Reusable Shell for Absorbent Article

Susan Wirsig, Pennington, NJ; Shealyn Tirendi, Pennington, NJ; Kira Cafferty, Pennington, NJ; Julia McDougall, Pennington, NJ; Francesca Pendus, Pennington, NJ; Jordan Mahony, Pennington, NJ; Elizabeth Adams, Pennington, NJ; Ariana Colner, Pennington, NJ; Gloria Liu, Pennington, NJ; Isabella Fermo, Pennington, NJ; Emily Barkley, Pennington, NJ; Alexa Lepold, Pennington, NJ; Maygala Selvisudhakar, Pennington, NJ; and Molly Gibbard, Pennington, NJ.

Assigned to The Pennington School, Women in STEM Solving Problems (WISSP), Pennington, NJ.

Filed: 2/7/22
Issued: 6/2/26

A wearable reusable shell for a removable absorbent article for consisting of: a square or diamond-shaped base having four corners; an inner layer positioned diagonally along a center portion of the base to a first pair of opposite corners of the base; an outer layer positioned on top of the inner layer, wherein portions of the base not covered by the inner and outer layers form a pair of wings, each wing comprising a second pair of opposite corners of the base; at least one band extending over a center portion of a width of the outer layer, wherein the at least one band is configured to hold the removable absorbent article in place; and comprises a rubberized material on an inner surface of said at least one band; and a mechanical fastener positioned at the corner of each of the pair of wings, wherein the mechanical fastener is configured to secure the wearable reusable shell to an undergarment placed against a user’s groin into which wearable reusable shell the removable absorbent article is secured.