Article for assisting in toilet training
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsRichard Underhill, Marsha Malone, Bernard Minerath, Beth Lange, Duane Krzysik, David Koenig, Kimberly Bleck
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Abstract
A toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an effervescent agent is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an undergarment, contains an effervescent agent which releases gas upon being contacted by urine. The effervescent agent may be in the form of a compound containing a substantially inert gas, or may be a combination of compounds that, upon being contacted by urine, produce a gas.
Claims20
An article for use in conjunction with an undergarment in the form of a pad comprising a pliable substrate and an effervescent agent disposed on the substrate, the effervescent agent comprising a mixture of an acid compound and a base compound that, upon being contacted with urine, react and produce a gas, the substrate having a body side face and an outside face, the body side face facing the skin of the wearer when the article is worn, the effervescent agent being disposed on the substrate in a manner such that when the pad is wetted with urine, the effervescent agent releases a gas to alert the wearer of urination.
An article for use in conjunction with an undergarment in the form of a pad comprising a pliable substrate and an effervescent agent disposed on the substrate, the effervescent agent comprising a mixture of an acid compound and a base compound that, upon being contacted with urine, react and produce a gas, the substrate having a body side face and an outside face, the body side face facing the skin of the wearer when the article is worn, the effervescent agent having a size of from about 5 micrometers to about 40 micrometers, and the effervescent agent being disposed on the substrate in a manner such that when the pad is wetted with urine, the effervescent agent releases a gas to alert the wearer of urination.
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