while, for example, standing at a urinal.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . An undergarment comprising:
a front panel adapted to be disposed in front of a user's genitals when wearing the undergarment; an inner panel disposed adjacent to the front panel, the inner panel adapted to support the user's scrotal sac and provide a pad reservoir in between the front panel and the inner panel; an absorbent pad removably disposed in the pad reservoir; and an apron secured above the inner panel, the apron adapted to drape over the user's penile shaft when wearing the undergarment.
2 . The undergarment of claim 1 , wherein the front panel comprises two front panels stitched together.
3 . The undergarment of claim 1 , wherein an upper edge of the inner panel forms a V-shape.
4 . The undergarment of claim 3 , wherein the upper edge of the inner panel is elasticized.
5 . The undergarment of claim 3 , wherein a pocket to access the pad reservoir is formed at the V-shape of the upper edge of the inner panel.
6 . The undergarment of claim 1 , further comprising at least one opening for removing or replacing the absorbent pad from the undergarment.
7 . The undergarment of claim 1 , wherein the front panel is attached to a waistband of the undergarment.
8 . The undergarment of claim 7 , wherein the inner panel is attached to a main body of the undergarment.
9 . A men's undergarment comprising:
a waistband; a main undergarment body attached to the waistband; leg holes formed in the main undergarment body; a front panel, attached to the waistband and main undergarment body, the front panel adapted to be disposed in front of a user's genitals when wearing the undergarment; an inner panel, attached to the main undergarment body, the inner penal disposed adjacent to the front panel adapted to support the user's scrotal sac and provide a pad reservoir in between the front panel and the inner panel; an absorbent pad removably disposed in the pad reservoir; and an apron secured above the inner panel, the apron adapted to drape over the user's penile shaft when wearing the undergarment.
10 . The men's undergarment of claim 9 , wherein an upper edge of the inner panel forms a V-shape and the upper edge of the inner panel is elasticized.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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