Abstract: A re-usable and washable protective panty for wear by an incontinent person is described. The panty comprises an outer elastic fabric cut and stitched to define a waist opening and leg openings. The panty defines a front panel and a rear panel. The rear panel has a seat area. A crotch region is defined between the front and rear panels and extends between the leg openings. A non-breathable, non-stretchable, waterproof polyester panel is permanently secured over an inner surface of the panty and spans the crotch region. The waterproof polyester panel is stitched along a peripheral edge thereof to the inner surface of the panty and is free of seams spanning the peripheral edge in the crotch region. The waterproof polyester panel has a contour shape to substantially shield the outer elastic fabric from body fluids from a wearer person when in an upright, sitting or lying position while retaining a substantially flat shape in the crotch region.

Abstract: An absorbent pad for receiving therein urine and feces. The absorbent pad comprises an elongated body having a bottom panel with a peripheral wall projecting from a periphery of the bottom panel to define a concavity, and a layer of absorbent material in the concavity. The bottom panel and the peripheral wall have impermeable outer surfaces such that liquid received in the concavity is retained therein and is absorbed by the layer of absorbent material. The absorbent pad is adapted for being positioned between legs of a person such that the concavity faces a crotch of the person for receiving at least one of urine and feces in the concavity. The peripheral wall is elevated so as to prevent the absorbent layer in the concavity of the absorbent pad from coming into contact with skin of the person.

Abstract: A closure for securement to an article of apparel and for use by a person having handicapped hands is described. The closure comprises a first fastener support member which has one or more fastener elements secured thereto. A second fastener support member is provided and has one or more fastener elements for interconnection with the fasteners of the first support member. The first and second fastener support members are adapted for securement to articles of apparel. The fasteners are removably interconnectable together with the support members overlapping. A first fabric loop is provided in a front face of one of the fastener support members and a second fabric loop is secured to a lower portion of the other fastener support member, and may depend therefrom or be concealed therebehind. The loops are of predetermined size and are disposed for engagement by a handicapped person for attaching and detaching the fasteners with one another with the support members overlapped with one another.