Apparatus and a Method for a Garment to Identify Excrements
An apparatus for a garment to identify excrements includes a one-piece body garment and a slit. The slit is positioned on a back section of the one-piece body garment adjacent to the buttocks area, and provides access into the one-piece body garment. The slit includes a first welt and a second welt, where the first welt and the second welt are connected to each other in such way that the first welt is positioned atop the second welt. A responsible adult can separate the first welt and the second welt in order to access the diaper within so that the diaper can be checked by the responsible adult for any kind of excrements.
The current application claims a priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent application Ser. No. 61/724,150 filed on Nov. 8, 2012.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for a garment. More specifically, the present invention is an apparatus and a method for a garment that comprises an opening that is strategically located to allow an individual to examine and check down a wearer's backside.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONYounger children, babies, and disabled adults typically require wearing diapers in case of a bowel movement. Oftentimes, when the child, baby, or disabled adult may be thought to have had a bowel movement, the responsible caretaker will have to completely undress the child, baby, or the disabled adult from the waist down to check to see if a diaper change is required. This process is tedious, time consuming, and invasive. When the child, baby, or disabled adult is wearing a one-piece body garment (bodysuit) that is normally worn under an outer layer of garments, the responsible caretaker is required to remove the lower outer layer of garment and to adjust the one-piece body garment in order to check for the bowel movement. Otherwise, he or she has to wait for any kind of bad odor to detect the bowel movement, which may not occur. Excrements that are left within the diaper can cause discomfort and diaper rash, and, thus, it is important to quickly identify excrements within the diaper.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to introduce an apparatus and method for a one-piece body garment that comprises an opening that is strategically located on the back side of the one-piece garment so that the responsible individual can examine and check down either the child's backside, baby's backside or the disabled adult's backside. Since the present invention provides visual confirmation about any bowel movement through the opening, the responsible individual can efficiently change the diapers only if a diaper change is required. The visual confirmation of the bowel movement that is provided through the present invention can be beneficial for caregivers, but particularly for those who have permanent or temporary smell disorders. The present invention is also beneficial to caregivers when a bowel movement does not have an odor or is masked by another scent. In addition, the present invention is also beneficial to the caregiver when there are multiple diaper wearer's within the same vicinity.
All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
The present invention is an apparatus and a method for a garment that comprises an opening that is strategically located to allow a responsible caregiver to examine and check down an individual's backside to identify whether or not there are excrements within the diaper. The present invention comprises a one-piece body garment 1 and a slit 11 that allows the caregiver to look down into the back of the diaper of a baby or a disabled adult who is wearing the one-piece body garment 1 to see if she/he has had a bowel movement without having to undress the baby or the disabled adult. The slit 11 is far less intrusive and much faster than having to lie the baby or the disabled adult down, remove his/her pants, lift up his/her legs and reach into the leg opening of the diaper, and pull it open to see if there is any bowel movement.
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The present invention is made into different sizes so that different age groups can be accommodated. Depending of the different sizes of the present invention, the size of the slit 11 can also differ. For example, the one-piece body garment 1 that accommodates the age group of 6-12 months comprises a smaller slit 11 compare to the one-piece body garment 1 that accommodates the age group of 12-18, which comprises a larger slit 11.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims
1. An apparatus for a garment to identify excrements comprises:
- a one-piece body garment;
- a slit;
- the one-piece body garment comprises a left arm sleeve, a right arm sleeve, a neck opening, and a torso portion;
- the torso portion comprises a back section and a front section;
- the left arm sleeve traversing into the torso portion;
- the right arm sleeve traversing into the torso portion opposite from the left arm sleeve;
- the neck opening traversing into the torso portion;
- the neck opening being positioned in between the left arm sleeve and the right arm sleeve;
- the slit being positioned on the back section parallel to the sagittal plane; and
- the slit being positioned in between and below the left arm sleeve and the right arm sleeve.
2. The apparatus for a garment to identify excrements as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
- the torso portion further comprises a crotch opening, a tapered flap section, and a plurality of fasteners;
- the back section and the front section being oppositely positioned from each other;
- the crotch opening being positioned on the torso portion opposite from the neck opening;
- the tapered flap section being positioned on the back section;
- the tapered flap section being adjacently positioned with the crotch opening; and
- the tapered flap section being removably attached to the front section by the plurality of fasteners.
3. The apparatus for a garment to identify excrements as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
- the slit being outwardly directed toward the left arm sleeve.
4. The apparatus for a garment to identify excrements as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
- the slit being outwardly directed toward the right arm sleeve.
5. The apparatus for a garment to identify excrements as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
- the slit comprises a first welt and second welt;
- the first welt and the second welt being adjacently connected to each other; and
- the first welt being positioned atop the second welt.
6. A method to identify excrements comprises the steps of:
- providing a human body with a diaper;
- providing a one-piece body garment with a slit, wherein the one-piece body garment is worn by the human body over the diaper;
- locating the slit of the one-piece body garment, wherein the slit comprises a first welt and a second welt;
- separating the first welt and the second welt in order to locate the diaper;
- stretching the diaper away from the human body in order to look into the buttocks of the human body; and
- visually identifying excrements within the diaper,
- if the excrements are discharged from the human body.
7. An apparatus for a garment to identify excrements comprises:
- a one-piece body garment;
- a slit;
- the one-piece body garment comprises a left arm sleeve, a right arm sleeve, a neck opening, and a torso portion;
- the torso portion comprises a back section and a front section;
- the left arm sleeve traversing into the torso portion;
- the right arm sleeve traversing into the torso portion opposite from the left arm sleeve;
- the neck opening traversing into the torso portion;
- the neck opening being positioned in between the left arm sleeve and the right arm sleeve;
- the slit being positioned on the back section parallel to the sagittal plane;
- the slit being positioned in between and below the left arm sleeve and the right arm sleeve;
- the slit comprises a first welt and second welt;
- the first welt and the second welt being adjacently connected to each other; and
- the first welt being positioned atop the second welt.
8. The apparatus for a garment to identify excrements as claimed in claim 7 comprises:
- the torso portion further comprises a crotch opening, a tapered flap section, and a plurality of fasteners;
- the back section and the front section being oppositely positioned from each other;
- the crotch opening being positioned on the torso portion opposite from the neck opening;
- the tapered flap section being positioned on the back section;
- the tapered flap section being adjacently positioned with the crotch opening; and
- the tapered flap section being removably attached to the front section by the plurality of fasteners.
9. The apparatus for a garment to identify excrements as claimed in claim 7 comprises:
- the slit being outwardly directed toward the left arm sleeve.
10. The apparatus for a garment to identify excrements as claimed in claim 7 comprises:
- the slit being outwardly directed toward the right arm sleeve.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 30, 2013
Publication Date: May 8, 2014
Inventor: Dorothy TEMPLETON (Somers, NY)
Application Number: 14/067,359