Toilet training article containing an effervescent agent
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsRichard L. Underhill, Marsha M. Malone, Bernard J. Minerath, III, Beth A. Lange, Duane G. Krzysik, David W. Koenig, Kimberly M. 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.
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An article for use in conjunction with an undergarment in the form of a pad comprising a pliable substrate and an effervescent agent encapsulated in a shell material, the shell material being capable of releasing the effervescent agent when wetted with urine, 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 comprising a matrix structure comprising a sugar compound and having cells distributed therein which contain a gas under pressure, the effervescent agent being disposed on the substrate in a manner such that when the pad is wetted with urine, the gas is released from the effervescent agent 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 encapsulated in a shell material, the shell material being capable of releasing the effervescent agent when wetted with urine, 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 comprising a matrix structure comprising a salt compound and having cells distributed therein which contain a gas under pressure, the effervescent agent being disposed on the substrate in a manner such that when the pad is wetted with urine, the gas is released from the effervescent agent 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 encapsulated in a shell material, the shell material being capable of releasing the effervescent agent when wetted with urine, 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 comprising a matrix structure comprising a sugar compound and having cells distributed therein which contain a gas under pressure, and the effervescent agent being disposed on the substrate in a manner such that when the pad is wetted with urine, the gas is released from the effervescent agent 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 encapsulated in a shell material, the shell material being capable of releasing the effervescent agent when wetted with urine, 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 comprising a matrix structure comprising a salt compound and having cells distributed therein which contain a gas under pressure, and the effervescent agent being disposed on the substrate in a manner such that when the pad is wetted with urine, the gas is released from the effervescent agent to alert the wearer of urination.
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