Kimberly-clark Corporation

Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Robert J Roeder

Bernard H Cohen

David Martin Jackson

Howard A Whitehead

Jay Sheldon Shultz

Herbert E Grube

Raju Venkatapathy

Leonard E Duello

William G Reeves

A disposable, flexible shoe cover for receive a sole of a shoe or a foot is provided. The shoe cover includes cleats secured to an outside surface of the shoe cover, wherein some of the cleats are adapted to overlie the sole. The cleats may include a first portion and a second portion wherein, the second portion is thicker in cross-section than the first portion. The first and second portions of the cleats may eccentricly positioned. The shoe cover may also include elastic member secured to an inside surface of the body and adapted to contact the sole.

Slip-resistant shoe cover

Disclosed is a lanate composite elastic material made by a method including the steps of applying a tensioning force to elongate at least one pressure sensitive elastomer adhesive sheet; inserting substantially individualized fibrous materials into the elastic sheet by mechanical needling the elastomer sheet while it is maintained in an elongated condition; and releasing the tensioning force so the attached fibrous materials are positioned closer together by the recovery of the elastic sheet. The resulting lanate composite elastic material has stretch and recovery properties, bulk, and desirable insulation properties. One or more layers of the lanate composite material may be combined with other layers of material to create a multi-layer structure. Also disclosed is a method of making in increased pile density composite elastic material including the step inserting substantially individualized fibrous materials into an elongated pressure sensitive elastomer adhesive sheet by stitchbonding, malipole stitchbonding, or tufting or adhering substantially individualized fibrous materials to the elongated elastomer sheet by flocking techniques. The density of attached fibrous materials in the resulting increased pile density composite elastic material is greater than could be achieved by conventional fiber insertion or adherence techniques while still maintaining desirable elastic properties and bulk.

Increased pile density composite elastic material

A process is disclosed for inhibiting thermal oxidative degradation of polypropylene webs results from rinsing the polypropylene webs after washing in an aqueous solution of either dilaurylthiodipropionate (DLTOP) or distearylthiodipropionate (DSTDP). The aqueous solution has a concentration of DLTDP or DSTDP of 5 ppm. The aqueous solution is maintained about 150.degree. F., and the polypropylene web is rinsed or dipped in the aqueous solution until saturated. A polypropylene web is also disclosed which has been treated to inhibit thermal oxidative degradation by the above process.

Surface treatment for inhibiting thermal oxidation of polypropylene

A combination sanitary napkin and interlabial pad is provided by forming an absorbent layer which tapers at one end and folding the layer over on itself to form a double layer with the top layer designed, due to its reduced width, to engage the labia of the user. The upper layer is moveable with respect to the bottom absorbent layer.

Feminine napkin with unsecured top layer

A sanitary napkin is provided in elongate sheet form such that the fluid impervious baffle, the absorbent, and the fluid impervious cover are coterminous at the longitudinal edges and the napkin stock itself extends at least about four times the length of a conventional mini pad. This sheet stock can be shaped by the ultimate user not only longitudinally to provide the precise length, but also in any configuration desired. In another form the invention contemplates this napkin sheet stock in roll form packaged in a dispenser which preferentially has means for longitudinal cutting.

Sanitary napkin with multi-configurational capabilities

A sanitary napkin as provided having an adhesive pattern in the form of an X with the crossing portion of the X located at the approximate center of the napkin.

Tabless sanitary napkin

A sanitary napkin having a pressure sensitive adhesive applied on the underside of a moisture impervious baffle for attachment to undergarments is provided. The adhesive is geometrically shielded without the presence of a release liner.

Sanitary napkin with adhesive attachment means

A sanitary napkin having a fluid directing means around an absorbent layer is provided. The napkin has a fluid impervious baffle covering the undersurface, extending up the sides and terminating along the longitudinal periphery of either side of the top surface of the layer. In a particularly preferred embodiment, two absorbent batts are utilized and fluid directional means are provided to direct the fluid in a cross direction extending under the longitudinal top covering portions of the baffle along the sides of the topmost layer and terminating between the bottom surface of the upper layer and the top surface of the lower layer.

Sanitary napkin with cross directional fluid directing means

A sanitary napkin is provided in which the pressure sensitive adhesive means utilized for attachment of the napkin are separated from each other by a pattern of nonpressure sensitive adhesive which may be similar to the pattern of the pressure sensitive adhesive positioned on the garment facing side of a sanitary napkin but is from two to ten times greater in thickness.

Adhesive backed sanitary napkin

A sanitary napkin is provided in which the pressure sensitive adhesive means utilized for attachment of the napkin is covered by a pattern of nonpressure sensitive adhesive which is selectively positioned over the pattern of the pressure sensitive adhesive located on the garment facing side of a sanitary napkin.

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

Robert J Roeder