Weyerhaeuser Company Limited

Absorbent Products Ltd.

Douglas E Redford

Amar N Neogi

Paul G Gaddis

Lee E Perdelwitz, Jr

David E Hanke

Ron H Iff

David G Halley

Michael E Cotie

Lee E Perdelwitz

Articles are formed of materials which have at least one layer comprising a mixture of thermoplastic and other fibers. This latter layer may be thermobonded together and then densified along at least a section of the eventual peripheral edge margin of an article to be formed from the material. Thermoplastic material containing cover sheets may also be secured to the core and densified in this manner. The entire eventual peripheral edge margin of the article is typically densified. The material is cut within the densified region or slightly outside the densified region to provide a soft peripheral edge. Absorbent materials may be thermobonded within the layer and surrounded by a densified edge to fix them within the article. The composite materials are used in manufacturing infant car seat liners and other articles. In addition, sections of the material may be densified and provided with weakened areas, such as perforations, to enable users to selectively separate the articles along the perforations.

Method of making a limited life pad

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Puyallup, WA, United States of America

Douglas E Redford