Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Tom M Ales

Christopher Peter Olson

Andrew Mark Long

Shirlee Ann Weber

George Ikuya Nukuto

Robert Samuel Schlaupitz

Shawn Jeffrey Sullivan

Robert David Wright

Absorbent articles incorporating a wetness sensor for indicating the presence of a body fluid are disclosed. In particular, the absorbent articles include at least two conductive elements that form an open circuit within the article. Each conductive element is connected to a conductive pad member that has sufficient surface area in order to facilitate connection to a signaling device. In accordance with the present disclosure, various attachment mechanisms are disclosed for attaching the pad members to a signaling device. In particular, although the absorbent articles are disposable, the signaling device is intended to be used with multiple absorbent articles. Therefore, a simple and efficient method of connecting the signaling device to the pad members provides various advantages. In one particular embodiment, for instance, the pad members comprise a conductive loop-type material that is attached to a corresponding conductive hook-type material on the signaling device.

Connection mechanisms in absorbent articles for body fluid signaling devices

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Neenah, WI, United States of America

Tom M Ales