Appeal No. 2000-1978 Page 5
Application No. 08/898,905
during use to at least temporarily secure the bodyfacing
surface of the absorbent article or diaper directly to the
wearer's body.
Takemoto discloses an adhesive system for releasably
fastening or securing superposed portions of a disposable
diaper or other articles. Takemoto teaches (column 3, lines
4-11) that disposable diapers are generally of a three-piece
structure: an inner liner or so-called top sheet of a
non-woven material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, a
polyester and the like; an outer polyolefin liner or so-called
back sheet; and, sandwiched therebetween, the porous,
absorbent material, generally referred to in the art as "fluff
pulp", "wood fluff", or simply as "pulp". The closure system
of Takemoto is shown in Figures 1-3 to comprise a pair of
adhesive patches 24 secured to the inner surface 20 adjacent
opposed edges of end portion 12. Patch 24 consists
essentially of a sheet material 26 coated on either side with
adhesive layers 28, 30. Adhesive layer 28 is a permanent
adhesive adapted to secure the patch to porous material 20;
while adhesive layer 30 is a repositionable adhesive adapted
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