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Granted Patent B2
US 11,278,061 · App. 16/606,298 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Leak resistant diaper cover and method(s) of use thereof

Inventor: Nancy Stockton (Englewood, CO)
A41B13/04A41D7/005A41D31/10
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Patent No.
US 11,278,061
App. No.
16/606,298
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A leak resistant diaper cover and method of use thereof is described. Embodiments of the leak resistant diaper cover can be manufactured into a unitary piece of silicone that includes a tapered waist and tapered legs. The leak resistant diaper cover can be adapted to be worn over a diaper (or other undergarment) to help ensure that water does not enter into the diaper cover and that nothing exits the diaper cover.

Claims (33)

1. A method of using a leak resistant swimwear comprising:

providing a leak resistant swimwear, the leak resistant swimwear being defined by:

a unitary body being manufactured from an elastomeric material, the unitary body including (i) a first leg including a plurality of parallel concentric markers located proximate a lower portion of the first leg, the first leg being tapered; (ii) a second leg including a plurality of parallel concentric markers located proximate a lower portion of the second leg, the second leg being tapered; and (iii) a waist including a plurality of parallel concentric markers located proximate an upper portion of the waist, the waist being tapered sizing the leak resistant swimwear to a wearer; and

placing the leak resistant swimwear on the wearer forming a substantially leakproof seal around the legs and waist of the wearer.

2. The method of claim 1 , the step of sizing the leak resistant swimwear including:

determining a circumference of at least one thigh of the wearer;

matching the circumference of the at least one thigh to a circumferential line on the first leg or the second leg; and

removing any excess material past the matched circumferential line on each leg.

3. The method of claim 2 , the step of sizing the leak resistant swimwear further including:

determining a circumference of a waist of the wearer;

matching the circumference of the waist of the wearer to a circumferential line on the waist of the leak resistant swimwear; and

removing any excess material above the matched circumferential line on the waist of the leak resistant swimwear.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wearer is wearing a diaper when the leak resistant swimwear is placed on the wearer.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

wearing the leak resistant swimwear into a body of water; and

at least partially submerging the leak resistant swimwear in the body of water;

wherein the substantially leakproof seal does not allow water to interface with the diaper.

6. A method of implementing a leak resistant swimwear adapted to be worn by a user wearing a diaper, the method comprising:

providing a leak resistant swimwear, the leak resistant swimwear being defined by a unitary piece of elastomeric material having a pair of tapered legs and a tapered waist;

wherein the pair of tapered legs and the tapered waist each include an opening;

placing the leak resistant swimwear on a user wearing a diaper, the diaper being enclosed in the leak resistant swimwear; and

entering a body of water while wearing the leak resistant swimwear.

7. The method of claim 6 , the leak resistant swimwear including (i) a plurality of parallel concentric markers located proximate a lower portion of each leg, and (ii) a plurality of parallel concentric markers located proximate an upper portion of the waist.

8. The method of claim 7 , further including the step of sizing the leak resistant swimwear to the user, the step of sizing the leak resistant swimwear including:

determining a circumference of at least one thigh of the wearer;

matching the circumference of the at least one thigh to a circumferential line on one of the pair of tapered legs;

removing any excess material past the matched circumferential line on each tapered leg;

determining a circumference of a waist of the wearer;

matching the circumference of the waist of the wearer to a circumferential line on the tapered waist of the leak resistant swimwear; and

removing any excess material above the matched circumferential line on the tapered waist of the leak resistant swimwear.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein a leakproof seal is formed between the user and the leak resistant swimwear when the leak resistant swimwear is placed on the user.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the tapered waist is thicker than the rest of the leak resistant swimwear.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the tapered legs are as thick as the tapered waist.

Continuity (2)
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