US5316836A
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Sprayed adhesive diaper construction
Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1993-07-28
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Granted: 1994-05-31
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Expires: 2013-07-28
Abstract
Abstract A distinctive method and apparatus for depositing a pattern of material, such as hot-melt adhesive, onto a substrate comprises a supplying mechanism for forming a first and at least a second substantially continuous stream of the selected material, and a gas-directing mechanism for forming a plurality of gas streams. The gas streams have selected velocities and are arranged to entrain the material streams to impart a swirling motion to each of the material streams as it moves toward the substrate. A transport mechanism moves the substrate relative to the supply mechanism along a selected machine direction. A regulating mechanism controls the supplying mechanism and gas-directing mechanism to direct the material stream in a selected path toward the substrate and deposit the material in adjacent semi-cycloidal patterns on the substrate while closely controlling a selected cross-directional positioning of one or more of the deposited patterns.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy R. Heindel
- 👤 Michael J. Garvey
- 👤 Daniel W. Dick
- 👤 Richard F. Keller
- 👤 Mary P. Jordan
- 👤 Alan F. Schleinz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:20
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B32B7/14; A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/53; A61F13/534; A61F2013/53445; A61F13/539; A61F2013/53908; A61F2013/53916; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1481; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/24785; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2848
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
An absorbent article comprising: an outer layer; a liquid-permeable inner layer; an absorbent body positioned between said inner and outer layers; and an array of adhesive arranged to secure one or more of said layers to said absorbent body, wherein said adhesive array is composed of a plurality of juxtaposed, substantially continuous, semi-cycloidal patterns of adhesive extending substantially along a longitudinal dimension of said article.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
An absorbent article comprising: an outer layer; a liquid-permeable inner layer; an absorbent body positioned between said inner and outer layers; and an array of adhesive arranged to secure one or more of said layers to said absorbent body, wherein said adhesive array is composed of a plurality of juxtaposed, substantially continuous, semi-cycloidal patterns of adhesive extending substantially along a longitudinal dimension of said article.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An article as recited in claim 1, wherein two or more adjacent patterns of said adhesive contact each other along adjacent, marginal side portions of said patterns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
An article as recited in claim 2, wherein adjacent patterns of said adhesive contact each other along substantially continuous, generally parallel lines which extend along the longitudinal dimension of the article.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
An article as recited in claim 1, wherein said pattern of adhesive has been distributed over a major surface of said outer layer at an add-on amount which is within the range of about 1-6 gm. per square meter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
An article as recited in claim 1, wherein a selected cross-directional positioning of a lateral side edge of one or more of said semi-cycloidal patterns of adhesive has a cross-directional variation of not more than about plus or minus 0.125 inch relative to said selected cross-sectional positioning.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
An article as recited in claim 5, wherein said cross-directional positioning of the lateral side edge of said one or more semi-cycloidal patterns of adhesive has a cross-directional variation of not more than about plus or minus 0.063 inch relative to said selected cross-directional positioning.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
An article as recited in claim 5, wherein said cross-directional positioning of the lateral side edge of said one or more semi-cycloidal patterns of adhesive has a cross-directional variation of not more than about plus or minus 0.032 inch relative to said selected cross-directional positioning.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
An article as recited in claim 1, wherein adjacent patterns of said adhesive are configured with a selected overlap distance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
An article as recited in claim 7, wherein said adjacent patterns of adhesive are configured with said overlap distance within the range of about 0.125-0.25 inch.
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