Absorbent articles having a skin care composition disposed thereon that are at least partially assembled using an oil resistant adhesive
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsAstrid Annette Sheehan, Ted Lee Blaney, Robert Merle Hubbard, Ramon Andres Urteaga
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Abstract
An absorbent article, such as a diaper, containing cuffs with a skin care composition disposed thereon. The skin care composition disposed on the cuffs is transferable to the wearers skin by normal contact and/or wearer motion and/or body heat. The cuffs are at least partially assembled using an oil resistant adhesive that is both material friendly and process friendly.
Claims15
An absorbent article to be worn by a wearer adjacent the wearer's skin, the absorbent article comprising:
- a chassis comprising:
- an outer covering layer comprising:
- a backsheet;
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- a liquid pervious topsheet joined to said backsheet;
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- an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet;
- a cuff joined to said chassis, said cuff having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite said first surface, said cuff comprising a cuff member and an elastic member wherein said elastic member has opposed elastic ends and is joined to said cuff member using an oil resistant adhesive, wherein said adhesive:
- has an apparent viscosity less than about 8000 centipoise at a temperature of 177° C. and less than about 50,000 centipoise at a temperature of 121° C. and a heat of fusion less than about 20 joules per gram;
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- less than about 10 percent of said elastic ends exhibit a creep value greater than about 0.35 inches (8.9 mm) when said cuff is evaluated according to an elastic creep method;
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- an effective amount of a skin care composition disposed on said cuff, said skin care composition being semi-solid or solid at 20° C. and at least partially transferable to a wearer's skin by contact, normal wearer motion and/or body heat.
An absorbent article to be worn by a wearer adjacent the wearer's skin, the absorbent article comprising:
- a chassis having edges, said chassis comprising:
- an outer covering layer;
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- an absorbent core encased in said outer covering layer;
- a barrier cuff joined to said chassis, said barrier cuff comprising a separate barrier cuff member having a proximal edge and a distal edge in spaced relation to said proximal edge, said proximal edge being joined to said outer covering layer, a portion of said distal edge not being secured to the absorbent article, and a spacing elastic member operatively associated with said distal edge for allowing said barrier cuff to stand upwardly away from said outer covering layer wherein said elastic member has opposed elastic ends and is joined to said cuff member using an oil resistant adhesive, wherein said adhesive:
- has an apparent viscosity less than about 8000 centipoise at a temperature of 177° C. and less than about 50,000 centipoise at a temperature of 121° C. and a heat of fusion less than about 20 joules per gram and
- less than about 10 percent of said elastic ends exhibit a creep value greater than about 0.35 inches (8.9 mm) when said cuff is evaluated according to an elastic creep method;
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- an effective amount of a skin care composition disposed on said barrier cuff member, said skin care composition being semi-solid or solid at 20° C. and at least partially transferable to a wearer's skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.