Patent ID: 6926702
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A diaper with legs, comprising: a sheet of material having a central portion defining an interior surface and an exterior surface, a front waist panel, a rear waist panel and a crotch region connecting the waist panels, the waist panels defining a waist opening, the crotch region defining a pair of thigh openings; two legs attached to the thigh openings of the central portion, each said leg comprises a rectangular panel having a front edge, a rear edge, an inner edge joined to the central portion, and a bottom end adapted to form leg openings; elastic material disposed between the legs and at least a portion of the thigh openings; a front waist arch integral with and extending from the front waist panel and having an upper edge; and a rear waist arch integral with and extending from the rear waist panel and having an upper edge; whereby, the arches extend the waist opening upward on a user's torso and the legs extend the diaper downward on the user's legs to provide protection from waste matter that may leak up the user's waist or down the user's legs.