Disposable diapers and supporting garment therefor

Claim 2

A combined disposable diaper and retaining garment comprising an elongate body of sheet material having its longitudinal edges recessed centrally of their ends, the portions of the body between its ends and the recesses forming apron portions arranged to encircle the waist of a wearer, the portion of the body between said apron portions forming a crotch and arranged to surround the perineal part of the wearer, means disposed on each of said apron portions for detachably connecting the respective apron portions along each longitudinal side edge of the body together with each other, at least a portion of each of the end edges and longitudinal side edges of said body between respective apron portions being gathered and elasticized so as to form an elongate flexible channel in said crotch, said channel having spaced inwardly opening end pockets and being open between them in the area adjacent substantially the entire perineal region of a wearer, at least a portion of the edge of the open side of one of said end pockets being gathered and elasticized for flexibly retaining one end of a disposable diaper pad, a disposable flushable absorbent pad, said pad having at least one elongate body of fluff, at least one layer of crepe wadding surrounding said body of fluff, and a facing layer of at least one ply of porous nonwoven fabric, said facing layer having elongate side margins extending around the sides and overturned upon and bonded to the bottom side margins of the bottom layer of said crepe wadding so as to leave the central portion of said bottom layer open and exposed, said channel being adapted to removably receive said pad and retain it adjacent to, and substantially in contact with, said perineal region.

Claim 3

A combined disposable diaper and retaining garment comprising an elongate body of sheet material having its longitudinal edges recessed centrally of their ends, the portions of the body between its ends and the recesses forming apron portions arranged to encircle the waist of a wearer, the portion of the body between said apron portions forming a crotch and arranged to surround the perineal part of the wearer, means disposed on each of said apron portions for detachably connecting the respective apron portions along each longitudinal side edge of the body together with each other, at least a portion of each of the end edges and longitudinal side edges of said body between respective apron portions being gathered and elasticized so as to form an elongate flexible channel in said crotch, said channel having spaced inwardly opening end pockets and being open between them in the area adjacent substantially the entire perineal region of a wearer, a disposable flushable absorbent pad, said pad comprising at least one elongate composite absorbent layer superimposed upon at least one facing ply of a porous nonwoven fabric, said facing ply having elongate side margins extending around the elongate sides of said layer and overturned upon and bonded to the bottom elongate side margins of the bottom composite absorbent layer, said composite absorbent layer comprising a layer of flocky absorbent material covered with a facing sheet and a backing sheet, each of said sheets comprising at least one layer of crepe wadding, said absorbent material being retained in position between said sheets of crepe wadding by a plurality of spaced embossed areas pressed into said composite layer from at least one side, the side margins and ends of said sheets being physically bonded together, and at least the central portion of said bottom layer being exposed.

Claim 4

A combined disposable diaper and retaining garment comprising an elongate body of sheet material having its longitudinal edges recessed centrally of their ends, the portions of the body between its ends and the recesses forming apron portions arranged to encircle the waist of a wearer, the portion of the body between said apron portions forming a crotch and arranged to surround the perineal part of the wearer, means disposed on each of said apron portions for detachably connecting the respective apron portions along each longitudinal side edge of the body together with each other, at least a portion of each of the end edges and longitudinal side edges of said body between respective apron portions being gathered and elasticized so as to form an elongate flexible channel in said crotch, said channel having spaced inwardly opening end pockets and being open between them in the area adjacent substantially the entire perineal region of a wearer, a disposable flushable absorbent pad, said pad comprising at least one elongate composite absorbent layer superimposed upon at least one facing ply of a porous nonwoven fabric, said facing ply having elongate side margins extending around the elongate sides of said layer and overturned upon and bonded to the bottom elongate side margins of the bottom composite absorbent layer, said composite absorbent layer comprising a layer of flocky absorbent material covered with a facing sheet and a backing sheet, each of said sheets comprising at least one layer of crepe wadding, said absorbent material being retained in position between said sheets of crepe wadding by a plurality of spaced embossed areas pressed into said composite layer from at least one side, the side margins and ends of said sheets being physically bonded together, and at least the central portion of said bottom layer being exposed.

Claim 5

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad for use as aN insert in a diaper retaining garment, comprising at least one elongate composite absorbent layer superimposed upon at least one facing ply of a porous nonwoven fabric, said facing ply having elongate side margins extending around the elongate sides of said layer and overturned upon and bonded to the bottom elongate side margins of the bottom composite absorbent layer, said composite absorbent layer comprising a layer of flocky absorbent material covered with a facing sheet and a backing sheet, each of said sheets comprising at least one layer of crepe wadding, said absorbent material being retained in position between said sheets of crepe wadding by a plurality of spaced embossed areas pressed into said composite layer from at least one side, the side margins and ends of said sheets being physically bonded together, and at least the central portion of said bottom layer being exposed.

Claim 6

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad for use as aN insert in a diaper retaining garment, comprising at least one elongate composite absorbent layer superimposed upon at least one facing ply of a porous nonwoven fabric, said facing ply having elongate side margins extending around the elongate sides of said layer and overturned upon and bonded to the bottom elongate side margins of the bottom composite absorbent layer, said composite absorbent layer comprising a layer of flocky absorbent material covered with a facing sheet and a backing sheet, each of said sheets comprising at least one layer of crepe wadding, said absorbent material being retained in position between said sheets of crepe wadding by a plurality of spaced embossed areas pressed into said composite layer from at least one side, the side margins and ends of said sheets being physically bonded together, and at least the central portion of said bottom layer being exposed.

Claim 7

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 3, wherein said flocky absorbent material comprises fluffed wood pulp.

Claim 8

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 3, wherein said porous nonwoven fabric contains a bacteriostat.

Claim 9

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 3, wherein said plurality of spaced embossed areas are in the form of longitudinal channels recessed into at least one surface of each said composite layer to a substantially equal depth.

Claim 10

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 3, wherein said longitudinal channels are recessed into each surface of each said composite layer to a depth less than 50 percent of the thickness of each composite layer.

Claim 11

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 3, wherein each end margin of each composite layer is embossed to ensure containment of said flocky absorbent material within said layer.

Claim 12

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad for use as an insert in a diaper retaining garment, comprising at least one elongate composite absorbent layer superimposed upon at least one facing ply of a porous nonwoven fabric, said facing ply having elongate side margins extending around the elongate sides of said layer and overturned upon and bonded to the bottom elongate side margins of the bottom composite absorbent layer, said composite absorbent layer comprising a layer of flocky absorbent material covered with a facing sheet and a backing sheet, each of said sheets comprising at least one layer of cellulosic wadding, said absorbent material being retained in position between said sheets of cellulosic wadding by a plurality of spaced embossed areas pressed into said composite layer from at least one side, the ends of said sheets being physically bonded together, and at least the central portion of the bottom sheet of cellulosic wadding of said bottom layer being exposed.

Claim 13

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad for use as an insert in a diaper retaining garment, comprising at least one elongate composite absorbent layer superimposed upon at least one facing ply of a porous nonwoven fabric, said facing ply having elongate side margins extending around the elongate sides of said layer and overturned upon and bonded to the bottom elongate side margins of the bottom composite absorbent layer, said composite absorbent layer comprising a layer of flocky absorbent material covered with a facing sheet and a backing sheet, each of said sheets comprising at least one layer of cellulosic wadding, said absorbent material being retained in position between said sheets of cellulosic wadding by a plurality of spaced embossed areas pressed into said composite layer from at least one side, the ends of said sheets being physically bonded together, and at least the central portion of the bottom sheet of cellulosic wadding of said bottom layer being exposed.

Claim 14

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 9, wherein said flocky absorbent material comprises fluffed wood pulp.

Claim 15

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 9, wherein said porous nonwoven fabric contains a bacteriostat.

Claim 16

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of spaced embossed areas are in the form of longitudinal channels recessed into at least one surface of each said composite layer to a substantially equal depth.

Claim 17

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 9, wherein said longitudinal channels are recessed into each surface of each said composite layer to a depth less than 50 percent of the thickness of each composite layer.

Claim 18

A disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 9, wherein each end margin of each composite layer is embossed to ensure containment of said flocky absorbent material within said layer.

Claim 19

The disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 9, wherein a plurality of elongate composite layers are superimposed upon said at least one facing ply of said porous nonwoven fabric.

Claim 20

A disposable, flushable, abSorbent pad according to claim 9, wherein each of said facing and backing sheets are comprised of a plurality of layers of cellulosic wadding.

Claim 21

The disposable, flushable, absorbent pad according to claim 16, wherein said layers of cellulosic wadding are all substantially the same width.