Adjustable diaper

Claim 1

An adjustable diaper comprising: a generally rectangular body portion of two layers of a flexible, sheet-like material having opposite sides, a back end, a front end, the back end being wider than the front end, a central part for fitting under the crotch of the infant, a front part adjacent the front end for fitting about the front of the infant, the sides being parallel near the front end, and a back part adjacent the back end for fitting about the back of the infant, the central part having non-elastic gathers formed along the sides of the body portion and secured by stitching extending along the sides of the body portion, making the central part concave and narrower than the front part and the back part, the front part having two pairs of slot-like openings which extend lengthwise in a direction parallel to the sides, the openings of said each pair being near opposite sides of the body portion, the openings of each pair being spaced apart the same amount so the openings of said each pair coincide when the body portion is folded parallel to the front end between the openings of said each pair of openings; a pluraliy of layers of moisture absorbent material between the layers of material of the body portion and sewn thereto; a pair of strap members extending from said sides of the body portion near the back end; the strap members being relatively thin and each having a width slightly less than the length of each said slot-like openings and being sufficiently long to extend through the slot-like openings of the front part and double back to overlie the back part; and hook and loop-type fastener means on the straps and the back part for releasably securing each said strap member to the back part of the body portion when the straps are doubled back, the fastener means having hook portions on sides of the straps which face inwardly when the straps are doubled back.