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US 5,071,414 AGranted
Packaging pocket for disposable diaper
OwnerDonald P. Elliottinventor
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Abstract
An improvement to a disposable diaper, forming a self packaging pocket integral with one of the body panels of the diaper and comprising a pliant membrane disposed and secured to the outside moisture impervious backing surface of the diaper body over the end area thereof and forming a transverse open ended pocket to be turned inside out over the rolled up diaper after its use to seal and compactly store the used diaper in a rolled up configuration.
Claims1
In a disposable diaper having,
- inside absorbent crotch means carried by a moisture impervious outside backing means comprising,
- front and back body panels the opposing ends of which have edges which form a waist band,
- securing means for securing said diaper in a closed position for wear attached to one of said panels, the improvement comprising,
- a pliant membrane member secured to and covering that portion of the impervious outside backing means which forms said one panel to which said securing means is attached, said membrane member forming an open ended pocket between said one panel and said pliant membrane member, wherein the open end thereof faces the other panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.