INDICIA VIEWABLE THROUGH ENCASEMENT OF VACUUM-PACKED DIAPER
A vacuum-packed diaper includes a sealed substantially air impermeable encasement completely enclosing an interior space and a compressible absorbent diaper vacuum-sealed within the interior space. The encasement has at least a portion thereof that is substantially transparent for viewing of the diaper within the encasement. The diaper includes indicia, and the diaper is arranged and configured within the encasement whereby the indicia of the diaper is viewable through the encasement.
1 . A vacuum-packed diaper, comprising:
(a) a sealed substantially air impermeable encasement completely enclosing an interior space, said encasement having at least a portion thereof that is substantially transparent for viewing within said encasement; and
(b) a compressible absorbent diaper vacuum-sealed within said interior space of said sealed substantially air impermeable encasement, said diaper including indicia;
(c) wherein said compressible absorbent diaper is arranged and configured within said interior space of said sealed substantially air impermeable encasement such that said indicia of said compressible absorbent diaper is viewable through said substantially air impermeable encasement.
2 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 1 , wherein said compressible absorbent diaper is the only diaper disposed within said interior space of said sealed substantially air impermeable encasement.
3 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 1 , wherein said indicia is printed on a surface of said diaper.
4 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 1 , wherein said indicia comprises cartoon characters.
5 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 1 , wherein said indicia comprise a trademark.
6 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 1 , wherein said indicia comprises sizing information of said diaper.
7 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 1 , wherein said indicia contributes to a disguise of said packaged diaper, thereby reducing the ability of another to readily identify the diaper upon casual viewing.
8 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 1 , wherein said encasement further comprises a tab that facilitates opening of said encasement for release of said diaper therefrom.
9 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 1 , wherein a pressure within said encasement is less than 10 millibars.
10 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 1 , wherein the configuration of said compressible absorbent diaper disposed within said encasement comprises a folded configuration.
11 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 10 , wherein said folded configuration comprises at least one crosswise fold.
12 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 10 , wherein said folded configuration comprises only one crosswise fold.
13 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 12 , wherein said folded configuration comprises at least one tucked margin of said diaper.
14 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 12 , wherein said folded configuration comprises two tucked side margins and two tucked end margins of said diaper.
15 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 10 , said diaper in said folded configuration further comprising:
(a) a first end portion;
(b) a second end portion;
(c) a medial portion joining said first end portion and said second end portion;
(d) a first crosswise fold between said first end portion and said medial portion; and
(e) a second crosswise fold between said medial portion and said second end portion.
16 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 15 , wherein said indicia disposed on said compressible absorbent diaper is disposed on a said end portion of said diaper.
17 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 15 , wherein said indicia disposed on said compressible absorbent diaper is disposed on said medial portion of said diaper.
18 . The vacuum-packed diaper of claim 15 , wherein said first end portion is foldedly disposed between said second end portion and said medial portion.
19 . A vacuum-packed diaper, comprising:
(a) a sealed substantially air impermeable encasement having at least a portion thereof that is substantially transparent for viewing within said encasement; and
(b) a diaper configured in a folded configuration and vacuum-sealed within said encasement, said configured diaper including,
(i) a first end portion,
(ii) a second end portion, said second end portion including indicia thereon,
(iii) a medial portion joining said first end portion and said second end portion,
(iv) a first crosswise fold between said first end portion and said medial portion, and
(v) a second crosswise fold between said medial portion and said second end portion;
(c) wherein said configured diaper is arranged within said encasement such that said indicia of said second end portion of said diaper is viewable through said encasement.
20 . A vacuum-packed diaper, comprising:
(a) a sealed substantially air impermeable encasement having at least a portion thereof that is substantially transparent for viewing within said encasement; and
(b) a diaper configured in a folded configuration and vacuum-sealed within said encasement, said configured diaper including,
(i) a first end portion,
(ii) a second end portion,
(iii) a medial portion joining said first end portion and said second end portion, said medial portion including indicia thereon,
(iv) a first crosswise fold between said first end portion and said medial portion, and
(v) a second crosswise fold between said medial portion and said second end portion;
(c) wherein said configured diaper is arranged within said encasement such that said indicia of said medial portion of said diaper is viewable through said encasement.