Patent ID: 6254583
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a protective undergarment, comprising the steps of:patterning one end of a generally rectangular piece of fluid resistant material to have a central projecting region adjoining sides demarked by a pair of notches cut into the material to form a sling;backfolding the projecting region against said notches and folding in the sides of the sling;securing the backfolded region of the sling to a frontal portion of a diaper shell;folding the frontal portion of the shell, together with said backfolded sling region, onto an inner surface of the shell to form, at the same time, a shell frontal bumper and a hidden sling pocket;stitching front ends of the sides of the sling and sides of the pocket to an undersurface of the frontal bumper while leaving a front end of the pocket open as the access opening to the pocket;folding a rear portion of the shell to form a rear bumper; andstitching said rear bumper to a rear edge of the sling.