Disposable combination flushable diaper and protective cover

Claim 2

A disposable combination flushable diaper and protective cover, as set forth in claim 2, in which said body contacting layer is creped in the transverse direction of said diaper for wicking moisture toward the longitudinal edges of said diaper having said protective cover therearound to prevent leakage of moisture from said diaper.

Claim 3

A disposable combination flushable diaper and protective cover, as set forth in claim 1, in which said combination diaper and protective cover includes longitudinally extending central and side portions and in which said central portion is of greater thickness than said side portions for providing increased moisture absorption in said central portion.

Claim 4

A disposable combination flushable diaper and protective cover, as set forth in claim 1, in which said batt of fiberized fibers forming a part of said interior pad has a width substantially equal to and is disposed in said central portion of said combination diaper and protective cover for concentrating absorbency therein and allowing easy folding of said combination diaper and protective cover.

Claim 5

A disposable combination flushable diaper and protective cover, as set forth in claim 5, in which said layers of cellulosic sheet material, superimposed on opposite sides of said batt of fibers and forming part of said interior pad, extend throughout the length and width of said combination diaper and protective cover for providing strength and absorbency thereto.

Claim 6

A disposable, unitary, prefolded, combination flushable diaper and protective cover of generally rectangular unfolded configuration defining longitudinally extending central and side portions and characterized by serving the dual function of a conventional diaper and protective pants and being easily disposable by stripping off the protective cover and flushing the diaper in an ordinary water closet after use, said combination diaper and protective cover comprising a dispersible, fluid permeable, body contacting layer for receiving the moisture of the wearer comprising hydrophilic, flat, ribbonlike, aerated, regenerated cellulose fibers of the generally collapsed multicellular form having natural bonding characteristics and which provide a body contacting layer having high dry strength, wet hand and dispersibility characteristics when agitated in a large excess of water, a flushable, moisture absorbing, interior pad superimposed on said body contacting layer for absorbing the moisture of the wearer received through said body contacting layer, said pad comprising a batt of fiberized cellulosic fibers having a width substantially equal to and being disposed in said central portion of said combination diaper and protective cover for providing concentrated absorbency therein and at least one ply of cellulosic sheet material positioned on each side of said batt of fibers and extending throughout the length and width of said combination diaper and protective cover for providing strength and absorbency thereto, a protective cover of moisture impervious sheet material superimposed on said interior pad to prevent moisture from passing therefrom and secured to the said body contacting layer along longitudinal and transverse edges to form therewith an envelope around said interior pad and to form the unitary combination diaper and protective cover, said protective cover extending around the longitudinal edges and overlapping said body contacting layer and being secured thereto for preventing leakage of moisture at the longitudinal edges of said diaper and for providIng a strong pinning area at the corners of said diaper, embossed portions along the transverse edges of said combination diaper and protective cover uniting said body contacting layer and said protective cover with each other and with said interior pad to form the unitary combination diaper and protective cover, a plurality of adhesive deposits disposed within said embossed portions for cooperating therewith to form the unitary combination diaper and protective cover, said body contacting layer being creped in the transverse direction for wicking moisture toward the longitudinal edges of said diaper having the overlapped protective cover therearound to prevent leakage of moisture, said batt of fiberized fibers forming a part of said interior pad having a length substantially equal to said combination diaper and protective cover for providing absorbency thereto but terminating at and not extending into said embossed portions for facilitating the uniting of said body contacting layer and said protective cover, additional adhesive deposits disposed between and uniting said body contacting layer and said interior pad for distributing stresses applied thereto throughout the diaper and preventing relative displacement between said body contacting layer and said interior pad, and said side portions of said combination diaper and protective cover being folded inwardly over said central portion and then folded outwardly back over themselves to form a prefolded combination diaper and protective cover.