Appeal No. 95-3512
Application 08/092,540
Gilles discloses an adjustable diaper 10 having a body
portion 12. As described in the reference,
[t]he body portion has a relatively narrow central
portion 22 formed by gathers 24 and 26 prior to
stitching at 28 and 30 near the sides 14 and 16. This
produces a concave interior for a better fit. The body
portion also has a front part 34 generally adjacent
front end 18 and a back part 32 generally adjacent back
end 20.
The body portion is made of a flexible sheet-like
material, preferably cotton flannelette. Two layers of
fabric 36 and 38 are used as seen in FIG. 4.
Internally, additional somewhat trapezoidal-shaped
layers of fabric are used for absorbency purposes.
These are sandwiched together as seen in FIG. 4. The
outer layers 40, 42, 44 and 46 extend from the central
portion 22 into the back part 32 and the front part 34.
Two additional layers 48 and 50 occur between layers
42 and 44 and extend from the central portion into the
front part. The layers 40-50 are held in position
between layers 36 and 38 by stitching 52 shown in
FIG. 3.
The sides of the body portion are finished by
cloth strips 54 and 56 folded over the edges and sewn
in place by stitching 30 and 28 shown in FIG. 4. The
use of gathers 24 and 26 in combination with cloth
strips 54 and 56 and stitching 30 and 28 provides a
more comfortable fit than the elastic portions used in
prior art fitted diapers. FIG. 5 shows strip 54 in
section. At front end 18 [a] layer of cloth 38 is
folded over to form a portion 62 overlaying layer 36
and held in position by stitching 64.
At back end 20 the diaper has a pair of strap
members 66 and 68 which form outer extensions of a
waist band 70. As seen best in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6, the
waist band 70 is formed of a single strip of cloth
folded and with stitching 72 and 74 extending along
opposite sides thereof [column 2, lines 29 through 62].
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