Sanitary napkin with adhesive attachment means
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsHoward A. Whitehead, Robert J. Roeder, Herbert E. Grube
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Abstract
A sanitary napkin having a pressure sensitive adhesive applied on the underside of a moisture impervious baffle for attachment to undergarments is provided. The adhesive is geometrically shielded without the presence of a release liner.
Claims13
A sanitary napkin including an absorbent matrix and a fluid impervious baffle having an irregularly contoured undergarment facing surface including recessed areas, said recessed areas containing pressure sensitive adhesive with an outward surface having substantial resistance to aging, and said adhesive surface exposed only when the napkin is flexed, said napkin manufactured without a separate disposable component for shielding said adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.