Tracy Miljkovic

US Patent:

20080215028, Sep 4, 2008

Filed:

Nov 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/945264

Inventors:

KEREN BROWN - NAMPA ID, US
TRACY MILJKOVIC - NAMPA ID, US

International Classification:

A61F 13/15

US Classification:

60438515, 60438501, 604386

Abstract:

A cloth diaper is fitted, washable and reusable, and highly effective in reducing or preventing leaks. The diaper comprises fabric preferably on both the outermost surface and the inner most surface that is stretchable, soft, and has hydrophilic and wicking properties. The diaper comprises an inner absorbent layer(s) between said hydrophilic and wicking fabric layers. A preferred continuously-adjustable fastening system may be used to adapt the diaper to fit a wide range of sizes of infants and toddlers, for example, from birth up to four years old. The fastening system allows a large amount of the front side of the diaper to be folded inside the diaper, significantly changing the overall size of the diaper to accommodate small infants. Even with the large folded-in flap, soft, wicking fabric is maintained against the child's skin, and the fastener system portion that is also folded inward does not interfere with absorbency. The preferred “V-shaped” fastener extends far down on the front side of the diaper, most of the way to the “crotch” area of the diaper, and also has wings/extensions from the top ends of the arms of the “V”, thus, allowing fastening of the diaper all along the length of each of the arms of the “V” and also out along the transverse length of the wing/extensions.