Absorbent articles comprising a slow recovery elastomer

US7717893B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Bryn Hird · Cincinnati, US
• Robin Lynn McKiernan · Mason, US
• Edward Joseph Urankar · Maineville, US
• Janet Neton · Sharonville, US
• Mattias Schmidt · Idstein, DE
• Joerg Mueller · Karben, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2005
• Grant date: May 18, 2010
• Expiry date: Jan 14, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/31826
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An absorbent article comprising at least one topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet joined with the topsheet; an absorbent core interposed between the topsheet and backsheet; and a slow recovery elastomer. The slow recovery elastomer exhibits a normalized unload force at 37° C. of greater than about 0.04N and at least about 20% post elongation strain at 22° C. after 15 seconds of recovery.