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US 12,458,544 B2Granted
Origami patterns for diapers
AssigneeBrigham Young University
InventorsJanette D.F. Herron, Bridget N. Beatson, Spencer P. Magleby, Larry Howell
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Abstract
A diaper is provided which includes at least one origami pattern. The at least one origami pattern includes a pattern of pre-determined fold lines. A method of manufacturing a diaper is also provided. In one step, at least one origami pattern is selected, comprising a pattern of fold-lines, to meet at least one of the following three parameters for the diaper: (1) sag; (2) shape-conformance; or (3) wicking. In another step, the diaper is manufactured to include the selected at least one origami pattern.
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A diaper comprising:
- a front portion including a front topmost edge;
- a back portion including a back topmost edge longitudinally spaced from the front topmost edge;
- at least one origami pattern layer extending from the front portion to the back portion, the at least one origami pattern layer comprising at least one origami pattern, the at least one origami pattern including a pattern of pre-determined fold lines, the pattern of pre-determined fold lines includes an arc origami pattern, a radial water-bomb based origami pattern, or a radial muiri-ori origami pattern, the pattern of pre-determined fold lines including:
- a plurality of longitudinal fold lines extending continuously from the front topmost edge to the back topmost edge, of the plurality of longitudinal fold lines do not intersect each other;
- and
- a plurality of branched fold lines each intersecting one of the plurality of longitudinal fold lines at at least one intermediate location thereof spaced from the front topmost edge and the back topmost edge, at least one of the plurality of branched fold lines extending from the at least one intermediate location to the front topmost edge and at least one of the plurality of branched fold lines extending from the at least one intermediate location to the back topmost edge;
- wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal fold lines and the plurality of branched fold lines are able to be folded simultaneously.
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A method of manufacturing a diaper comprising:
- selecting at least one origami pattern, the at least one origami pattern comprising a pattern of pre-determined fold lines, the pattern of pre-determined fold lines to meet at least one of the following three parameters for the diaper:
- (1) sag;
- (2) shape-conformance;
- or (3) wicking, the pattern of pre-determined fold lines includes an arc origami pattern, a radial water-bomb based origami pattern, or a radial muiri-ori origami pattern, the pattern of pre-determined fold lines including:
- a plurality of longitudinal fold lines extending continuously from a front topmost edge of a front portion to a back topmost edge of a back portion, each of the plurality of longitudinal fold lines do not intersect each other;
- and
- a plurality of branched fold lines each intersecting one of the plurality of longitudinal fold lines at an intermediate location thereof spaced from the front topmost edge and the back topmost edge, each of the plurality of branched fold lines extending from the intermediate location to one of the front topmost edge or the back topmost edge;
- wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal fold lines and each of the plurality of branched fold lines are able to be fold simultaneously;
- and
- manufacturing the diaper to comprise at least one origami pattern layer having the selected at least one origami pattern, the diaper comprising a front portion and a back portion longitudinally spaced from the front portion;
- wherein the front topmost edge is longitudinally spaced from the back edge.
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