Disposable article with deactivatable adhesive

US6572600B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Donald Carroll Roe · Sharonville, US
• Mattias Schmidt · Idstein, DE
• Patrick J. Allen · Cincinnati, US
• Mark James Kline · Okeana, US
• Namy M. King · Wyoming, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 15, 2000
• Grant date: Jun 3, 2003
• Expiry date: Feb 15, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F13/82
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet joined with at least a portion of the topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet; and an adhesive capable of adhering of the absorbent article to the skin of the wearer during use or a portion of the absorbent article to itself during use. The adhesive is deactivatable by the wearer or caregiver to facilitate easy and comfortable removal of the product from the wearer.