Patent ID: 6183458
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
Diaper device for use on a body of a user comprising:(a) a base layer to be arranged engaging the body of the user and at least partly being permeable to air and humidity, a portion of the base layer adapted to be located towards a crotch area of the user and having at least one opening;(b) a container provided on the base layer, the container including:(i) an inner layer of a soft flexible material with at least one opening corresponding in size and position to the at least one opening of the base layer, the container being closed but for at the at least one opening in the inner layer, the inner layer being tightly secured to the base layer around the at least one openings in the base layer and the inner layer, and(ii) a bottom portion adjoining side and top portions of the inner layer, the bottom portion being impermeable to liquid and humidity, the bottom portion being connected to the base layer and dimensioned so the bottom portion is adapted to move away from the base layer and the at least one opening therein by gradual folding out of the container, and(c) at least one absorption body covered by the inner layer and the bottom portion, the at least one absorption body being covered by the inner layer in a direction towards the user with the at least one openings of the base layer and the inner layer forming a passage in a direction towards the at least one absorption body,whereby the container creates a volume due to dimensioning of the inner layer and the bottom portion considerably larger than a volume created by the at least one absorption body arranged therein after maximum absorption thereby.