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EP0286543A2
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Nonwoven pad cover with fluid masking properties
Assignee: Kimberly Clark Corp
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Filing: 1988-04-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-04-08
Abstract
Abstract A spunbonded liner material having a heavy loading of pigment, formed of a heavier denier than normal spunbonded fiber in a lightweight fabric. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the fibers are formed of polypropylene and the pigment is formed of titanium dioxide present in an amount between about 1 and about 6 percent by weight of the fabric. The fabric material further has an open area of between about 25 and about 50 percent with an average pore size of between about 15,000 and 35,000 square microns and a fiber denier of greater than 3. Masking is greater than two times conventional nonwovens.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul J. Datta
- 👤 Bernhardt E. Kressner
- 👤 Gary C. Anderson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 22:39
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H3/00; D04H3/08; D04H3/16; A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/51; A61F13/511; A61F13/51121; A61F13/512; A61F13/513; A61F13/51394; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/18; A61L15/22; A61L15/24; A61F13/15203; A61F2013/15284; A61F2013/15406; A61F2013/15463; A61F2013/51002; A61F2013/51009; A61F2013/51011; A61F2013/51059; A61F2013/51066; A61F13/5116; A61F2013/51165; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/608; Y10T442/627; Y10T442/674; Y10T442/699
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A permeable nonwoven bodyside cover material for products for absorption of human exudate comprising a pigmented spunbonded web wherein the fibers in said web have a denier of greater than 3 and contain greater than 1 percent colorant and wherein said spunbonded web has an average pore size of about 15,000 to about 100,000 sq. microns, an open area of between about 25 and about 50 percent and a weight of between about 0.28 and 0.5 ounce per square yard.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A permeable nonwoven bodyside cover material for products for absorption of human exudate comprising a pigmented spunbonded web wherein the fibers in said web have a denier of greater than 3 and contain greater than 1 percent colorant and wherein said spunbonded web has an average pore size of about 15,000 to about 100,000 sq. microns, an open area of between about 25 and about 50 percent and a weight of between about 0.28 and 0.5 ounce per square yard.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cover of claim 1 wherein said cover comprises bilobal filaments of between about 4 and about 15 denier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cover of claim 1 wherein said filament has a round cross-section and a filament denier of between about 4 to about 6.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cover of claim 1 wherein said cover has an open area of between about 30 and about 35 percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cover of claim 1 wherein said fabric weight is between about .28 and 0.5 ounce per square yard.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
10 words
The cover of claim 1 wherein said fibers comprise polypropylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cover of claim 1 wherein said fibers comprise between about 1 and about 6 percent by weight titanium dioxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cover of claim 1 wherein the average pore size is between about 15,000 and about 35,000 square microns.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The cover of claim 1 wherein said filament has a generally round cross-section and an average diameter of between about 3 and about 15 denier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A nonwoven material comprising pigmented filaments of greater than 3 denier formed into a nonwoven web wherein said nonwoven web has a fabric weight of between about 0.28 and about 0.50 oz/yd² and a pore size of between about 15,000 and about 30,000 square microns.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A nonwoven material comprising pigmented filaments of greater than 3 denier formed into a nonwoven web wherein said nonwoven web has a fabric weight of between about 0.28 and about 0.50 oz/yd² and a pore size of between about 15,000 and about 30,000 square microns.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
A pad for absorption of bodily exudate comprising a liquid permeable bodyside web, a liquid impermeable backing material and an absorbent therebetween wherein said nonwoven material comprises pigmented filaments of greater than 3 denier formed into a nonwoven web wherein said nonwoven web has a fabric weight of between about 0.28 and 0.50 oz/yd².
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
A pad for absorption of bodily exudate comprising a liquid permeable bodyside web, a liquid impermeable backing material and an absorbent therebetween wherein said nonwoven material comprises pigmented filaments of greater than 3 denier formed into a nonwoven web wherein said nonwoven web has a fabric weight of between about 0.28 and 0.50 oz/yd².
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A nonwoven material with masking of 2 to 20 times the spunbond materials with loadings of TiO₂ of 1% or less by weight.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A nonwoven material with masking of 2 to 20 times the spunbond materials with loadings of TiO₂ of 1% or less by weight.
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