Patent ID: 7915476
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of a caregiver interactively toilet training a wearer of a disposable absorbent article having an interior, and exterior, and an outer cover, the method comprising: providing a tactile signal against the wearer's skin in response to liquid insult of the article, the tactile signal tactilely perceptible from within the interior of the article; providing a corresponding tactile signal at an outer surface of the absorbent article in response to liquid Insult of the article, the corresponding tactile signal being tactilely perceptible from an exterior of the article through the outer cover and being the same type of signal as the tactile signal; and, activating an active graphic in response to liquid insult of the article, wherein the active graphic is visually perceptible at the exterior of the article and relates to both the tactile signal and the corresponding tactile signal to thereby communicate the insult event to the caregiver and provide an interactive toilet training opportunity.