Double-duty diaper and insert therefor
OwnerJacob A. Glassmaninventor
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Abstract
A double-duty diaper characterized by the inclusion of a moisture absorbent auxiliary insert strip to absorb moisture and fabricated to facilitate easy folding of the strip while the diaper is being worn so as to cover any solids prior to removing the strip from the main diaper. The strip also insures wide distribution of moisture and resists premature spill-over.
Claims16
A double-duty diaper comprising, in combination, a main diaper including at least one relatively thick substantially rectangular layer of highly moisture absorbent material having a longitudinal central portion, an insert strip of less width than the main diaper also of highly moisture absorbent material super-imposed on said longitudinal central portion, a thin layer of moisture impervious material underlying the absorbent material of the insert strip, means lightly adhering the insert strip to the inner surface of said one layer, means embodied in the insert strip to facilitate at least one end thereof to be folded inwardly to overly an adjacent portion of said insert strip, and means for removing said insert strip from the main diaper without corresponding removal of or impairment of the diapering potential of said main diaper comprising the said insert strip having a size such that at least a portion thereof extends as a pull tab beyond a related edge of the main diaper.
The method of fabricating a double-duty diaper comprising the steps of superimposing on the body contacting surface of a thick layer of highly moisture absorbent material providing a main diaper having a longitudinal central portion, an insert strip including a layer of highly moisture absorbent material and a layer of moisture impervious material, both of less width than the said thick layer, sealing the perimeter edges of the strip to resist moisture spill-over, positioning said insert strip on said central portion with respect to said main diaper forming layer so that at least a portion of the insert strip projects beyond a related edge of said thick layer, thereby to provide a pull tab enabling withdrawal of the insert strip upon wetting or soiling thereof from said main diaper forming layer.
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