Conformable personal care articles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9540602-B2
Application number	US-201213585876-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2012
Priority date	Aug 15, 2011
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A personal care article includes a first personal care composition in a first zone and a second personal care composition in a second zone such that the first and second zones are defined by one or more barriers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A conformable personal care article, comprising:
a) a first personal care composition in a first zone;
b) a second personal care composition in a second zone, wherein each of the zones is defined by one or more barriers acting as a hinge; and
c) a first water penetrable substrate adjacent to the first and second personal care compositions;

wherein the total personal care composition is greater than about 3,500 wt. %, by weight of total substrate, the personal care article has a conformance value of about 10 or more in at least one direction as measured by the cantilever compliance test, and at least one of the personal care compositions is non-compliant.

2. The personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the first and second personal care compositions are configured to be released at each zone.

3. The personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the first personal care composition is the same as the second personal care composition.

4. The personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the personal care article comprises a top side and a bottom side, wherein the first zone can be located at one of either the top side or the bottom side and the second zone can be located at the remaining side.

5. The personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the personal care article comprises a right side and a left side, wherein the first zone can be located at one of either the right side or the left side and the second zone can be located at the remaining side.

6. The personal care article of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more barriers is selected from the group consisting of a batting, a formed film, a polyurethane sponge, a scrim, a seal, a second water penetrable substrate, and combinations thereof.

7. The personal care article of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the one or more barriers is substantially impermeable.

8. The personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the first water penetrable substrate at least partially surrounds each of the first and second personal care compositions.

9. The personal care article of claim 1 , further comprising a second water penetrable substrate adjacent to and in contact with the first water penetrable substrate.

10. The personal care article of claim 9 , wherein the second water penetrable substrate at least partially surrounds the first water penetrable substrate.

11. The personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the article has a consumption rate of about 1.5 g/use to about 15 g/use.

12. The personal care article of claim 1 , wherein the total personal care composition is greater than about 4,000 wt. %, by weight of the total substrate.

13. A conformable personal care article, comprising:
a) about 4,000 wt. % or more, by weight of a total substrate, of a total personal care composition, wherein a first personal care composition is in a first zone, wherein a second personal care composition is in a second zone, wherein each of the zones is defined by one or more barriers, wherein the first and second personal care compositions are configured to be released at each zone and at least one of the first and second personal care compositions is non-compliant; and
b) a first substrate surrounding the first and second personal care compositions and having a water flux rate of about 0.1 cm 3 /(cm 2 *s) to about 60 cm 3 /(cm 2 *s); and
c) a second substrate surrounding the first substrate and having a water flux rate of about 0.1 cm 3 /(cm 2 *s) to about 60 cm 3 /(cm 2 *s) and

wherein the personal care article has a conformance value of about 10 or more in at least one direction as measured by the cantilever compliance test.

14. The personal care article of claim 13 , wherein the article has a consumption rate of about 0.05 g/use to about 20 g/use.

Assignees

• Smith Iii Edward Dewey
• Mcconaughy Shawn David
• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Smith Iii Edward Dewey
• Mcconaughy Shawn David

Classifications

• B65D81/3294

  Thermoformed trays or the like with a plurality of recesses for different materials located in different recesses · CPC title

• B65D75/323

  and forming several compartments · CPC title

• B65D25/04

  Partitions · CPC title

• A61K8/0245

  Specific shapes or structures not provided for by any of the groups of A61K8/0241 · CPC title

• A61K8/0204

  Specific forms not provided for by any of groups A61K8/0208 - A61K8/14 · CPC title