Male incontinence diaper

Claim 2

A male incontinence diaper, which comprises: (a) a liquid absorbent cloth having a circular opening approximately at its center and having a radial cut extending from said centrally located circular opening to the outer perimeter of said cloth; (b) means for securing said cloth in a folded position; (c) a circular elastic band around said circular opening to provide stretch and tension for a snug fit around a wearer's penis; and (d) a hood, formed around the edge of the top end of said cloth, for receiving and holding said wearer's penis; said radial cut being available for sliding the diaper around said wearer's penis so as to cause it to be positioned into said hood through said circular opening and wrapped in multiple folds held in place by said securing means.

Claim 3

The male incontinence diaper described in claim 1, further comprising: (e) an inner liner coextensive with said hood to provide extra padding and absorbency; (f) a circular strip of padding and absorbent material attached to the inner edge of said circular opening for further comfort and protection to the wearer of the diaper; and (g) a semi-circular elastic band around the edge of said hood, provided to pull said edge inward.

Claim 4

The male incontinence diaper described in claim 2, wherein said means for securing said diaper in a folded position consists of adhesive tape strips located along the edge of said radial cut, on the bottom edge of said hood, and on the edge of the bottom end of said cloth.

Claim 5

A male incontinence diaper, which comprises: (a) a generally oblong cloth comprising an outer layer made of impermeable material and an opposite inner layer made of permeable and liquid absorbent lining material, said cloth having a circular opening approximately at its center and having a radial cut extending from said centrally located circular opening to the outer perimeter of said cloth; (b) a circular elastic band around said circular opening to provide stretch and tension for a snug fit around a wearer's penis; (c) a semi-circular elastic band around the edge of the top end of said cloth to form a hood of absorbent material for receiving and holding a wearer's penis; (d) an inner liner coextensive with said hood to provide extra padding and absorbence; (f) a circular strip of padding and absorbent material attached to the inner edge of said circular opening for further comfort and protection to the wearer of the diaper; and (b) means for securing said diaper in a folded position; said radial cut being available for sliding the diaper around a patient's penis so as to cause it to be inserted in said circular opening for wrapping it into multiple folds held in place by said securing means.

Claim 6

A male incontinence diaper, which comprises: (a) a generally oblong cloth comprising an outer layer made of impermeable material and an opposite inner layer made of permeable and liquid absorbent lining material, said cloth having a circular opening approximately at its center and having a radial cut extending from said centrally located circular opening to the outer perimeter of said cloth; (b) a circular elastic band around said circular opening to provide stretch and tension for a snug fit around a wearer's penis; (c) a semi-circular elastic band around the edge of the top end of said cloth to form a hood of absorbent material for receiving and holding a wearer's penis; (d) an inner liner coextensive with said hood to provide extra padding and absorbence; (f) a circular strip of padding and absorbent material attached to the inner edge of said circular opening for further comfort and protection to the wearer of the diaper; and (b) means for securing said diaper in a folded position; said radial cut being available for sliding the diaper around a patient's penis so as to cause it to be inserted in said circular opening for wrapping it into multiple folds held in place by said securing means.

Claim 7

The male incontinence diaper described in claim 4, wherein said means for securing said diaper in a folded position consists of adhesive tape strips located along the edge of said radial cut, on the bottom edge of said hood, and on the edge of the bottom end of said cloth.

Claim 8

The male incontinence diaper described in claim 5, further comprising a wetness indicator for alerting of liquid discharges into said inner absorbent lining of the diaper.

Claim 11

The method described in claim 7, further comprising the following steps: (e) supplying a circular elastic band around said circular opening to provide stretch and tension and fastening the edges of said radial cut by said securing means for a snug fit around a wearer's penis; and (f) providing a semi-circular elastic band around the edge of the top end of said cloth to form a hood of absorbent material for receiving and holding a wearer's penis and inserting the penis into the inner portion of said hood.

Claim 12

The method described in claim 8, further comprising the following steps: (g) supplying an inner liner coextensive with said hood to provide extra padding and absorbence; and (f) supplying a circular strip of padding and absorbent material attached to the inner edge of said circular opening for further comfort and protection to the wearer of the diaper.

Claim 13

The method described in claim 9, wherein said means for securing said diaper in a folded position consists of adhesive tape strips located along the edge of said radial cut, on the bottom edge of said hood, and on the edge of the bottom end of said cloth.

Claim 14

The method described in claim 10, further comprising a wetness indicator for alerting of liquid discharges into said inner absorbent lining of the diaper.