Patent ID: 9211220
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for assisting in diapering an individual comprising: a diaper having a top end and a bottom end; a single component diaper holding member for retaining the top end of the diaper and for suspending the bottom end of the diaper below the top end, said integral diaper holding member comprising first and second flap sections connected to each other solely by a fold joint, said flap sections being foldable from an open position in which the first flap section extends above the second flap section, to a second position wherein the first flap section is folded down over the second flap section with the top end of the diaper located and maintained between the first and second flap sections; a single component belt member of given continuous length, said belt member being attached at its midpoint to the diaper holding member and for encircling the individual being diapered, the belt member being the sole component attaching the system to said individual; and means to secure the belt member around the individual, whereby the diaper is deployable from a hanging position in which the diaper is suspended from the diaper holding member and the belt member to a raised position in which the diaper is located adjacent to the front of said individual.