Patent ID: 8117698
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: A41D,A47D,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of changing a diaper using a system to securely hold a toddler with a pair of arms and a torso having a back and a chest and wearing a diaper and a vest, the vest having a rear, a pair of arm openings and a front, the front having an opening with a closure, the rear having a first hook and loop fastener, on a changing pad with a top surface having a second hook and loop fastener fixed on the top surface, comprising: placing the vest on the torso of the toddler by placing the pair of arms of the toddler through the arm openings of the vest, the rear of the vest on the back of the toddler and the front of the vest on the chest; securing the front opening secured with the closure after placing on the toddler; laying the toddler down supine on the changing pad; attaching the second hook and loop fastener fixed on the top surface of the changing pad to the first hook and loop fastener on the rear of the vest; and changing the diaper while the toddler is held securely on the changing pad by the vest, wherein the changing pad has a hook and loop tab and the step of laying the toddler down on the changing pad is preceded by the step of opening a flap on the changing pad covering the second hook and loop fastener on the top surface of the changing pad, the flap having a hook and loop tab on the back of the flap, the hook and loop tab on the back attaching to the hook and loop tab on the changing pad, maintaining the flap open.