IP Library Patent Application 12316651
Patent Application
App. No. 12/316,651

Physical sensation absorbent article

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App. No.
12/316,651
Abstract

An absorbent article is provided including a liquid impermeable outercover, an absorbent body disposed on the outercover, and a body-facing inner surface including body adhesive disposed thereon. The absorbent article also includes a physical sensation member disposed between the absorbent body and the wearer, the physical sensation member adapted to provide a physical sensation to the wearer when the physical sensation member is contacted by a bodily exudate. The absorbent article is also provided including a liquid impermeable outercover, an absorbent body disposed on the outercover, and a physical sensation member disposed on the absorbent body, the physical sensation member adapted to provide a physical sensation to the wearer. The absorbent article also provides a liquid permeable, wherein the liner includes a body-facing inner surface including body adhesive disposed thereon.

Claims (29)

1 . An absorbent article for a wearer, the article comprising:

a liquid impermeable outercover;

an absorbent body disposed on the outercover;

a body-facing inner surface including body adhesive disposed thereon; and

a physical sensation member disposed between the absorbent body and the wearer, the physical sensation member adapted to provide a physical sensation to the wearer when the physical sensation member is contacted by a bodily exudate.

2 . The article of claim 1 , further comprising a liner disposed between the physical sensation member and the absorbent body, wherein the liner is attached to the outercover.

3 . The article of claim 2 , wherein the body adhesive is disposed on the physical sensation member.

4 . The article of claim 2 , wherein the body adhesive is disposed on the liner.

5 . The article of claim 1 , further comprising a liner disposed between the physical sensation member and the wearer, wherein the liner is attached to the outercover.

6 . The article of claim 1 , wherein the physical sensation is a cold sensation.

7 . The article of claim 1 , wherein the physical sensation is a warm sensation.

8 . The article of claim 1 , wherein the physical sensation is a pressure sensation.

9 . The article of claim 1 , wherein the physical sensation is a foaming sensation.

10 . The article of claim 1 , wherein the physical sensation member includes a first carrier layer in superposed relationship with a physical sensation composite.

11 . The article of claim 10 , wherein the physical sensation member includes a second carrier layer, and wherein the first carrier layer and the second carrier layer sandwich the physical sensation composite.

12 . The article of claim 11 , wherein the first and second carrier layers are liquid permeable.

13 . The article of claim 10 , wherein the physical sensation composite includes temperature change material including an endothermic material.

14 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the physical sensation material is homogeneously intermixed within a matrix of fibers.

15 . The article of claim 10 , wherein the physical sensation composite includes temperature change material including an exothermic material.

16 . An absorbent article for a wearer, the article comprising:

a liquid impermeable outercover;

an absorbent body disposed on the outercover;

a physical sensation member disposed on the absorbent body, the physical sensation member adapted to provide a physical sensation to the wearer when the physical sensation member is contacted by a bodily exudate; and

a liquid permeable liner attached to the outercover and enveloping, with the outercover, the absorbent body, wherein the liner includes a body-facing inner surface including body adhesive disposed thereon.

17 . An absorbent article for a wearer, the article comprising:

a liquid impermeable outercover;

an absorbent body disposed on the outercover;

a liquid permeable liner attached to the outercover and enveloping, with the outercover, the absorbent body; and

a physical sensation member disposed on the liner, the physical sensation member adapted to provide a physical sensation to the wearer when the physical sensation member is contacted by a bodily exudate, wherein the physical sensation member includes a body-facing inner surface including body adhesive disposed thereon.

Assignments (2)
NAME CHANGE Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 034880/0634 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2009
From: LONG, ANDREW MARK; YU, LISHA; WEBER, SHIRLEE ANN
To: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 022141/0381 →