Patent Application
20220183904
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The disclosure relates to incontinence devices and more particularly pertains to a new incontinence device for assisting with incontinence and inhibiting bedsores. The incontinence device includes a plurality of cushions that are strategically positioned to reduce pressure on the user's hips and tailbone when the user is lying down or seated. In this way the cushions inhibit the development of bedsores if the user is bedridden.
The prior art relates to incontinence devices including an incontinence diaper that includes a modular cushion that can be positioned in the diaper for inhibiting bedsores. The prior art also discloses a variety of diapers for absorbing bodily fluids. The prior art discloses a bedsore garment that includes a plurality of stimulation devices being integrated therein for stimulating blood flow in a user to inhibit the development of bedsores. Additionally, the prior art discloses a diaper that has inflatable bladders being integrated therein to inhibit the development of bedsores.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a diaper that can be worn on a user thereby facilitating the diaper cover the user's crotch. A pad is integrated into the diaper to absorb bodily fluids from the user when the diaper is worn. A plurality of cushions is each integrated into the diaper and each of the cushions is strategically positioned on the diaper. In this way each of the cushions can be aligned with the user's hips and the user's tailbone when the diaper is worn. Additionally, each of the cushions is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to inhibit the user from developing bedsores while wearing the diaper.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A pair of elastomeric bands 40 is provided and each of the elastomeric bands 40 is integrated into the diaper 12. Each of the elastomeric bands 40 is aligned with a respective one of the first lateral side 28 and the second lateral side 30 of the perimeter edge 22 of the diaper 12. In this way each of the elastomeric bands 40 encloses each of the first lateral side 28 and the second lateral side 30 around the respective user's thighs 36 when the diaper 12 is worn. Thus, the elastomeric bands 40 inhibit bodily fluids from leaking outwardly around the user's thighs 36.
A pad 42 is integrated into the diaper 12 and the pad 42 is comprised of a fluid absorbent material. In this way the pad 42 can absorb bodily fluids from the user 14 when the diaper 12 is worn. The pad 42 is positioned on the back surface 20 of the diaper 12 such that the pad 42 rests against the user 14 when diaper 12 is worn. The pad 42 has a first end 44, a second end 46, a first sidelong edge 48 and a second sidelong edge 50. Each of the first end 44 and the second end 46 is rounded, and each of the first sidelong edge 48 and the second sidelong edge 50 curves inwardly toward a middle 51 of the pad 42 between the first end 44 and the second end 46. Moreover, each of the first sidelong edge 48 and the second sidelong edge 50 is aligned with a respective one of the first lateral side 28 and the second lateral side 30 of the perimeter edge 22 the diaper 12. The first end 44 is spaced from the front side 24 of the perimeter edge 22 of the diaper 12 and the second end 46 is spaced from the back side 26 of the perimeter edge 22 of the diaper 12.
A pair of tabs 52 is each of the tabs 52 is coupled to and extends away from the diaper 12. Each of the tabs 52 is positioned on opposite sides of the diaper 12 from each other such that each of the tabs 52 extends partially around the user's waist 38 when the diaper 12 is worn. Each of the tabs 52 releasably engages the diaper 12 to retain the diaper 12 on the user 14. Each of the tabs 52 extends away from a respective one of the first lateral side 28 and the second lateral side 30 of the perimeter edge 22 of the diaper 12. Each of the tabs 52 is positioned adjacent to the front side 24 of the perimeter edge 22, and each of the tabs 52 has a distal end 54 and a first surface 56. The first surface 56 of each of the tabs 52 is comprised of an adhesive material thereby facilitating the first surface 56 of each of the tabs 52 to adhere to the front surface 18 of the diaper 12 adjacent to the back side 26 of the perimeter edge 22 when the diaper 12 is worn.
A plurality of cushions 58 is provided and each of the cushions 58 is integrated into the diaper 12. Each of the cushions 58 is strategically positioned on the diaper 12 such that each of the cushions 58 is aligned with the user's hips 78 and the user's tailbone 59 when the diaper 12 is worn. Moreover, each of the cushions 58 is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to inhibit the user 14 from developing bedsores while wearing the diaper 12.
Each of the cushions 58 is positioned on the front surface 18 of the diaper 12 each of the cushions 58 includes a panel portion 60 that is attached to the front surface 18 of the diaper 12 and a plurality of raised portion 62 extending away from the panel portion 60. Each of the raised portion 62 has a distal surface 64 with respect to the panel portion 60 and each of the raised portion 62 has a perimeter surface 66 extending between the distal surface 64 and the panel portion 60. The perimeter surface 66 of each of the raised portion 62 has a plurality of intersecting sides 68 such that each of the raised portion 62 has a hexagonal shape.
The plurality of cushions 58 comprises a set of clusters 70 of the cushions 58, and the set of clusters 70 includes a pair of first hip clusters 72, a pair of second hip clusters 74 and a tailbone cluster 76. Each of the first hip clusters 72 is positioned adjacent to an intersection between the front side 24 of the perimeter edge 22 of the diaper 12 and a respective one of the first lateral side 28 and the second lateral side 30 of the perimeter edge 22. In this way each of the first hip clusters 72 is aligned with a respective one of the user's hips 78 when the diaper 12 is worn. Each of the second hip clusters 74 is positioned adjacent to an intersection between the back side 26 of the perimeter edge 22 of the diaper 12 and a respective one of the first lateral side 28 and the second lateral side 30 of the perimeter edge 22. In this way each of the second hip clusters 74 is aligned with a respective one of the user's hips 78. Moreover, each of the first hip clusters 72 overlaps a respective one of the second hip clusters 74 when the diaper 12 is worn. In this way each of the first hip clusters 72 and the second hip clusters 74 can fully cover each of the user's hips 78.
The tailbone cluster 76 is centrally positioned between the first lateral side 28 and the second lateral side 30 of the perimeter edge 22 of the diaper 12. Additionally, the tailbone cluster 76 is spaced a strategic distance from the back side 26 of the perimeter edge 22. In this way the tailbone cluster 76 is aligned with the user's tailbone 59 when the diaper 12 is worn.
In an alternative embodiment 80 as is shown in
In use, the diaper 12 is worn on the user 14 to assist the user 14 with incontinence or when the user 14 will not have access to a bathroom for an extended period of time. The pad 42 absorbs bodily fluids, such as urine, while the user 14 is wearing the diaper 12. Additionally, each of the cushions 58 relieves pressure on the user's hips 78 and the user's tailbone 59 while the user 14 is lying down or sitting. In this way the cushions 58 inhibit the user 14 from developing bedsores or other pressure related sores that are common in bedridden users 14. The diaper 12 is removed when the pad 42 becomes soaked with the bodily fluids and the diaper 12 is discarded.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
