Patent ID: 6191055
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A61F,C08L,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
A disposable garment is provided with a thin liquid-impermeable sheet material and a pressure-sensitive adhesive closure system having at least one attachment region on the thin sheet material having an outer surface and a pressure-sensitive adhesive fastening tab having a free end to adhere to said at least one attachment region outer surface and a second opposite end permanently attached to a first edge region of the garment, said at least one attachment region provided adjacent a second edge region of said garment and having a polyolefin outer surface, said free end pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising:100 parts of a block copolymer elastomer formed of polyisoprene and polystyrene blocks with at least 40 percent by weight polyisoprene-polystyrene di-block copolymer said elastomer having a total percent styrene content of at least 13 percent;30 to 200 parts of an isoprene block compatible solid tackifier; and0 to 15 percent by weight of a liquid resin or plasticizing oil,wherein when said free end pressure-sensitive adhesive is applied to said at least one attachment region, the pressure-sensitive adhesive fastening tab is capable of providing a 135 degree peel using a 100 gm rolldown of at least 30 N/m, with the attachment region having from 0 to 0.12 mg/cm.sup.2 of mineral oil on its polyolefin outer face.