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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1997
Thomas Walter Odorzynski, Green Bay, WI (US);
Joel Scott Sherman, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a disposable absorbent article having a length and a width. The disposable absorbent article defines a first and second waist portion and a first and second longitudinal marginal portion. The disposable article includes the components of a backsheet layer, a topsheet layer, and an absorbent structure located between the topsheet layer and the backsheet layer. The article includes at least one elasticized area formed from an elastomeric, hot melt, pressure-sensitive adhesive, a first component and a second component, said first and second components being adhered to one another by said elastomeric, hot melt, pressure-sensitive adhesive. The elastomeric, hot melt, pressure-sensitive adhesive and the elasticized area formed therewith have the following characteristics: a) an adhesive bond strength sufficient to adhere said first and second components together during use of said disposable absorbent article; b) an elongation of at least 50 percent; c) a retractive force of less than 400 grams force per inch width at 90 percent elongation; d) a viscosity of less than 70,000 centipoise at 350° F.; and e) a cold flow value of less than 20 percent at 54° C.