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WO1992009254A1
WO1992009254A1 PCT/CA1991/000428 CA9100428W WO9209254A1 WO 1992009254 A1 WO1992009254 A1 WO 1992009254A1 CA 9100428 W CA9100428 W CA 9100428W WO 9209254 A1 WO9209254 A1 WO 9209254A1
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strip
cloth
hook
diaper
loop fastener
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PCT/CA1991/000428
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Giuseppe Quadrini
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Giuseppe Quadrini
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Priority claimed from CA002031375A external-priority patent/CA2031375C/fr
Priority claimed from US07/715,385 external-priority patent/US5112326A/en
Application filed by Giuseppe Quadrini filed Critical Giuseppe Quadrini
Publication of WO1992009254A1 publication Critical patent/WO1992009254A1/fr

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/56—Supporting or fastening means
    • A61F13/62—Mechanical fastening means ; Fabric strip fastener elements, e.g. hook and loop
    • A61F13/622—Fabric strip fastener elements, e.g. hook and loop
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F2013/15008—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterized by the use
    • A61F2013/15032—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterized by the use as umbilical bandage
    • A61F2013/1504—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterized by the use as umbilical bandage for avoiding contact with umbilical region

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  • the invention relates to a diaper attachment system which allows a diaper to be adjustable so that one diaper is applicable to a wide range of body sizes.
  • the diaper is provided with a pair of strips of hook and loop fasteners on the front flap which can be selectively attached to corresponding fasteners on the breech portion of the diaper.
  • a piece of clolth which is attached to the upper edge of the front flapis used to cover one of the fastener strips which is directed inwardly towards the infant's skin.
  • diapers It is common for diapers to be constructed to specific body sizes in the case of baby diapers, they are constructed to fit specific ranges of body sizes normally based on weight. Diapers of this nature on the part of the manufacture increase the cost of production, inventory and marketing, while for the consumer in the case of baby diapers require that new diapers be purchased as a baby grows and for adult consumers the diapers may be uncomfortable due to their fixed size.
  • the diaper is made of a piece of cloth having a front lap and a breech portion which respectively cover the front and the rear of an infant's bassin.
  • the front lap and the rear surface of the upper ledge of the front lap is provided with fastening means adapted to hook selectively with corresponding fastening means located on the inner surface of both corners of the upper edge of the breech portion.
  • the two fastening means are adjacently disposed on the front surface of the front lap one above the other.
  • the fastening means located on the front lap are alternatively covered by a strip of cloth secured along the upper edge of the front lap.
  • the strip of cloth is intended to cover the fastening means on the rear face when the diaper is fully extended which applies, for example, to
  • SUBSTITUTESHEET a grown up baby.
  • the same diaper is used with th e strip of cloth flipped forwardly, covering the fastening means located on the front surface of the diaper.
  • the upper ledge of the front lap is folded inwardly so that the fastening means on the rear surface are displayed forwardly and adapted to be hooked by corresponding fastending means on the breech portion.
  • This fold has a twofold advantage: it reduces the height of the front lap and the girth of the waist.
  • the strip of cloth is similarly secured along the upper edge of the front lap, can also be flipped, selectively on the front or rear surface of the front lap.
  • the strip of cloth is adapted to cover only the upper fastening means when the latter is folded backwardly. In this position, the strip of cloth shields the skin of the infant against the rugosity of the upper fasteners means, and leaves the lower fastening means forwardly exposed.
  • the fastener means intended for use in this invention make use of a male and a female part such as a snap fastener or a hook and loop such as the fastener known by the trademark VELCRO.
  • fastening means and its corresponding counterpart can be reversibly positioned on the front lap and on the breech portion.
  • the fastening means can be located on the back breech and alternatively covered by a strip of cloth secured along the upper edge of the front breech while its corresponding counterpart is positioned on the front lap.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a diaper for a newborn baby, according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the diaper in a semi unfolded position from the one shown in figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a top view along arrow 3 shown in figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the upper part of the diaper of fig.I, with the upper ledge extended upwardly for an older infant;
  • Figure 5 is a top view along arrows 5 of figure 4.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of the top portion of the diaper shown in figure 4 in an incompletely folded position
  • Figure 7 is a view of the front face of the diaper, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, shown in a completely unfolded position;
  • Figure 8 is a view of the rear face of the diaper shown in figure
  • Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view along the two cross-sections
  • Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10-10 shown in figure 7;
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of the upper part of the front ledge of the diaper of figure 1, illustrating a covering strip of cloth in a semi—flipped position;
  • Figure 12 is a front view of a wing portion of the upper ledge of the breech portion of the diaper in a folded position;
  • Figure 13 is a perspective view of a diaper according to a second
  • Figure 14 is a front view of the upper ledge of the front lap with the strip of cloth flipped inwardly;
  • Figure 15 is a front view of the diaper with the upper fastening means located backwardly;
  • Figure 16 and 16a are two cross-sectional views of the front flap with the strip of cloth in the two alternative positions.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a diaper 10 having a front lap 12 and a breech portion 14 folded to provide leg openings 16 and a waist opening 18.
  • the waist opening 18 is surrounded at the rear by the upper ledge 20 of the breech portion 14 and by the upper ledge 22 of the lap por ion 12.
  • the upper ledge 20 of the breech portion 14 has two laterally extending wing portions 24 and 26 inside of which is mounted a hook and lock fasteners 28 and 30.
  • the upper ledge 22 of the front lap 12 is folded downwardly and is provided on its face projecting outwardly a hook and lock fastener 30.
  • VELCRO tapes The hook and lock fastener will be referred to in the remaining part of the description by the expression VELCRO tapes, the word VELCRO being a registered trademark.
  • the diaper is secured around the waist by contacting the VELCRO patches 28 and 30 over the VELCRO tape 30 according to the size of the thighs and the waist of the baby.
  • SUBSTITUTESHEET ledge 20 reduces the size of the openings 16 and 18.
  • the folded upper ledge 22 is unfolded as shown in figures 4, 5 and 6.
  • the upper ledge 22 is provided on its front surface with a VELCRO tape 32 which is disposed along the edge 17.
  • the edge 17 is generally rectilinear as well as the VELCRO tapes 30 and 31 and the latter extend adjacent the edge 17.
  • the two VELCRO tapes 30 and 31 are generally oppositely disposed relative to the upper ledge 22.
  • the tapes 30 and 31 are also sufficiently long to meet and be contacted by the patches 28 and 30.
  • Figure 7 illustrates the inner face of the diaper 10 while figure 8 illustrates the outer face of the same diaper.
  • the fastener tape 32 appears on the outer face in figure 8 but the fastener tape 31 is hidden by a strip of cloth 33 as more particularly shown in figure 10.
  • the strip of cloth 33 is sewn around the upper ledge 22 of the front lap 12 around the edges 36, 38-38' (figure 10) and 40.
  • the purpose of the strip of cloth 33 i" ⁇ to cover alternatively the fastener tapes 31 and 32 as particularly illustrated in figures 10 and 11.
  • the seams around the edges 36, 38-38' and 40 are invisible as illustrated in figure 10.
  • the two layers of cloth 42 and 44 are folded inwardly
  • the cross-section shown in figure 10 illustrates the diaper 10 made of the two layers of cloth 42 and 44 which are provided with the two fastener tapes 31 and 32 disposed on opposite surfaces of the diaper and facing each other adjacent the edge 38 of the ledge 22 of the front lap.
  • the strip of cloth 33 is sewn along the edge 38 in between the two inner and outer pieces of cloth 42 and 44 and preferably also along the edges 36, 38-38' and 40 of the ledge 22.
  • This strip of cloth 33 is intended to cover the fastener tape 31 while in position shown in figure 10, in full line, and to cover the fastener tape 32 when the strip of cloth is shown along the dotted lines.
  • the strip of cloth 33 will be flipped on the side adapted to shield the fastener normally contacting the skin of the baby.
  • the outside face 34 of the piece of cloth 33 while on the left-hand side of the ledge 22 become inside face while on the right-hand side of the ledge 22 in figure 10.
  • figure 11 shows the manual operation which consists of flipping the strip of cloth 33 in the direction of the arrow 46, the VELCRO tape 31 which was initially covered by the strip of cloth 33 becomes exposed when the latter is flipped in the direction of the arrow 46 to cover the VELCRO tape 32,
  • the strip of cloth 33 is flipped over the fastener tape 32 and the ledge 22 of the front lap is folded over the front lap itself to expose the VELCRO tape 31 which will be used to close the diaper with the VELCRO patches 28 and 30 to take the shape as shown in figure 1.
  • Figure 9 provides an example of the construction of the diaper along the edges such as shown by the cross-section lines 9-9 in figure 8.
  • the two pieces of cloth 42 and 44 are generally provided with an inner absorbent lining 48.
  • An elastic band 50 is al.so provided between the two pieces of cloth 42 and 44 to tighten the legs around the openings 16 and the waist opening 18.
  • Figure 12 illustrates the wing portion 24 folded over itself so as to hide the VELCRO tape 28 under certain conditions and especially when laundering the diaper 10. Considering that VELCRO tapes are made of hooks and loops, the VELCRO patch 28 which is made of hooks will adhere '"o the patch 52 made of loops. The wing portion 24 is merely folded along the arrow 54 to eliminate the wear and tear of both patches 28 and 52.
  • the present invention is directed to a diaper having a front lap adapted to be folded to reduce its size.
  • the front lap has two fastener strips, one of which is selectively adapted to be covered with a strip of cloth to prevent the irritation of the skin of the baby's belly.
  • FIG. 13-15 A second embodiment making use of the two fastener strips and a flippable piece of cloth is illustrated in figures 13-15, 16 and 16a.
  • the two strips 60 and 62 are located on the front surface of the front lap 64.
  • the two strips are adjacently disposed one above the other as shown in figure 13, the strip 60 extending along the upper ledge 66 of the front lap 64.
  • a strip of cloth 68 is sown along the upper ledge 66 and is adapted to be flippable from the rear surface as shown in figure 13 to the front surface as shown in figure 14.
  • the piece of cloth 68 has a minimum width to cover the upper strip 60 and a maximum width so as not to cover the lower strip 62.
  • the piece of cloth 68 is flipped backward as in figure 13 and the hook and loop fasteners 70 and 72 are folded over the upper strip 60.
  • the piece of cloth 68 is flipped forwardly to cover the strip 60 as shown in figure 14.
  • the upper part of the front lap 64, including the strip 60 and the piece of cloth 68 are folded backwardly as shown in figure 15 along a line intermediate between the strips 60 and 62. In this latter position, the piece of cloth 68 shields the upper strip 60 and prevents its contact with the infant's belly.
  • the upper part of the front lap 64 being folded inwardly, it reduces the girth of the diaper which is particu ⁇ larly adapted for younger babies.
  • the strip 62 remains forwardly exposed and the patches 70 and 72 can be adheringly folded over the strip 62.
  • the piece of cloth 68 is sown to the upper edge of the front lap as shown in figures 16 and 16a and adapted to be reversibly flipped as shown in figure 11.
  • tapes 31 and 32 can be either hooks or loops as long as they are adapted to adhere to the patches 28 and 30.
  • the present adjustable diaper has been descri ⁇ bed for young and older babies, the size can be appropriately made for adults of different sizes.

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Abstract

Une couche adaptable pour bébés est pourvue d'une paire de rubans de fermeture autoagrippante (bande Velcro) (28, 30) sur la partie avant (12) et d'une bande de tissu servant à recouvrir alternativement un côté de cette partie avant afin de protéger la peau du bébé contre tout contact avec le ruban de fermeture autoagrippante.
PCT/CA1991/000428 1990-12-03 1991-12-02 Couche adaptable WO1992009254A1 (fr)

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CA002031375A CA2031375C (fr) 1990-12-03 1990-12-03 Couche ajustable
CA2,031,375 1990-12-03
US715,385 1991-06-14
US07/715,385 US5112326A (en) 1990-12-06 1991-06-14 Adjustable diaper

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EP0721769A3 (fr) * 1994-12-29 1996-07-24 Procter & Gamble
WO1998018422A1 (fr) * 1996-10-31 1998-05-07 Sca Hygiene Products Ab Moyen de fixation pour vetement absorbant
US6030373A (en) * 1995-04-13 2000-02-29 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Multi-attachment fastening system
KR100253967B1 (ko) * 1995-02-16 2000-04-15 데이비드 엠 모이어 탄성적으로연장가능한랜딩부재를갖는흡수제품
WO2005048900A1 (fr) * 2003-11-20 2005-06-02 Sca Hygiene Products Ab Article absorbant pour nouveau-nes
CN105769450A (zh) * 2016-03-26 2016-07-20 汕头市星河电器有限公司 一种无级调节尿裤及其使用方法

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GB2074011A (en) * 1980-04-14 1981-10-28 Noel Lab South Africa Pty Diapers
WO1986002263A1 (fr) * 1984-10-12 1986-04-24 Mccoy, Ernest, H. Langes lavables et façonnes
US4801298A (en) * 1986-11-28 1989-01-31 Sorenson Wendy K J Variable sized reusable diaper

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EP0721769A3 (fr) * 1994-12-29 1996-07-24 Procter & Gamble
KR100253787B1 (ko) * 1994-12-29 2000-04-15 데이비드 엠 모이어 훅크형고착부재와맞물릴수있는접힌랜딩부재를갖는일회용흡수제품
KR100253967B1 (ko) * 1995-02-16 2000-04-15 데이비드 엠 모이어 탄성적으로연장가능한랜딩부재를갖는흡수제품
US6030373A (en) * 1995-04-13 2000-02-29 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Multi-attachment fastening system
WO1998018422A1 (fr) * 1996-10-31 1998-05-07 Sca Hygiene Products Ab Moyen de fixation pour vetement absorbant
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WO2005048900A1 (fr) * 2003-11-20 2005-06-02 Sca Hygiene Products Ab Article absorbant pour nouveau-nes
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CN105769450A (zh) * 2016-03-26 2016-07-20 汕头市星河电器有限公司 一种无级调节尿裤及其使用方法

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