EP0110894A4 - Nappies. - Google Patents

Abstract

A nappy formed with front and rear portions, the front portion (14) being provided with connection points (25, 26) through which filamentary material may be passed and the rear portion (15) being provided with two lenghts of filamentary material (16, 17) attached at opposite upper edges (20, 22) of the rear flap so that in application the nappy is fixed by drawing the front flaps up between a child's legs to meet with the opposite sides of the rear flap folded around the child. The connecting filaments (16, 17) are passed through the connecting points (25, 26) and tied in place (31).

Description

PCT WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION International Bureau

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PC

(51) International Patent Classification 3 (11) International Publication Number: WO 83/ A41B 13/02 Al (43) International Publication Date: 8 December 1983 (08

(21) International Application Number: PCT/AU83/00056 Published

With international search report.

(22) International Filing Date: 6 May 1983 (06.05.83)

(31) Priority Application Number: PF4208

(32) Priority Date: 28 May 1982 (28.05.82)

(33) Priority Country: AU

(71X72) Applicants and Inventors: BROWN, David, Stanley [AU/AU]; BROWN, Mary [AU/AU]; 32 Alawara Drive, Worongary, Via Mudgeeraba, QLD 4213 (AU).

(74) Agent: T.G. AHEARN & CO.; Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, 85 Eagle Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000 (AU).

(81) Designated States: AT (European patent), AU, BE (European patent), CH (European patent), DE (European patent), FR (European patent), GB (European patent), LU (European patent), NL (European patent), SE (European patent), US.

(54) Title: NAPPIES

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(57) Abstract

A nappy formed with front and rear portions, the front portion (14) being provided with connection points (2 through which filamentary material may be passed and the rear portion (15) being provided with two lenghts of fila tary material (16, 17) attached at opposite upper edges (20, 22) of the rear flap so that in application the nappy is fixe drawing the front flaps up between a child's legs to meet with the opposite sides of the rear flap folded around the c The connecting filaments (16, 17) are passed through the connecting points (25, 26) and tied in place (31).

FOR THE PURPOSES OF INFORMAΩON ONLY

Codes used to identify States party to the PCT on the front pages of pamphlets publishing international ap- plications under the PCT.

AT Austria LI Liechtenstein

AU Australia LK Sri Lanka

BE Belgium LU Luxembourg

BR Brazil MC Monaco

CF Central African Republic MG Madagascar

CG Congo MR Mauritania

CH Switzerland MW Malawi

CM Cameroon NL Netherlands

DE Germany. Federal Republic of NO Norway

DK Denmark RO Romania

FT Finland SE Sweden

FR France SN Senegal

GA Gabon SU Soviet Union

GB United Kingdom TD Chad

HU Hungary TG Togo P Japan US United States of America

KP Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A nappy comprising inner and outer surfaces, said inner surface being the surface in contact with a child's skin when the nappy is applied thereto, said nappy being adapted for application wherein a front portion of said nappy is drawn up between a child's legs to meet two side flaps wrapped around the waist from the other side, characterised in that said side flaps are provided near the top thereof with connecting means attached thereto which may be connected one to the other, said front portion being provided on its outside surface with at least one connectionpoint for the receipt of at least one of said connecting means which is passed therethrough whence said connection means are interconnected such that said side flaps and said front portion are disconnectably affixed each one to the others.

2. A nappy as claimed in Claim 1 having a shape substantially that of a truncated isosceles triangle, the truncate apex forming the front portion and the two base corners forming the side flaps.

3. A nappy as claimed in Claim 2 wherein the tapering sides of said truncated isosceles nappy are provided with an inwardly directed curve which narrows the nappy width at a point which is to be passed between the legs.

4. A nappy as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said connecting means are lengths of a filamentary material suitable for tying and said connection points are short lengths of filamentary material fixed at at least each end thereof to provide at least one loop through which said connecting means may be threaded.

5. A nappy as claimed in Claim 4 therein said connecting means on both sides of the nappy comprise a single filamentary length of material passed through a continuous pocket formed along the rear upper edge of the nappy and connected to said nappy at the centre of said pocket.

6. A nappy as claimed in Claim 1 wherein additional moisture absorbent material is built into the nappy by fixing additional layers of material to the inner or outer surfaces, or between said surfaces, at selected points.

7. A nappy as claimed in Claim 4, wherein said connection points are formed in spaced apart pairs, one of each pair being on opposite sides of said front portion, the pairs of connection points being provided in spaced apart locations down the front of said nappy.

8. A nappy as claimed in Claim 7 wherein said connection points are provided by fixing a pair of filament lengths down opposite sides of the outside surface of the front portion of the nappy and fixing the filaments at both ends to the nappy surface and at intermediate points therealong to create a number of loops through which the connecting means may be threaded.