Packaged diaper, related accessories and packaging system

A packaged diaper, comprising:

• a diaper, having a first, nominal configuration characterized by a nominal length, width and thickness height, and a second, reduced configuration characterized by a reduced length and width;
• the reduced length being between about 2 inches to about 4 inches, the reduced width being between about 1.0 inch to about 2.5 inches, and the thickness height in the second, reduced configuration being between about 0.5 inches to about 1.5 inches;
• and
• a restraint, in which the diaper is disposed and retained in the second, reduced configuration.

A packaged diaper, comprising:

• a diaper, having a first, nominal size, and a second, reduced size, the reduced size of the diaper being pocket-size, convenient for carriage and storage of the diaper;
• and
• an encasement;
• the diaper being disposed in the encasement in the second, reduced size, the encasement confining the diaper so that the diaper is retained in its reduced size by the encasement and so that the diaper is returned to its nominal size upon opening of the encasement.

A packaged diaper, comprising:

• a diaper, having a nominal, substantially rectangular shape, and a reduced, substantially cylindrical shape;
• the reduced, substantially cylindrical shape having a diameter being between about 0.5 inches to about 1.5 inches and a length being between about 2 inches to about 4 inches;
• and
• a restraint, in which the diaper is disposed and retained in the reduced, substantially cylindrical shape, the restraint being configured to be openable to release the diaper, which thereafter returns to its nominal shape.

A method of packaging a diaper, comprising the steps of:

• folding the diaper at least once along both a lengthwise and a crosswise aspect of the diaper;
• disposing the folded diaper within an encasement comprised of a substantially air-impermeable material;
• evacuating air from the encasement and the folded diaper creating a pocket-sized diaper configured to be expandable for use upon opening of the encasement by a user;
• and
• sealing the encasement to maintain a relative vacuum created within the encasement and the folded diaper, so as to maintain said diaper in a pocketable sized state.

A method of packaging a diaper, comprising the steps of:

• volumetrically reducing a size of the diaper to a size convenient for carriage and storage of the diaper;
• disposing the volumetrically reduced diaper within an encasement;
• and
• maintaining the volumetrically reduced size of the diaper with the encasement.

A packaged diaper, comprising:

• a densified diaper being reduced to a second, reduced density from a first, nominal density, the reduced density of the diaper being densified in at least two dimensional directions relative to the nominal density;
• and
• an encasement;
• the diaper being disposed in the encasement in the second, reduced density;
• the encasement confining the diaper so that the diaper is retained in the reduced density by the encasement.

An expandable diaper, comprising:

• a diaper being reduced to a second, reduced size from a first, nominal size, the reduced size of the diaper being reduced in at least two dimensional directions relative to the nominal size;
• and
• an encasement;
• the diaper being disposed in the encasement in the second, reduced size;
• the encasement confining the diaper so that the diaper is retained in the reduced size by the encasement.

A packaged diaper, comprising:

• a diaper, having a first, nominal size, and a second, reduced size, the reduced size of the diaper being convenient for carriage and storage of the diaper;
• and
• a restraint;
• the diaper being disposed in the restraint in the second, reduced size;
• the restraint confining the diaper so that the diaper is retained in its reduced size by the restraint and so that the diaper is returned to its nominal size upon opening of the restraint.

An infant care kit, comprising:

• a diaper;
• a diaper accessory;
• a portion of infant food;
• and
• an infant feeding assembly having a hollow body and a food delivery device coupleable thereto:
• the diaper, diaper accessory, and portion of infant food each being disposed in the infant feeding assembly;
• the infant feeding assembly being configured to:
• i) contain each of the diaper, diaper accessory and portion of infant food;
• and ii) upon removal of the diaper and diaper accessory, receive the portion of infant food within the hollow body and deliver the infant food to an infant with the food delivery device.