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Disposable absorbent article having refastenable side seams and a wetness sensation member

a technology of absorbent articles and side seams, applied in the field of absorbent articles, can solve the problems of poor urine containment of cloth training pants, wet clothing and wet surroundings, child may feel little or no discomfort, etc., and achieve the effect of enhancing the usefulness of the article in toilet training and easy inspection of the interior

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-10-06
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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[0006] A disposable absorbent article including features facilitating toilet training of a wearer is provided. A wetness sensation member provides a wetness sensation on the wearer's skin upon urination. Highlighting that is visible when viewing a body-facing surface of the article may be associatively correlated with the concept of toilet training and indicates the presence of the wetness sensation member in the article while providing a visual reference and topic for conversation relevant to toilet training. Refastenable side seams enable the configuration, application, and removal of the article as a pair of training pants or as a diaper, while providing an appearance like training pants when the article is worn and allowing easy inspection of the interior of the article without the necessity of pulling the article downward. The synergistic effect of each feature in combination with one or more of the other features enhances the usefulness of the article in toilet training.

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As a result, the child may feel little or no discomfort and often may not even be aware that he or she has urinated.
However, cloth training pants have poor urine containment, often leading to wet clothing and wet surroundings, e.g., carpeting, furniture, etc.
Children identify disposable absorbent article products with babies and often do not like being identified with or as babies.
Current training pants are typically limited to being pulled on like a pair of pants because the side seams are permanently bonded.

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[0030] As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

[0031] The term “absorbent article” refers to a device that absorbs and contains liquid, and more specifically, refers to a device that is placed against or in proximity to the body of the wearer to absorb and contain the various exudates discharged from the body.

[0032] The term “disposable” refers to absorbent articles that generally are not intended to be laundered or otherwise restored or reused as absorbent articles, i.e., they are intended to be discarded after a single use and, preferably, to be recycled, composted or otherwise disposed of in an environmentally compatible manner.

[0033] The term “unitary” refers to an absorbent article that is formed of separate parts united together to form a coordinated entity so as to not require separate manipulative parts like a separate holder and liner.

[0034] The term “diaper” refers to an absorbent article generally worn by infants and incontinent pe...

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Abstract

A disposable absorbent article including features facilitating toilet training of a wearer. A wetness sensation member provides a wetness sensation on the wearer's skin upon urination. Highlighting that is visible when viewing a body-facing surface of the article may be associatively correlated with the concept of toilet training and indicates the presence of the wetness sensation member in the article while providing a visual reference and topic for conversation relevant to toilet training. Refastenable side seams enable the configuration, application, and removal of the article as a pair of training pants or as a diaper, while providing an appearance like training pants when the article is worn and allowing easy inspection of the interior of the article without the necessity of pulling the article downward. The synergistic effect of each feature in combination with one or more of the other features enhances the usefulness of the article in toilet training.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention is applicable to disposable absorbent articles including diapers, training pants, pull-on diapers, incontinence briefs, incontinence undergarments, absorbent inserts, diaper holders and liners, and the like. This invention is particularly related to disposable absorbent articles that are specially adapted for use in urinary toilet training. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] When wearing a typical modern disposable absorbent article, a child may have dry skin even after one or more occurrences of urination. As a result, the child may feel little or no discomfort and often may not even be aware that he or she has urinated. However, having the child feel discomfort following urination in his or her “pants” may assist with learning and / or provide motivation to learn to voluntarily retain urine. It is possible to use cloth training pants that leave the skin wet and, due to their high breathability, promote evaporative cooling of the sk...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61F13/15A61F13/42A61F13/56
CPCA61F13/15A61F13/42A61F13/53704A61F13/53717A61F13/551A61F2013/8497A61F13/565
Inventor VARGO, DEBORAH A.PATEL, KEN K.
Owner THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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