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Cohesive tape system
Assignee: Avery Dennison Corp
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Filing: 1990-07-19
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Granted: 1992-02-04
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Expires: 2010-07-19
Abstract
Abstract Thermoplastic elastomers provide autoadhesive properties at room temperature having improved anti-blocking properties. The elastomers are substantially non-adhesive. The elastomers include physical cross-links which enable the elastomers to be formed as laminates with other polymeric materials by processing techniques involving application of heat.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger H. Mann
- 👤 Karl Joseph
- 👤 Gary A. Avalon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 18:06
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/56; A61F13/58; B32B27/32; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/746; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/10; B32B2555/00; B32B2555/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2852; Y10T428/2878; Y10T428/2883; Y10T428/2891
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A diaper provided with tab fasteners for fastening the diaper in closed condition and with a reinforcing tape for receiving said fastening tabs, said reinforcing tape being bonded to the diaper proper by adhesive or other means, said tabs each being permanently bonded to the diaper proper at a factory-joint by adhesive or other means, and said tabs each being joinable to the reinforcing tape at a user-joint to close the diaper, said reinforcing tape and fastening tabs including autoadhesive surfaces for forming said user-joints, each of said autoadhesive surfaces being formed of thermoplastic elastomer which is substantially free of tackifier, said thermoplastic elastomer comprising a block copolymer of molecules having rubbery segments and thermodynamically incompatible non-rubbery segments which cooperate to form physical cross-links, said autoadhesive surfaces being substantially non-adhesive to reduce contamination thereof and to maintain their mutual adherence.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A diaper provided with tab fasteners for fastening the diaper in closed condition and with a reinforcing tape for receiving said fastening tabs, said reinforcing tape being bonded to the diaper proper by adhesive or other means, said tabs each being permanently bonded to the diaper proper at a factory-joint by adhesive or other means, and said tabs each being joinable to the reinforcing tape at a user-joint to close the diaper, said reinforcing tape and fastening tabs including autoadhesive surfaces for forming said user-joints, each of said autoadhesive surfaces being formed of thermoplastic elastomer which is substantially free of tackifier, said thermoplastic elastomer comprising a block copolymer of molecules having rubbery segments and thermodynamically incompatible non-rubbery segments which cooperate to form physical cross-links, said autoadhesive surfaces being substantially non-adhesive to reduce contamination thereof and to maintain their mutual adherence.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A diaper as set forth in claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic elastomer is formed of at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, and styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A diaper as set forth in claim 1, wherein said non-rubbery segments are selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted vinyl arenes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A diaper as set forth in claim 3, wherein said non-rubbery segments comprise polymer blocks of monomer units selected from the group consisting of styrene, alpha methylstyrene, 4-methylstyrene, naphthalene, 2-vinyl naphthalene and 6-ethyl-2-vinyl naphthalene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A diaper as set forth in claim 1, wherein said fastening tab and said reinforcing tape each comprise a multilayer laminate including a layer of said thermoplastic elastomeric which provides said autoadhesive surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A diaper as set forth in claim 5, wherein said laminate is a coextrudate including a base layer having said elastomeric layer thermally bonded to said base layer during coextrusion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A diaper as set forth in claim 6, wherein said base layer of said reinforcing tape is bonded to said diaper at said factory-joint and said elastomeric layer of said fastening tab is bonded to said diaper at said factory-joint.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A diaper as set forth in claim 7, wherein said base layer is formed of thermoplastic material.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
160 words
A method for manufacturing adhesively-tabbed diapers having reinforcing tapes for receiving fastening tabs to thereby fasten the diaper in closed condition comprising the steps of selecting for the exposed surfaces of the fastening tabs and reinforcing tapes a polymeric material which is an autoadhesive and non-tacky, said autoadhesive comprising a thermoplastic elastomer which is substantially free of tackifier, said thermoplastic elastomer comprising a block copolymer of molecules having rubbery segments and thermodynamically incompatible non-rubbery segments which cooperate to form physical cross-links, applying lengths of the reinforcing tape to diapers and also applying said fastening tabs to the diapers, said reinforcing tape being a coextrudate laminate including a base layer having said elastomeric layer thermally bonded to said base layer during coextrusion, whereby end users may achieve a good bond of said tabs to said reinforcing tape by non-pressure-sensitive adhesive means, and contamination of the fastening surfaces of the fastening tabs is avoided due to their non-tacky and non-pressure-sensitive adhesive nature.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
160 words
A method for manufacturing adhesively-tabbed diapers having reinforcing tapes for receiving fastening tabs to thereby fasten the diaper in closed condition comprising the steps of selecting for the exposed surfaces of the fastening tabs and reinforcing tapes a polymeric material which is an autoadhesive and non-tacky, said autoadhesive comprising a thermoplastic elastomer which is substantially free of tackifier, said thermoplastic elastomer comprising a block copolymer of molecules having rubbery segments and thermodynamically incompatible non-rubbery segments which cooperate to form physical cross-links, applying lengths of the reinforcing tape to diapers and also applying said fastening tabs to the diapers, said reinforcing tape being a coextrudate laminate including a base layer having said elastomeric layer thermally bonded to said base layer during coextrusion, whereby end users may achieve a good bond of said tabs to said reinforcing tape by non-pressure-sensitive adhesive means, and contamination of the fastening surfaces of the fastening tabs is avoided due to their non-tacky and non-pressure-sensitive adhesive nature.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as set forth in claim 9, wherein said thermoplastic elastomer is formed of at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, and styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene.
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