Vacuum-packed diaper kit

a diaper kit and vacuum technology, applied in the field of vacuum-packed diaper kits, can solve the problems of difficult to predict when a diaper worn by an individual may need to be changed, inconvenient storage and transportation of clean diapers, and inability to control the release of bodily waste in a manner, so as to achieve the effect of consuming a relatively small amount of spa

US20050143704A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-30KDS DEVING LLC
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Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2005-06-30
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Abstract

A diaper kit includes a vacuum-packed diaper disposed within a container. The container further includes therein at least one diaper accessory. The container may have a rectangular or cylindrical configuration and may comprise a box or a bag.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a divisional patent application of and claims priority to U.S. patent application No. 10 / 665,169, filed Sep. 18, 2003, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, and which application is a nonprovisional of and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 451,433, filed Mar. 4, 2003, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND

[0002] The present invention relates generally to disposable packaged diapers and related infant and incontinent adult care accessories. More particularly, the present invention relates to a reduced size packaged diaper, and related infant and incontinent adult care accessories and kits.

[0003] Diapers are generally a necessity for very young children and incontinent adults. Individuals incapable of controlling the release of bodily waste in a manner sufficiently reliable to enable the use of restroom facilities, and those caring for such individuals, typ...

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[0050] Reference will now be made to the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein, and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.

[0051] As illustrated in FIGS. 1A through 2B, an exemplary packaged, disposable, diaper 10 is sized and shaped to consume a considerably smaller volume and be more conveniently shaped than conventional disposable diapers. As illustrated, the packaged diaper 10 begins as a diaper 12 nominally sized and shaped in accordance with conventional diapers. The diaper can be one of a variety of types known to those in t...