Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
The diaper of claim 1 wherein said facing layer and said backing layer are rectangular and substantially coextensive, said pad is substantially rectangular, narrower than said facing layer and said backing layer and centrally disposed with respect thereto to provide marginal portions of said diaper in which said facing layer and said backing layer are in direct contact with each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
30 words
The diaper of claim 2 wherein said marginal portions of less wettability for water than said mid-portion extend in width from said mid-portion to thE side edges of said fabric.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The diaper of claim 2 wherein said mid-portion of said facing layer is wider than said pad, and said marginal portions are narrow, extending in width from the sides of said mid-portion to lines spaced inwardly from the side edges of said fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The diaper of claim 2 wherein said marginal portions of said facing layer and said backing layer are adhered to one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The diaper of claim 1 in which the short and long fibers of said facing layer are randomly dispersed and uniformly distributed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The diaper of claim 1 in which the short and long fibers of said facing layer are in different proportions in different thickness portions of said diaper with the outermost face of said facing layer having a greater proportion of long fibers than the overall proportion of long fibers in the entire facing layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The diaper of claim 1 wherein said marginal side edges contain a lesser amount of rewetting agent than said mid-portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The diaper of claim 1 wherein said marginal side edges contain a greater amount of binder than said midportion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
161 words
A multi-layer diaper comprising: a porous facing layer in the form of a water-wettable web of mixed long and short fibers, said web being through bonded with a cross-linked binder and treated with a rewetting agent to give it a desired degree of wettability for water, the ratio of said binder to said rewetting agent in the mid-portion of said web and in the marginal side and end portions thereof being varied so that said marginal portions have less absorbency and less wettability for water than the mid-portion of said web; a highly porous, loosely compacted, cellulosic fibrous batt in face-to-face juxtaposition to said facing layer and having greater wettability to water than said facing layer; a paperlike, densified compacted cellulosic fibrous layer of relatively high wettability and relatively high fluid retentivity integral with said loosely compacted batt on the face thereof opposite the face in juxtaposition to said facing layer; and a water-impervious backing sheet adhered to said densified layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
The diaper of claim 10 wherein said backing sheet and said facing layer are substantially rectangular and substantially coextensive, said batt is substantially rectangular, narrower than said backing sheet and facing layer, and centrally disposed with respect thereto to provide marginal portions of said diaper in which said backing sheet and said facing web are in direct contact with each other.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
The diaper of claim 10 wherein the fiber content of said facing layer comprises from about 75 to about 98 weight percent of short fibers having a fiber length less than 1/4 inch and from about 2 to about 25 weight percent of long fibers having a fiber length between about 1/2 and 2 1/2 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The diaper of claim 10 wherein said side and end marginal portions extend in width from said mid-portion to the side and end edges of said facing layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
The diaper of claim 10 wherein said mid-portion of said facing layer is wider and longer than said batt, and said marginal portions are narrower, extending in width from the sides and ends of said mid-portion to lines spaced inwardly from the side and end edges of said fabric.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The diaper of claim 10 wherein said central portion comprises from about 50 percent to about 90 percent of the area of said facing layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The diaper of claim 10 wherein said marginal portions include side marginal portions and end marginal portions and are from about 1/2 inch to about 2 inches in width.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The diaper of claim 10 wherein said marginal portions include side marginal portions and end marginal portions and are spaced inwardly from the side and end edges.