Patent ID: 8002762

Claim:
A diaper system comprising a pouch and an absorbent biodegradable pad, the pad having a back, front and sides, the pouch comprising a single oval waterproof member formed into a pouch shape with a base and a side wall that extends from the base and is inwardly turned and defines an oval opening to insert a pad into the pouch so that the pouch covers the back and sides of the pad whereby, in use, an assembly of the pouch and the pad received in the pouch can be positioned in a crotch region of an adult, child or baby in an operative position of the pad and with the pouch configured to contact the skin of the person so as to enclose the pad and forming a barrier to leakage from the pad; wherein the side wall has a seamless curved shape extending continuously around its length and width and a continuously curved oval edge that is elasticized and gathered around the perimeter of the side wall to pull the side wall inwardly to form the pouch and maintain its shape, wherein the single waterproof member and pad form the only fluid containment and absorption layers; the pouch including straps connected to corners of the elasticized edge to facilitate releasable attachment of the pouch to an item of clothing.