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The disclosure and prior art relates to feminine hygiene products and more particularly pertains to a new assembly of feminine hygiene products for fulfilling feminine hygiene requirements away from a home of a user.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a master kit, which in turn comprises a plurality of subkits. Each subkit comprises a plurality of hygienic products, such as tampons, compact tampons, sanitary napkins, panty liners, sanitary wipes, analgesic capsules, and analgesic tablets. Each hygienic product is positioned in an associated bag and has a respective function so that each subkit comprises hygienic products that have a variety of functions. The master kit is configured to provide a user a respective subkit to address associated hygienic requirements of the user.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The associated bag 18 is re-sealable zipper storage type, as shown in
Each hygienic product 16 is sealably contained within a respective sleeve 24 of a plurality of sleeves 24 to maintain sterility of the hygienic product 16. The respective sleeve 24 may be substantially transparent so that the hygienic product 16 is viewable through the respective sleeve 24. Respective product indicia 26 of a plurality of product indicia 26 are coupled to a respective sleeve 24, as shown in
Each subkit 14 comprises at least one of a plurality of tampons 28, a plurality of compact tampons 30, a plurality of sanitary napkins 32, a plurality of panty liners 34, a plurality of sanitary wipes 36, a plurality of analgesic capsules 38, and a plurality of analgesic tablets 40.
The plurality of subkits 14 comprises a plurality of maxicare kits 42, as shown in
The plurality of subkits 14 also comprises a plurality of tampon kits 44, examples of which are shown in
The plurality of subkits 14 also comprises a plurality of compact tampon kits 46, not shown. Each compact tampon kit 44 comprises a plurality of compact tampons 30. Each compact tampon 30 has a respective absorbency so that the compact tampon kit 44 comprises compact tampons 30 that have a variety of absorbencies. The compact tampon kit 44 comprises one each of compact tampons 30 that are rated for light absorbency, regular absorbency, super absorbency, and super plus absorbency.
The plurality of subkits 14 also comprises a plurality of starter kits 48, an example of which is shown in
The plurality of subkits 14 also comprises a plurality of convenience kits 50, an example of which is shown in
The plurality of subkits 14 also comprises a plurality of regular sized emergent kits 52, an example of which is shown in
The plurality of subkits 14 also comprises a plurality of compact sized emergent kits 54, not shown. Each compact sized emergent kit 54 comprises a plurality of compact tampons 30 and plurality of sanitary wipes 36. The compact sized emergent kit 54 comprises one each of compact tampons 30 that are rated for light absorbency, regular absorbency, super absorbency, and super plus absorbency, and one sanitary wipe 36.
The plurality of subkits 14 also comprises a plurality of travel kits 56 an example of which is shown in
The plurality of subkits 14 also comprises a plurality of compact kits 58. Each compact kit 58 comprises a plurality of compact tampons 30, a plurality of panty liners 34, a plurality of sanitary wipes 36, and at least one of a plurality of analgesic capsules 38 and a plurality of analgesic tablets 40. The compact kit 58 comprises three compact tampons 30, one panty liner 34, and at least one of a pair of analgesic capsules 38 and a pair of analgesic tablets 40.
The assembly 10 also comprises a starter pouch 60, as shown in
The assembly 10 also comprises a car kit 68, not shown, which in turn comprises at least one of the maxicare kits 42, the tampon kits 44, the compact tampon kits 46, the starter kits 48, the convenience kits 50, the regular sized emergent kits 52, the compact sized emergent kits 54, the travel kits 56, and the compact kits 58, as determined by the anticipated hygienic requirements of the user.
The assembly 10 also comprises a handbag 70, shown in
A strap 84 with opposing ends 86 that are coupled to the handbag 70 proximate to the top 72 defines a loop 88. The loop 88 is configured to insert a respective arm of the user, positioning the strap 84 on a shoulder of the user. The strap 84 comprises a buckle 90 that is selectively couplable to the strap 84 so that the loop 88 is selectively sizable.
The assembly 10 also comprises a long pouch 92 that is sized complementarily to a plurality of tampons 28. The long pouch 92 has an upper end 94 that is zippered so that the upper end 94 is configured to be selectively opened, positioning the user to insert the plurality of tampons 28 into the long pouch 92 and to insert the long pouch 92 and the plurality of tampons 28 into a purse.
The assembly 10 also comprises a travel pouch 96 that is sized complementarily to a respective travel kit 56. The travel pouch 96 has an upper edge 98 that is zippered so that the upper edge 98 is configured to be selectively opened, positioning the user to insert the respective travel kit 56 into the travel pouch 96.
The assembly 10 also comprises a compact pouch 100 that is sized complementarily to at least one compact kit 58. The compact pouch 100 is positioned to insert the at least one compact kit 58. The compact pouch 100 comprises a side panel 102 that extends between a pair of end panels 104. The side panel 102 is zippered so that the side panel 102 is configured to be selectively opened, positioning the user to enclose the at least one compact kit 58 within the compact pouch 100. A respective end panel 104 also is zippered so that the end panel 104 is configured to be opened, positioning the user to retrieve the at least one compact kit 58 from the compact pouch 100.
In use, the master kit 12 can fulfill the hygienic requirements of the user for an extended period of time. Additionally, respective subkits 14 are available to the user, from the master kit 12, to fulfill the hygienic requirements of the user for shorter periods of time.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded.
A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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