Patent ID: 8431766

Claim:
A diaper apparatus, comprising: a diaper including opposed inner and outer layers, each having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface, and absorbent material formed between the inner surfaces of the opposed inner and outer layers; two conductors applied to the diaper to interact with wetness applied to the diaper; a substantially rigid mounting plate, formed with two electrical connectors, affixed to the diaper, the mounting plate having an inner face applied against the outer surface of the outer layer of the diaper and an opposed outer face; the two electrical connectors are electrically connected to the two conductors, respectively, and project outward with respect to the outer face of the mounting plate; an alarm unit having two complementing electrical connectors, and an alarm electrically connected to the two complementing electrical connectors; the two electrical connectors of the mounting plate detachably secure the two complementing electrical connectors, respectively, of the alarm unit to detachably secure the alarm unit to the mounting plate in juxtaposition to the outer face of the mounting plate, and electrically connect the two electrical connectors of the mounting plate to the two complementing electrical connectors of the alarm unit; and the alarm of the alarm unit issues an alarm stimulus in response to wetness applied to the diaper that electrically connects the two conductors applied to the diaper.