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US 2013/0060221 A1Published application
Body Attached Absorbent Article Donning System
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsRobert Lee Popp, Thomas Harold Roessler
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Abstract
An absorbent article has attachment regions having body adhesive. The attachment regions have a protected condition where the body adhesive is fully covered. The attachment regions are adapted to transition from the protected condition to a fixed donning condition where a portion of the body adhesive is exposed and a portion of the body adhesive is covered. The attachment regions are adapted to transition from the fixed donning condition to a fully exposed condition where the body adhesive is fully exposed.
Claims23
An absorbent article comprising,
- a shell and an absorbent component, wherein the shell defines, in a longitudinal direction, an anterior attachment region, an anterior separation zone, an absorbent component region, a posterior separation zone, and a posterior attachment region, wherein the anterior separation zone separates the anterior attachment region from the absorbent component region and wherein the posterior separation zone separates the posterior attachment region from the absorbent component region;
- the anterior attachment region comprising an anterior body adhesive and defining a protected condition wherein the anterior body adhesive is fully covered by one or more anterior peel strips;
- the anterior attachment region being adapted to transition from the protected condition to a fixed donning condition;
- in the fixed donning condition a portion of the anterior body adhesive is exposed and a portion of the anterior body adhesive is covered by the one or more anterior peel strips;
- the anterior attachment region being adapted to transition from the fixed donning condition to a fully exposed condition;
- in the fully exposed condition the anterior body adhesive is fully exposed;
- the posterior attachment region comprising a posterior body adhesive and defining a protected condition wherein the posterior body adhesive is fully covered by one or more posterior peel strips;
- the posterior attachment region being adapted to transition from the protected condition to a fixed donning condition;
- in the fixed donning condition a portion of the posterior body adhesive is exposed and a portion of the posterior body adhesive is covered by the one or more posterior peel strips;
- the posterior attachment region being adapted to transition from the fixed donning condition to a fully exposed condition;
- in the fully exposed condition the posterior body adhesive is fully exposed;
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- at least one of the anterior separation zone and the posterior separation zone being devoid of absorbent material and body adhesive.
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An absorbent article defining a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface and comprising,
- an anterior attachment region having an anterior body adhesive disposed on the body-facing surface and having an anterior peel strip overlaying the anterior body adhesive;
- a posterior attachment region having a posterior body adhesive disposed on the body-facing surface and having a posterior peel strip overlaying the posterior body adhesive;
- wherein at least one of the anterior peel strip and the posterior peel strip includes a hinge;
- wherein the at least one of the anterior peel strip and the posterior peel strip also includes a finger tab that extends beyond the respective attachment region;
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- wherein the at least one of the anterior peel strip and the posterior peel strip is adapted to fold along the hinge to expose a portion of the body adhesive.
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An absorbent article defining a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface and comprising at least one anterior attachment region or posterior attachment region wherein
- the anterior attachment region comprises an anterior body adhesive disposed on the body-facing surface and a first anterior peel strip overlaying a first anterior portion of the anterior body adhesive and a second anterior peel strip overlaying a second anterior portion of the anterior body adhesive, wherein the anterior attachment region includes an anterior adhesive-free portion and wherein the first anterior peel strip overlaps the second anterior peel strip at the anterior adhesive-free portion;
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- the posterior attachment region comprises a posterior body adhesive disposed on the body-facing surface and a first posterior peel strip overlaying a first posterior portion of the posterior body adhesive and a second posterior peel strip overlaying a second posterior portion of the posterior body adhesive, wherein the posterior attachment region includes a posterior adhesive-free portion and wherein the first posterior peel strip overlaps the second posterior peel strip at the posterior adhesive-free portion.
An absorbent article defining a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface and comprising,
- an anterior attachment region having an anterior body adhesive disposed on the body-facing surface and having an anterior peel strip overlaying the anterior body adhesive wherein the anterior peel strip defines a body adhesive facing surface and an opposite surface and wherein the opposite surface includes an anterior anchor;
- a posterior attachment region having a posterior body adhesive disposed on the body-facing surface and having a posterior peel strip overlaying the posterior body adhesive wherein the posterior peel strip defines a body adhesive facing surface and an opposite surface and wherein the opposite surface includes a posterior anchor;
- a first lateral portion comprising a shell and an absorbent component and a second lateral portion comprising the shell and the absorbent component;
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- a longitudinal fold wherein the first lateral portion is in facing relation with the second lateral portion and a first anterior portion of the opposite surface of the anterior peel strip is attached to a second anterior portion of the opposite surface of the anterior peel strip via the anterior anchor and wherein a first posterior portion of the opposite surface of the posterior peel strip is attached to a second posterior portion of the opposite surface of the posterior peel strip via the posterior anchor.
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An absorbent article defining a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface and comprising at least one anterior attachment region or posterior attachment region wherein,
- the anterior attachment region comprises an anterior body adhesive disposed on the body-facing surface, an anterior peel strip overlaying the anterior body adhesive, and an anterior lateral fold, wherein the anterior peel strip defines a body adhesive facing surface and an opposite surface, wherein the opposite surface includes an anterior anchor, and wherein a first anterior portion of the anterior peel strip is attached to a second anterior portion of the opposite surface of the anterior peel strip via the anterior anchor;
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- the posterior attachment region comprises a posterior body adhesive disposed on the body-facing surface, a posterior peel strip overlaying the posterior body adhesive, and a posterior lateral fold, wherein the posterior peel strip defines a body adhesive facing surface and an opposite surface, wherein the opposite surface includes a posterior anchor;
- and wherein a first posterior portion of the anterior peel strip is attached to a second posterior portion of the opposite surface of the posterior peel strip via the posterior anchor.
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A method for donning an absorbent article comprising,
- exposing a first posterior portion of a posterior body adhesive;
- grasping a second posterior portion of a posterior peel strip at a location covering a second posterior portion of the posterior body adhesive;
- attaching the first posterior portion of the posterior body adhesive to a posterior part of the body;
- exposing the second posterior portion of the posterior body adhesive;
- attaching the second posterior portion of the posterior body adhesive to the posterior part of the body;
- exposing a first anterior portion of an anterior body adhesive;
- grasping a second anterior portion of an anterior peel strip at a location covering a second anterior portion of the anterior body adhesive;
- attaching the first anterior portion of the anterior body adhesive to an anterior part of the body;
- exposing the second anterior portion of the anterior body adhesive;
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- attaching the second anterior portion of the anterior body adhesive area to the anterior part of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.