DISPOSABLE DIAPER WITH POUCHES

• US 20110092939A1
• Filed: 10/21/2009
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Christopher D. Donoho
• Original Assignee: Christopher D. Donoho
• Inventors: Donoho, Christopher D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,292,863 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/385.06
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/5512 after use
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/84 Accessories, not otherwise provided for, for absorbent pads

Abstract

A disposable diaper has a front pouch with a wet wipe inside and a rear pouch with a closable open end. When the diaper has been soiled the wet wipe can be removed from the front pouch and used to clean the baby and then the diaper, once removed from the baby, can be inverted into the rear pouch, which inverts inside out with the soiled diaper inside. A closure can be used to close the open end of the now-inverted rear pouch to contain the soiled diaper inside.

Claims

1. A disposable diaper comprising:

a diaper body defining an inner surface configured for placement against a baby, an outer surface opposite the inner surface, a front portion configured for placement over a baby'"'"'s abdomen, a rear portion configured for placement over a baby'"'"'s backside, and a crotch portion therebetween;

a first closable pouch formed on the outer surface of the front portion, the first closable pouch defining an open end, a closed end opposite the open end, and a closure member for selectively closing the open end; and

a second closable pouch formed on the outer surface of the rear portion, the second closable pouch defining an open end, a closed end opposite the open end, and a closure member for selectively closing the opening, one of the pouches establishing an invertable pouch,

wherein the diaper body can be urged against the closed end of the invertable pouch to advance the closed end thereof through the open end and thereby invert the pouch inside out with the diaper body substantially enclosed in the invertable pouch, such that the closure member of the invertable pouch can be manipulated to close the open end of the pouch with the diaper body inside the invertable pouch.

2. The diaper of claim 1, wherein the closure member of invertable pouch includes a closure element disposed on an outer surface of the pouch before inversion of the pouch such that the closure element is disposed inside the invertable pouch after inversion.

3. The diaper of claim 2, wherein the closure element is a first closure element selected from the group of:

a rib, a groove, and the closure member of the invertable pouch comprises a second closure element opposite the first closure element, the second closure element being a rib if the first closure element is a groove and the second closure element being a groove if the first closure element is a rib.

4. The diaper of claim 1, wherein the second pouch is the invertable pouch and the first pouch holds a wet wipe.

5. The diaper of claim 4, wherein the closure member of the first pouch includes adhesive tape.

6. The diaper of claim 1, wherein the front portion of the diaper body defines a top edge and the closed end of the first pouch is between the top edge and the open end of the first pouch.

7. The diaper of claim 1, wherein the rear portion of the diaper body defines a bottom edge and the open end of the second pouch is between the bottom edge and the closed end of the second pouch, the top and bottom edges being holdable together along end segments thereof by tape closures when the diaper is on a baby to hold the diaper on the baby.

8. A disposable diaper comprising:

at least a soil pouch with a closable open end, such that when the diaper has been soiled the diaper, once removed from the baby, can be inverted into the soil pouch, which inverts inside out with a soiled part of the diaper inside; and

a closure to close the open end of the soil pouch after inversion to contain the soiled part of the diaper inside the soil pouch.

9. The diaper of claim 8, comprising:

a diaper body defining an inner surface configured for placement against a baby, an outer surface opposite the inner surface, a front portion configured for placement over a baby'"'"'s abdomen, a rear portion configured for placement over a baby'"'"'s backside, and a crotch portion therebetween, and a wet wipe pouch with a wet wipe inside;

wherein the wet wipe can be removed from the wet wipe pouch and used to clean a baby, the wet wipe pouch being on the outer surface of the front portion and the soil pouch being on the outer surface of the rear portion.

10. The diaper of claim 9, wherein the closure of soil pouch includes a closure element disposed on an outer surface of the soil pouch before inversion of the soil pouch such that the closure element is disposed inside the soil pouch after inversion.

11. The diaper of claim 10, wherein the closure element is a first closure element selected from the group of:

a rib, a groove, and the closure of the soil pouch comprises a second closure element opposite the first closure element, the second closure element being a rib if the first closure element is a groove and the second closure element being a groove if the first closure element is a rib.

12. The diaper of claim 8, wherein the wet wipe pouch is associated with a closure member.

13. The diaper of claim 12, wherein the closure member includes adhesive tape.

14. The diaper of claim 9, wherein the front portion of the diaper body defines a top edge and a closed end of the wet wipe pouch is between the top edge and an open end of the wet wipe pouch.

15. The diaper of claim 9, wherein the rear portion of the diaper body defines a bottom edge and the open end of the soil pouch is between the bottom edge and a closed end of the soil pouch, the top and bottom edges being holdable together along end segments thereof by tape closures when the diaper is on a baby to hold the diaper on the baby.

16. Method associated with removing a diaper body from a wearer comprising:

with the diaper body removed from the wearer, urging the diaper body against an end of a pouch coupled to the diaper body to invert the pouch with the diaper inside the pouch; and

manipulating a closure to close the pouch with the diaper inside the pouch.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

retrieving, from a pouch on the diaper body, a cleansing implement useful for cleansing the wearer after the diaper body is removed from the wearer.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the pouch on the diaper body from which the cleansing implement is removed is a wet wipe pouch, and the pouch coupled to the diaper body is a soil pouch.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein a front portion of the diaper body defines a top edge and a closed end of the wet wipe pouch is between the top edge and an open end of the wet wipe pouch.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein a rear portion of the diaper body defines a bottom edge and an open end of the soil pouch is, between the bottom edge and a closed end of the soil pouch, the top and bottom edges being holdable together along end segments thereof by tape closures when the diaper is on a baby to hold the diaper on the baby.