Article with tackifier-free adhesive
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsWilliam L. Bunnelle, Robert Haines Turner
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Abstract
Disposable absorbent articles assembled from a collection of components using an adhesive consisting essentially of an amorphous polyolefin composition comprising more than 40% 1-butene and a second amorphous polymer comprising at least one butene monomer, the polymer having a molecular weight (MWn) of at least 1000, wherein the polymer is compatible with the polyolefin.
Claims14
A disposable absorbent article comprising a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, a front waist region comprising a front waist edge, a rear waist region comprising a rear waist edge, a crotch region disposed between said front and rear waist regions, two spaced apart longitudinal side edges joining said front waist edge to said rear waist edge, and comprising:
- a) a topsheet;
- b) a backsheet underlying said topsheet;
- c) an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein said absorbent core comprises at least one of a core cover, a dusting layer, an acquisition layer, a distribution layer and a storage member;
- d) at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of:
- i) a fastening system for joining said front waist region to said rear waist region when said absorbent article is worn;
- ii) barrier cuffs disposed adjacent and inboard one of said longitudinal side edges;
- iii) gasketing cuffs disposed between said longitudinal side edge and said barrier cuffs;
- iv) front ears disposed in said front waist region;
- v) back ears disposed in said rear waist region;
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- vi) a receiving member;
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- e) a hot melt adhesive composition suitable for joining at least two absorbent article components together, wherein said hot melt adhesive composition comprises:
- (i) from about 50 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of an amorphous polyolefin composition comprising more than 40% 1-butene;
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- (ii) from about 10 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a second amorphous polymer comprising a polyisobutylene with a molecular weight of 1500 to 6000;
- and wherein said hot melt adhesive composition comprises less than 5% of a tackifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.