Patents

Hygienic Article

U.S. Patent No. 8,961,482 B2

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry

Ian A. Heyman, Pataskala, OH.
Filed: 7/26/12
Issued: 2/24/15
A hygienic article for a male comprising: a tube having a first end adapted to receive a limp penis within an interior of the tube, and a closed second end, the tube comprising a permeable tubular stretch net material, wherein the tubular stretch net material comprises a cross support thread adapted to increase a compressive strength of the tube on the penis, a retaining portion adjacent the first end of the tube adapted to retain the hygienic article on the penis without substantially constricting blood flow, and an absorbent material disposed in the interior of the tube and extending at least within the second end of the tube adapted to absorb fluids.

 

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