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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward Paul Bullwinkel, Roswell, GA (US);
Leon Eugene Chambers, Jr, Cumming, GA (US);
Robert Gillette Geer, Canton, GA (US);
Jay Sheldon Shultz, Roswell, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Irving, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604391 ; 24447 ; 24450 ; 128D / ; 604386 ; 604393 ; 604400 ; 604402 ; 428100 ;
Abstract
A loop material for a hook and loop fastening system composed of: 1) a backing material; and 2) a layer of a nonwoven spunbond web attached to the backing material, the nonwoven spunbond web comprising a plurality of continuous intertwined filaments, each having a diameter of about 25 to about 100 microns, the plurality of filaments laid randomly to define a plurality of intertwined loop springs, each having a diameter of about 0.5 to about 3 millimeters.