Abstract 1. A FLUSHABLE, PRE-MOISTENED WIPER CAPABLE OF BEINB PACKAGED IN A WET CONDITION FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT DISINTEGRATING, SAID WIPER COMPRISING: A. A WEB OF SOFT, FLEXIBLE, ABSORBENT FIBROUS MATERIAL HAVING OPPOSED MAJOR SURFACES, SAID WEB INCLUDING A FIBER WEIGHT OF AT LEAST 50% OF SHORT CELLULOSIC FIBERS OF A PAPERMAKING LENGTH LESS THAN 1/4 INCH; B. TWO WATER-INSOLUBLE ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID WEB; (1) ONE WATER-INSOLUBLE ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTION BEING DISTTIBUTED OVER ONE MAJOR SURFACE OF THE WEB IN A PATTERN OF DISCRETE ISLANDS SEPARATED BY CORRIDOR REGIONS, SAID ISLANDS COVERING MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE SURFACE AREA OF SAID WEB AND EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF THE WEB FOR ENHANCING THE WETTENSILE STRENGTH OF SAID WEB TO PERMIT USE OF SAID WEB IN A WET CONDITION WITHOUT MECHANICAL DISINTEGRATION AND FOR AIDING IN STABILIZING SURFACE FIBERS OF SAID WEB, SAID WEB MECANICALLY DISINTEGRATING SUBSTANTIALLY IN SAID CORRIDOR REGIONS WHEN FLUSHED WITHIN THE VORTEX OF A CONVENTIONAL HOUSEHOLD TOILET SYSTEM; AND FING-01 (2) THE OTHER WATER-INSOLUBLE ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTION DISPOSED UNIFORMLY OVER THE PLANAR EXTENT OF THE WEB AND ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST THE OTHER MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID WEB WHICH IS OPPOSED TO SAID ONE MAJOR SURFACE, SAID OTHER WATER-INSOLUBLE DISTRIBUTION EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF SAID WEB AND HAVING A SOLUBLE DISTRIBUTION EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY DRY WEIGHT OF THE FIBERS IN SAID WEB; WHEREBY SAID OTHER ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTION AIDS IN PROVIDING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY TO SAID WEB DURING USE, PERMITS MECHANICAL DISTINTEGRATION OF THE WEB ONCE SAID WEB IS SUBJECTED TO MECHANICAL AGITATION OF THE TYPE ENCOUNTERED IN CONVENTIONAL HOUSEHOLD TOILET SYSTEMS, AND STABILIZES THE FIBERS ON AT LEAST SAID OTHER MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID WEB TO ENHANCE THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF SAID OTHER NAJOR SURFACE; AND C. A MOISTURE CONTENT IN SAID WEB OF FROM BETWEEN ABOUT 100% AND ABOUT 350% BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE DRY WEIGHT OF THE FINISHED WEB.
A FLUSHABLE, PRE-MOISTENED WIPER CAPABLE OF BEINB PACKAGED IN A WET CONDITION FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT DISINTEGRATING, SAID WIPER COMPRISING: A. A WEB OF SOFT, FLEXIBLE, ABSORBENT FIBROUS MATERIAL HAVING OPPOSED MAJOR SURFACES, SAID WEB INCLUDING A FIBER WEIGHT OF AT LEAST 50% OF SHORT CELLULOSIC FIBERS OF A PAPERMAKING LENGTH LESS THAN 1/4 INCH; B. TWO WATER-INSOLUBLE ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID WEB; (1) ONE WATER-INSOLUBLE ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTION BEING DISTTIBUTED OVER ONE MAJOR SURFACE OF THE WEB IN A PATTERN OF DISCRETE ISLANDS SEPARATED BY CORRIDOR REGIONS, SAID ISLANDS COVERING MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE SURFACE AREA OF SAID WEB AND EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF THE WEB FOR ENHANCING THE WETTENSILE STRENGTH OF SAID WEB TO PERMIT USE OF SAID WEB IN A WET CONDITION WITHOUT MECHANICAL DISINTEGRATION AND FOR AIDING IN STABILIZING SURFACE FIBERS OF SAID WEB, SAID WEB MECANICALLY DISINTEGRATING SUBSTANTIALLY IN SAID CORRIDOR REGIONS WHEN FLUSHED WITHIN THE VORTEX OF A CONVENTIONAL HOUSEHOLD TOILET SYSTEM; AND FING-01 (2) THE OTHER WATER-INSOLUBLE ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTION DISPOSED UNIFORMLY OVER THE PLANAR EXTENT OF THE WEB AND ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST THE OTHER MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID WEB WHICH IS OPPOSED TO SAID ONE MAJOR SURFACE, SAID OTHER WATER-INSOLUBLE DISTRIBUTION EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF SAID WEB AND HAVING A SOLUBLE DISTRIBUTION EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY DRY WEIGHT OF THE FIBERS IN SAID WEB; WHEREBY SAID OTHER ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTION AIDS IN PROVIDING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY TO SAID WEB DURING USE, PERMITS MECHANICAL DISTINTEGRATION OF THE WEB ONCE SAID WEB IS SUBJECTED TO MECHANICAL AGITATION OF THE TYPE ENCOUNTERED IN CONVENTIONAL HOUSEHOLD TOILET SYSTEMS, AND STABILIZES THE FIBERS ON AT LEAST SAID OTHER MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID WEB TO ENHANCE THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF SAID OTHER NAJOR SURFACE; AND C. A MOISTURE CONTENT IN SAID WEB OF FROM BETWEEN ABOUT 100% AND ABOUT 350% BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE DRY WEIGHT OF THE FINISHED WEB.
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A FLUSHABLE, PRE-MOISTENED WIPER CAPABLE OF BEINB PACKAGED IN A WET CONDITION FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT DISINTEGRATING, SAID WIPER COMPRISING: A. A WEB OF SOFT, FLEXIBLE, ABSORBENT FIBROUS MATERIAL HAVING OPPOSED MAJOR SURFACES, SAID WEB INCLUDING A FIBER WEIGHT OF AT LEAST 50% OF SHORT CELLULOSIC FIBERS OF A PAPERMAKING LENGTH LESS THAN 1/4 INCH; B. TWO WATER-INSOLUBLE ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID WEB; (1) ONE WATER-INSOLUBLE ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTION BEING DISTTIBUTED OVER ONE MAJOR SURFACE OF THE WEB IN A PATTERN OF DISCRETE ISLANDS SEPARATED BY CORRIDOR REGIONS, SAID ISLANDS COVERING MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE SURFACE AREA OF SAID WEB AND EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF THE WEB FOR ENHANCING THE WETTENSILE STRENGTH OF SAID WEB TO PERMIT USE OF SAID WEB IN A WET CONDITION WITHOUT MECHANICAL DISINTEGRATION AND FOR AIDING IN STABILIZING SURFACE FIBERS OF SAID WEB, SAID WEB MECANICALLY DISINTEGRATING SUBSTANTIALLY IN SAID CORRIDOR REGIONS WHEN FLUSHED WITHIN THE VORTEX OF A CONVENTIONAL HOUSEHOLD TOILET SYSTEM; AND FING-01 (2) THE OTHER WATER-INSOLUBLE ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTION DISPOSED UNIFORMLY OVER THE PLANAR EXTENT OF THE WEB AND ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST THE OTHER MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID WEB WHICH IS OPPOSED TO SAID ONE MAJOR SURFACE, SAID OTHER WATER-INSOLUBLE DISTRIBUTION EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF SAID WEB AND HAVING A SOLUBLE DISTRIBUTION EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY DRY WEIGHT OF THE FIBERS IN SAID WEB; WHEREBY SAID OTHER ADHESIVE DISTRIBUTION AIDS IN PROVIDING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY TO SAID WEB DURING USE, PERMITS MECHANICAL DISTINTEGRATION OF THE WEB ONCE SAID WEB IS SUBJECTED TO MECHANICAL AGITATION OF THE TYPE ENCOUNTERED IN CONVENTIONAL HOUSEHOLD TOILET SYSTEMS, AND STABILIZES THE FIBERS ON AT LEAST SAID OTHER MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID WEB TO ENHANCE THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF SAID OTHER NAJOR SURFACE; AND C. A MOISTURE CONTENT IN SAID WEB OF FROM BETWEEN ABOUT 100% AND ABOUT 350% BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE DRY WEIGHT OF THE FINISHED WEB.