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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ralph V Braun, Roswell, GA (US);
Jon R Butt, Woodstock, GA (US);
Henry L Griesbach, III, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert J Phelan, Woodstock, GA (US);
Edward H Ruscher, Appleton, WI (US);
Lin-Sun Woon, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 74 ; 156 624 ; 156167 ; 156290 ; 1563084 ; 264123 ; 26417715 ; 2642108 ; 264296 ; 264D / ; 428 76 ; 428198 ; 428286 ; 428296 ; 4283115 ; 4283193 ; 428338 ; 428339 ; 428397 ; 428401 ; 604366 ; 604378 ;
Abstract
Nonwoven webs are disclosed which comprise monofilaments or fibers of a thermoplastic material. Basically, the improvement comprises the use of monofilaments or fibers which have a bilobal shaped cross-section. Nonwoven webs made according to this invention are particularly suited to be used for liners for disposable diapers as well as wraps for catamenial devices. Methods are also disclosed for producing such nonwoven webs.