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US4337772A
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Adhesive backed sanitary napkin
Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1981-03-06
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Granted: 1982-07-06
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Expires: 2001-03-06
Abstract
Abstract 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.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert J. Roeder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 06:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/56; A61F13/5605; A61F13/5611
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A sanitary napkin with a body facing surface and a garment facing surface comprising in combination an absorbent batt, a fluid impermeable baffle positioned between the batt and the garment of the wearer and adhesive attachment means on the garmentfacing side said attachment means including a plurality of discrete portions of pressure sensitive adhesive terminating before the ends of the garment facing surface at least partially separated by discrete portions of nonpressure sensitive adhesive having a thickness two to ten times that of the pressure sensitive adhesive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A sanitary napkin with a body facing surface and a garment facing surface comprising in combination an absorbent batt, a fluid impermeable baffle positioned between the batt and the garment of the wearer and adhesive attachment means on the garmentfacing side said attachment means including a plurality of discrete portions of pressure sensitive adhesive terminating before the ends of the garment facing surface at least partially separated by discrete portions of nonpressure sensitive adhesive having a thickness two to ten times that of the pressure sensitive adhesive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The napkin according to claim 1 wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive pattern corresponds to the configuration of the longitudinal sides of the napkin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The napkin according to claim 1 wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive portion is present in longitudinal strips separated by longitudinal strips of nonpressure sensitive adhesive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The napkin according to claim 1 wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive pattern comprises three longitudinal strips.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The sanitary napkin of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is spaced inward from the longitudinal edges of the pad and a portion of the nonpressure sensitive adhesive pattern is positioned between the longitudinal edges and the outermost portion of the pressure sensitive adhesive pattern.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-07-05 | 1986-01-04 | 1986-07-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-07-05 | 1990-01-04 | 1990-07-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-07-05 | 1994-01-04 | 1994-07-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |