Toddler's disposable/reusable garment with universal disposable liner/diaper

A garment for a lower abdomen of a person comprising reusable briefs and an absorbent replaceable liner, said briefs including:

• a waistband structure adapted to completely encircle a waist of a person, said waistband structure having an inside surface for facing the person, and having a back segment, a front segment and opposed side segments;
• a releasable panel extending from the back segment of said waistband structure and forming a crotch segment for extending about a crotch of the person, and a front abdominal segment for extending from the crotch segment toward the front segment of the waistband structure, said abdominal segment having an upper end portion for placement in underlying engagement with the inside surface of the front segment of said waistband structure;
• connector means for releasably connecting the upper end portion of said front abdominal segment to the inside surface of the front segment of said waistband structure so that said waistband structure and said releasable panel form leg openings of the briefs;
• said absorbent replaceable liner comprising:
• a liquid impermeable outer layer of sheet material for placement facing the releasable panel of said briefs, a liquid permeable outer layer of sheet material opposed to said liquid impermeable outer layer of sheet material for placement facing the person, and an intermediate layer of liquid absorbent material confined between said outer layers of sheet material;
• said liner being of an approximate hourglass-shape with a narrow intermediate portion sized for placement adjacent said crotch segment of said releasable panel, and opposed end portions wider than said intermediate portion sized for placement adjacent said back segment and said front segment of said briefs;
• said liner being of a length adequate to extend from adjacent the back segment of said waistband structure adjacent the crotch segment to a position adjacent the upper end portion of said front abdominal segment so as to cover the buttocks, a crotch and a lower front abdomen of a person when worn;
• said liner being positioned in overlying relationship with said releasable panel for placement about the buttocks, the crotch and the front abdomen of the person;
• whereby when the garment is worn by the person, the upper end portion of the front segment of the releasable panel can be released from the front segment of the waistband structure of the briefs to open the front abdominal segment and crotch segment of the briefs and the liner away from the front segment of the waistband structure and the liner can be inspected and removed from the briefs, and another duplicate liner can be inserted into position in the briefs and the upper end portion of the front segment of the releasable panel reconnected to the inside surface of the front segment of the waistband structure, without removing the briefs from the person.

A garment for an incontinent person comprising reusable briefs and a replaceable absorbent liner, said briefs including:

• a waistband structure adapted to completely encircle a waist of the person, said waistband structure having an inside surface for facing the person, and having a back waistband segment for placement about a back of the person, a front waistband segment for placement about a lower front abdomen of the person and opposed side waistband segments for placement at hips of the person,
• a releasable panel extending from said back waistband segment of said waistband structure and forming a crotch segment for extending about a crotch of the person, and a front segment for extending from said crotch segment toward said front waistband segment of said waistband structure and having an upper end portion for placement in underlying engagement with the inside surface of said front waistband segment of said waistband structure;
• connector means for releasably connecting said upper end portion of said front segment of said releasable panel to the inside surface of said front waistband segment of said waistband structure so that said waistband structure and said releasable panel form leg openings of the briefs;
• said liner being of an approximate hourglass shape with a narrow intermediate portion sized for placement adjacent said crotch segment of said releasable panel and opposed end portions wider than said intermediate portion sized for placement adjacent said back segment and said front segment of said releasable panel;
• said liner being of a length adequate to extend from said back waistband segment of said waistband structure to said upper end portion of said releasable panel and cover a buttocks, the crotch and a lower front abdomen of the person when worn;
• adhesive means applied to said liner for adhering said liner to said releasable panel with said liner supported by said releasable panel and movable with said releasable panel with respect to said front waistband segment of the waistband structure;
• whereby when the garment is worn by the person, the front segment of the releasable panel can be released from the front waistband segment of the waistband structure of the briefs to open the front segment and crotch segment of the releasable panel and the liner can be removed from the briefs, and another duplicate liner can be inserted into position in the briefs, and the front segment of the releasable panel reconnected to the front waistband segment of the waistband structure, without removing the briefs from the person.