Diaper with absorbent flap
AssigneeACT Holding, LLC
InventorsRyan K. Delka, Bret Delka, Joseph C. Long
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Abstract
A diaper insert has a liquid impermeable external surface, an inner surface, and an absorbency area adjacent the inner surface. The absorbency area has at least one absorbent layer. The diaper insert has a distal end, an attachment end, and a midsection between the distal end and attachment end. The midsection has opposing sides that are in general mirror images to one another about a vertical line. A width of the midsection is less than or equal to a width of the attachment end, and a width of the midsection is less than or equal to a width of the distal end.
Claims19
A diaper system operable to be removably worn by a wearer, said diaper comprising:
- a diaper including opposite front and rear waist portions and a central portion located between the front and rear waist portions,
- said diaper presenting an interior surface that generally defines a diaper interior when the diaper is worn;
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- an absorbent flap including an absorbent flap layer and presenting an inner surface,
- said absorbent flap and a respective waist portion being formed with one another to cooperatively define at least part of a single, unitary construction,
- said absorbent flap being folded relative to the respective waist portion so that the unitary construction defines an upper fold extending along the respective waist portion, with the flap extending downwardly from the upper fold along the interior surface of the diaper such that the absorbent flap layer is positioned at least partly below the upper fold and within the diaper interior and at least part of said inner surface of the flap faces the interior surface of the diaper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.