Toilet training aid
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsFrank Steven Glaug, Michael Scott Brunner, Faith Eileen Cochrane, Debra Hartley Durrance, Christopher Peter Olson, Robert Joseph Schleinz, Richard Harry Thiessen
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Abstract
A toilet training aid is in the form of a pad that creates a noticeable, distinct feeling during urination. In particular embodiments, the pad may provide the wearer with a temperature change sensation, a wet sensation, a dimensional change sensation, or some combination thereof to signal that urination is occurring. The toilet training aids are desirably attached to a garment by a consumer, thus enabling the consumer to select the type of accompanying garment and the particular time that is best suited to toilet training.
Claims18
A toilet training aid for use with a garment, comprising:
- a pad comprising:
- a liquid permeable temperature change member comprising a temperature change substance that is adapted to provide a possible total energy change of from about 6 to about 30 cal/cm.sup.2 ;
- and
- attachment means for attaching the pad to the garment.
A toilet training aid for use with a garment, comprising:
- a pad comprising:
- a casing;
- a liquid permeable temperature change member within the casing, the temperature change member containing a temperature change substance;
- an adhesive layer bonded to the casing;
- and
- a release strip releasably attached to the adhesive layer;
- the pad adapted to provide a surface temperature change when wet of from about 5 to about 25 degrees Fahrenheit.
A toilet training article, comprising:
- a three-dimensional training pant having an inner surface;
- and
- a toilet training aid comprising a pad attached to the inner surface, the pad comprising a liquid permeable temperature change member that is adapted to provide a possible total energy change of from about 6 to about 30 cal/cm.sup.2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.