Diaper

Claim 2

A diaper particularly adapted for adult use, comprising a textile fabric body of bias cut to afford lateral resilient flexiblity and having a front panel flap, the upper marginal edge of said fabric body being slightly wider than the upper marginal edge of said front panel and that rear portion of the fabric body adjacent the upper marginal edge portion of the fabric body having side edges outwardly contoured to afford a larger seat area, the front panel being folded toward the rear body portion when in position of use, a waist band of textile fabric secured intermediate its ends to the edge portion of said upper end portion of the fabric body with the free end portions thereof extending outwardly in opposite directions substantially beyond the upper end portion of the fabric body and constituting the principal waistengaging portion of the diaper, an apertured device on each free end of said waist band, and a single tie string secured intermediate its ends to the free end portion of said front panel, thereby providing two tie portions adapted to be threaded respectively through the said apertured devices of the waist band and then tied together for securing the diaper upon the body of the wearer thereof.

Claim 3

A diaper as claimed in claim 1, further comprising edge bindings for opposite marginal side edges of the fabric body, a sewed seam for securing the waist band to said fabric body, said apertured device constituting fabric strips folded upon themselves to form loops, and sewed seams securing said loops to the respective ends of said waist band.

Claim 4

A diaper, particularly adapted for adult use, comprising; A. a textile fabric of bias cut comprising a body portion and a front panel flap which are both integral parts of the same fabric, and further comprising an upper marginal edge of the body portion which is slightly wider than an upper marginal edge of the front flap, that part of the body portion adjacent to the upper marginal edge of the body part having side edges contoured outwardly to provide a larger seat area, the front panel, when in use, being folded toward the front of the wearer, through the crotch, and upward to cover the lower abdomen, B. a ribbon of textile fabric having a central portion and two outer ends and secured in its central portion to the upper marginal edge of the body portion and extending outward in each direction from the body portion when extended a distance greater than the width of the upper marginal edge of the body portion, C. two closed loops of fabric, respectively secured to the two outer ends of said ribbon, and D. a single tie string comprising two end portions and an intermediate portion, the string being secured by its intermediate portion to a portion of the front panel flap in the vicinity of the upper marginal edge of the front flap and extending outward in each direction from the front flap when extended a distance greater than the width of the upper marginal edge of the front flap, whereby the string provided two end portions adapted to be threaded respectively through the two closed loops on the ends of the ribbon, the end portions of the string then being adapted to be tied together with a single knot to secure the diaper upon the wearer thereof.

Claim 5

A diaper, particularly adapted for adult use, comprising; A. a textile fabric of bias cut comprising a body portion and a front panel flap which are both integral parts of the same fabric, and further comprising an upper marginal edge of the body portion which is slightly wider than an upper marginal edge of the front flap, that part of the body portion adjacent to the upper marginal edge of the body part having side edges contoured outwardly to provide a larger seat area, the front panel, when in use, being folded toward the front of the wearer, through the crotch, and upward to cover the lower abdomen, B. a ribbon of textile fabric having a central portion and two outer ends and secured in its central portion to the upper marginal edge of the body portion and extending outward in each direction from the body portion when extended a distance greater than the width of the upper marginal edge of the body portion, C. two closed loops of fabric, respectively secured to the two outer ends of said ribbon, and D. a single tie string comprising two end portions and an intermediate portion, the string being secured by its intermediate portion to a portion of the front panel flap in the vicinity of the upper marginal edge of the front flap and extending outward in each direction from the front flap when extended a distance greater than the width of the upper marginal edge of the front flap, whereby the string provided two end portions adapted to be threaded respectively through the two closed loops on the ends of the ribbon, the end portions of the string then being adapted to be tied together with a single knot to secure the diaper upon the wearer thereof.

Claim 6

In a diaper for adult use by invalid patients comprising a textile fabric of bias cut including a body portion and a front panel flap which are both integral parts of said fabric, and further comprising an upper marginal edge of the body portion which is slightly wider than an upper marginal edge of the front flap, that part of the body portion adjacent to the upper marginal edge of the body part having side edges contoured outwardly to provide a larger seat area, the front panel, when in use, being folded toward the front of the wearer, through the crotch and upward to cover the lower abdomen, the improved means for tying the garment in a front central position of the body over the lower abdomen for holding the garment in a close relationship to the body, whereby the patient can reach the front central position for tying the garment equally easily with both hands despite minimal manual dexterity, comprising: A. a ribbon of textile fabric having a central portion and two outer ends and secured in its central portion to the upper marginal edge of the body portion and extending outward in each direction from the body portion when extended a distance greater than the width of the upper marginal edge of the body portion, B. two closed loops of fabric, respectively secured to the two outer ends of said ribbon, and C. a single tie string comprising two end portions and an intermediate portion, the string being secured by its intermediate portion to a portion of the front panel flap in the vicinity of the upper marginal edge of the front flap and extending outward in each direction from the front flap when extended a distance greater than the width of the upper marginal edge of the front flap, whereby the string provides two end portions adapted to be threaded respectively through the two closed loops on the ends of the ribbon, the end portions of the string then being adapted to be tied together with a single knot to secure the diaper upon the wearer thereof.

Claim 7

In a diaper for adult use by invalid patients comprising a textile fabric of bias cut including a body portion and a front panel flap which are both integral parts of said fabric, and further comprising an upper marginal edge of the body portion which is slightly wider than an upper marginal edge of the front flap, that part of the body portion adjacent to the upper marginal edge of the body part having side edges contoured outwardly to provide a larger seat area, the front panel, when in use, being folded toward the front of the wearer, through the crotch and upward to cover the lower abdomen, the improved means for tying the garment in a front central position of the body over the lower abdomen for holding the garment in a close relationship to the body, whereby the patient can reach the front central position for tying the garment equally easily with both hands despite minimal manual dexterity, comprising: A. a ribbon of textile fabric having a central portion and two outer ends and secured in its central portion to the upper marginal edge of the body portion and extending outward in each direction from the body portion when extended a distance greater than the width of the upper marginal edge of the body portion, B. two closed loops of fabric, respectively secured to the two outer ends of said ribbon, and C. a single tie string comprising two end portions and an intermediate portion, the string being secured by its intermediate portion to a portion of the front panel flap in the vicinity of the upper marginal edge of the front flap and extending outward in each direction from the front flap when extended a distance greater than the width of the upper marginal edge of the front flap, whereby the string provides two end portions adapted to be threaded respectively through the two closed loops on the ends of the ribbon, the end portions of the string then being adapted to be tied together with a single knot to secure the diaper upon the wearer thereof.