Patent ID: 7629501

Claim:
A reusable diaper comprising an inner layer configured to wick moisture from a diaper wearer's body, an outer layer configured to be substantially liquid-impervious, at least one liquid-absorbent insert, a forward portion, a rearward portion, a crotch portion, and at least a three-by-three array of snap members along the forward portion that allows selective adjustment to a functional rise of the reusable diaper so as to define different functional rises of the reusable diaper, the array including at least a first row of at least three spaced-apart snap members vertically spaced from and aligned with corresponding snap members in at least two other rows of the array, at least one pocket defined generally by a space between the inner and outer layers and configured to receive the at least one liquid-absorbent insert therein, at least one slit in the inner layer that provides access into the space between the inner and outer layers defining the at least one pocket, and at least one flap attached to the inner layer and positionable in an open configuration in which the at least one slit is exposed and allows access into the at least one pocket, and a closed configuration in which the at least one flap substantially covers the at least one slit and inhibits contact between a diaper wearer and the at least one liquid-absorbent insert positioned within the at least one pocket, and wherein the at least one liquid-absorbent insert is configured to be removably positioned through the at least one slit into the at least one pocket, the at least one liquid-absorbent insert having a fastening system operable to adjust a continuous length of the at least one liquid-absorbent insert for more precisely fitting the liquid-absorbent insert within the at least one pocket at the different functional rises of the reusable diaper.