US PATENT SUBCLASS 604 / 402
.~.~.~ Pad holding or suspending device

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604 /   HD   SURGERY

317  DF  MEANS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS OR WASTE MATERIAL (E.G., RECEPTACLES, ETC.) {5}
358  DF  .~ Absorbent pad for external or internal application and supports therefor (e.g., catamenial devices, diapers, etc.) {13}
393  DF  .~.~ Specific garment, holder, or support for absorbent pad {5}
402.~.~.~ Pad holding or suspending device

DEFINITION

Classification: 604/402

Pad holding or suspending devices:

(under subclass 393) Subject matter wherein suspender elements in the form of belts or straps provide the only means to maintain the collecting means in place upon the body of the user.

(1) Note. Patents in this subclass are usually referred to

as "sanitary beltsand provide means by which the absorbent pad is held in the crotch area of the user. These devices sole function is hold the pad, per se, against the body.

(2) Note. Absorbent pads are usually held on the holders by the woven material at the opposite ends of the pad which are hooked, looped, tied, or secured by other means on the holder.