Pure polyurethane condom having adhesive layer, and preparation method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12458528-B2
Application number	US-202017916135-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2020
Priority date	Mar 31, 2020
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed in the present disclosure are a pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer, and a method for preparing the condom. The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer at least comprises: a first polyurethane film layer; a polyurethane adhesive layer on the first polyurethane film layer; and a second polyurethane film layer on the polyurethane adhesive layer, wherein the 100% tensile modulus of the polyurethane adhesive layer is 2.5 N/mm2 or lower, and the structures of the first polyurethane film layer and the second polyurethane film layer are different from that of the polyurethane adhesive layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer, comprising:
a first polyurethane film layer; a polyurethane adhesive layer on the first polyurethane film layer, wherein the polyurethane adhesive layer has a 100% tensile modulus of 2.5 N/mm 2 or lower; a second polyurethane film layer on the polyurethane adhesive layer; and a third polyurethane film layer on the second polyurethane film layer; and wherein the first polyurethane film layer and the second polyurethane film layer each have a structure different from that of the polyurethane adhesive layer, and wherein the third polyurethane film layer has a structure different from that of the second polyurethane film layer.

2 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane adhesive layer is selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, nonionic, and amphoteric waterborne polyurethanes, or solvent-based and solvent-free polyurethanes, and combinations thereof.

3 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 2 , wherein the polyurethane adhesive layer is selected from the group consisting of polyether-based, polyester-based, and polyether-polyester hybrid polyurethane resins, and combinations thereof.

4 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 2 , wherein the anionic waterborne polyurethane is a carboxylic acid-based polyurethane, a sulfonic acid-based polyurethane, or a mixture of both.

5 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , having a thickness of 0.001 mm to 0.04 mm.

6 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , having a burst pressure of 1 kPa or more, and/or a burst volume of 5 L or more.

7 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyurethane film layer has a tensile strength of 25 MPa or more.

8 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyurethane film layer has a 100% tensile modulus of 3.5 N/mm 2 or lower.

9 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyurethane film layer has an elongation at break of 500% or more.

10 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyurethane film layer has a tensile strength retention of 60% or more after being immersed in water at 30° C. to 60° C. for a period of 0.1 h to 1 h.

11 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyurethane film layer has a burst pressure of 1.0 kPa or more when it is formed into a condom of 10-25 μm.

12 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyurethane film layer has a burst volume of 5 L or more when it is formed into a condom of 10-25 μm.

13 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyurethane film layer has a thickness in a range of 0.1 to 20 μm.

14 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , comprising at least one polyurethane adhesive layer, and each polyurethane adhesive layer having a thickness of 0.1 to 20 μm.

15 . The pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first polyurethane film layer has a tensile strength of 25 MPa or more; the second polyurethane film layer has a tensile strength of 25 MPa or more; and the third polyurethane film layer has a 100% tensile modulus of 3.5 N/mm 2 or lower.

16 . A method for preparing a pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer, comprising the steps of:
dipping in a first polyurethane resin and drying, to form a first polyurethane film layer; dipping in a polyurethane adhesive layer resin and drying, to form a polyurethane adhesive layer on the first polyurethane film layer; dipping in a second polyurethane resin and drying, to form a second polyurethane film layer on the polyurethane adhesive layer; dipping in a release agent to apply it on the second polyurethane film layer, followed by drying, demolding, and electrical testing to obtain the polyurethane condom; wherein the polyurethane adhesive layer has a 100% tensile modulus of 2.5 N/mm 2 or lower, and the first polyurethane film layer and the second polyurethane film layer each have a structure different from that of the polyurethane adhesive layer.

17 . The method for preparing a pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer according to claim 16 , wherein the dipping in a first polyurethane resin is carried out by dipping a mold composed of glass or a thermoplastic polymer in the first polyurethane resin.

18 . A pure polyurethane condom having an adhesive layer, comprising:
a first polyurethane film layer; a first polyurethane adhesive layer on the first polyurethane film layer; a second polyurethane film layer on the first polyurethane adhesive layer; a second polyurethane adhesive layer on the second polyurethane film layer; a third polyurethane film layer on the second polyurethane adhesive layer; and a fourth polyurethane film layer on the third polyurethane film layer, wherein the first polyurethane film layer, the second polyurethane film layer, and the fourth polyurethane film layer each have a structure different from that of the first polyurethane adhesive layer; wherein the first polyurethane adhesive layer and the second polyurethane adhesive layer have the same structure, and have a 100% tensile modulus of 2.5 N/mm 2 or lower; the first polyurethane film layer and the third polyurethane film layer have the same structure, and have an elongation at break of 500% or more; wherein the second polyurethane film layer has a 100% tensile modulus of 3.5 N/mm 2 or lower; and wherein the fourth polyurethane film layer has a burst volume of SL or more when it is formed into a condom of 10-25 μm.

Assignees

• Reckitt Benckiser Health Ltd

Inventors

• Dai Jiabing
• Li Weihu
• Feng Linlin
• Chen Liang

Classifications

• C09J175/04

  Polyurethanes · CPC title

• B29L2031/7538

  Condoms · CPC title

• B29K2105/0097

  Glues or adhesives, e.g. hot melts or thermofusible adhesives · CPC title

• B29K2075/00

  Use of {PU, i.e.} polyureas or polyurethanes {or derivatives thereof}, as moulding material · CPC title

• B29C41/22

  Making multilayered or multicoloured articles · CPC title