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Apparatus for sensing wet diaper

US5264830A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateSep 18, 1992
Grant dateNov 23, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F13/42
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for signaling a wet condition in a diaper. The device includes a sensing means for sensing wet conditions in the diaper and signal means connected to the sensing means for producing a signal substantially concurrently with sensing the wet conditions in the diaper. The sensing means are insulated from the wearer when the diaper is dry and are activated by the diaper once the diaper becomes wet.

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