Patent Application
20190091078
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of infant accessories and more specifically relates to diaper attachment.
Disposable infant diapers are well known as are moistened towelettes and disposal bags. Under normal home conditions, these items are normally found in the home nursery and it is usually not a problem to change a soiled diaper, the normal required materials being a clean fresh diaper, a number of moist towels or disposable towelettes and a disposal container. However, when traveling with a child, transporting the above noted items in a changing bag or other type of container can become troublesome. A suitable solution is needed.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,931,052 to Ruth L. Feldman relates to a diaper with integral wiping cloth and disposal container. The described diaper with integral wiping cloth and disposal container includes a disposable diaper with an integral wiping cloth and disposal container forming an integrated baby changing system. The disposable diaper has a skin contacting moisture absorbing inner surface and a waterproof environment interfacing outer surface. A storage container means is mounted to the outer surface of the diaper and includes a liquid impermeable membrane formed so as to define a pocket for retaining a towelette therein in the moistened state until such time as the towelette is needed for wiping the skin. The pocket is expandable to form a disposal container for the soiled diaper and the spent towelette. A moist towelette is adapted to be stored within the storage container means.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known infant accessories art, the present disclosure provides a novel diaper accessory attachment. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a diaper accessory comprising an elongated sticker having an adhesive layer with baby wipes and a disposal bag included within. The sticker may include a pair of envelopes useful for retaining baby wipes and a disposal bag. Preferably, the envelope containing the baby wipes is adhesively attachable to a front of the diaper, and the envelope containing the disposal bag is adhesively attachable to a rear of the diaper. Further, the baby diaper accessory of the present disclosure may be scented to mask the unpleasant odor of urine and bowel movements.
A diaper accessory attachment is disclosed herein. The diaper accessory attachment may include: a diaper accessory; at least one envelope having a front-side and a back-side and configured to substantially enclose the diaper accessory; and an adhesive layer fixed to the back-side of the at least one envelope and configured to attach the at least one envelope to the diaper. Further, the at least one envelope may include a diaper accessory egress configured to permit extraction of the diaper accessory from the at least one envelope.
A method of using the diaper accessory attachment is also disclosed herein. The method of using diaper accessory attachment may comprise the steps of: providing the diaper accessory attachment for use with a diaper; removing a non-adhesive strip from an adhesive layer; positioning the adhesive layer such that a first-envelope may be adjacent a human anterior pelvic region of the diaper and a second-envelope may be adjacent a human posterior pelvic region of the diaper; attaching the adhesive layer to the diaper; pulling a pull-tab of the first-envelope thereby revealing at least one baby wipe; cleaning a private region of an infant via the at least one baby wipe; removing a disposal bag from a slit integrated with the second-envelope; opening the disposal bag; inserting the diaper that may be dirty into the disposal bag; tying a pair of handles of the disposal bag together thereby closing the disposal bag; and disposing the disposal bag containing the diaper that may be dirty along with any soiled baby wipes used to clean the infant.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, diaper accessory attachment, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to infant accessories and more particularly to a diaper accessory attachment as used to improve the task of changing a dirty diaper.
Generally, the diaper accessory attachment may be useful for providing an attachable accessory to a diaper having both baby wipes and a disposal bag. The diaper accessory attachment may comprise an adhesive layer including a pair of envelopes useful for retaining baby wipes and a disposal bag respectively.
A first envelope containing the baby wipes may be adhesively attached to a front of the diaper and include a pull tab for unsealing and opening the envelope. A second envelope containing the disposal bag may attach to a back of the diaper. Preferably, the disposal bag may comprise a plastic bag having a pair of handles. The handles may be tied together. Additionally, the disposal bag may be fixedly coupled to an inside of the second envelope to prevent removal of the bag. In such a manner, once a soiled diaper has been removed from an infant, the disposal bag may be removed from a slit of the second envelope, opened, and then the dirty diaper may be pushed through the bottom of the bag such that the bag is reversed to envelope the diaper. In addition, the disposal bag may include a fragrance to mask the unpleasant odor of urine and bowel movements.
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In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one envelope 120 of the diaper accessory attachment 100 may be scented. The scent may comprise a pleasant fragrance. The fragrance may be useful for masking unpleasant odors arising from the task of changing the diaper 5 that has been soiled. Further, it should be noted that the diaper accessory 110 (such as the disposal bag 114) may be scented in addition to, or in lieu of, the at least one envelope 120.
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It should be noted that the front-side 122 of the at least one envelope 120 may be composed of fabric selected from a group consisting of cotton, hemp, bamboo, microfiber, and plastic. In such a manner, the front-side 122 of the at least one envelope preferably matches the same material as the diaper 5 such that the material is soft and non-abrasive.
As shown, a baby wipe and disposal bag diaper accessory attachment for a diaper 400 may include: at least one baby wipe 112; a diaper disposal bag 114 including a pair of handles 116; a first-envelope 410 having a first-front-side 412 and a first-back-side 414, the first-envelope 410 configured to substantially enclose the at least one baby wipe 112, the first-envelope further including the pull tab 128 configured to permit extraction of at least one baby wipe 112 from the first-envelope 410; a second-envelope 420 having a second-front-side 422 and a second-back-side 424, the second-envelope 420 configured to substantially enclose the diaper disposal bag 114, the second-envelope 420 including a slit 129 integrated with the second-envelope 420, the slit 129 configured to permit extraction of the diaper disposal bag 114 from second-envelope 420; and the adhesive layer 130 fixed to the first-back-side 414 of the first-envelope 410 and the second-back-side 424 of the second-envelope 420, the adhesive layer 130 configured to attach the first-envelope 410 and the second-envelope 420 to the diaper 5, the adhesive layer further including the non-adhesive strip 132 configured to peel away from at least one side of the adhesive layer 130 to expose an adhesive component of the adhesive layer 130.
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According to one embodiment, the diaper accessory attachment 100 may be arranged as a kit. The kit may include the adhesive layer 130 having the first-envelope 410 containing baby wipes 112 and the second-envelope 120 containing the disposal bag 114. The kit may further include user instructions. The user instructions may detail functional relationships in relation to the structure of the diaper accessory attachment 100 (such that the diaper accessory attachment 100 can be used, maintained, or the like, in a preferred manner).
It should be noted that the steps described in the method of use can be carried out in many different orders according to user preference. The use of “step of” should not be interpreted as “step for”, in the claims herein and is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 112(f). It should also be noted that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., other methods for diaper accessory attachment 100 (e.g., different step orders within above-mentioned list, elimination or addition of certain steps, including or excluding certain maintenance steps, etc.), are taught herein.
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
