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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2015
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
David M. Jackson, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Roger Bradshaw Quincy, III, Roswell, GA (US);
April Montoya Vaverka, Roswell, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a nonwoven acquisition distribution layer comprising: a) layered carded webs wherein the first layer comprises a carded web with high denier fibers wherein the denier is greater than about 5 d and a second layer comprising a carded web with low denier fibers wherein the denier is less than about 5 d and is positioned just below and in direct contact with the first layer; and b) a deflection layer comprising a fibrous nonwoven web wherein the fibrous nonwoven web has at least one component comprising meltblown, said meltblown having a basis weight of from about 15 gsm to about 50 gsm and having an air permeability of from about 45 ft/min/ftto about 350 ft/min/ft; and wherein the deflection layer is positioned just below and in direct contact with said second layer of said layered carded web.