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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
May. 05, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter J Freeman, Social Circle, GA (US);
Rakesh K Gupta, Rockdale County, GA (US);
James H Harrington, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Richard J Legare, Newton County, GA (US);
Thomas L Smith, Snellville, GA (US);
Adrienne W Williams, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Assignee:
Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428365 ; 428284 ; 428286 ; 428288 ; 428297 ; 428323 ; 428248 ; 428340 ; 428357 ; 428401 ; 604372 ;
Abstract
Protective articles such as diapers, having filmless hydrophobic barrier elements such as cuffs and backing sheets. The barrier cuffs--which can be, for instance, leg cuffs and waistbands--and the backing sheets can be provided from fabrics having a fabric weight of at least 10 gsy; these fabrics are made of cardable, hydrophobic polyolefin fibers having a dpf value of not more than about 2.0.