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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1996
Hirokazu Terada, Shigaken, JP;
Masayasu Suzuki, Shigaken, JP;
Chisso Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A non-woven fabric comprising thermally fusible composite fibers with shortened heat-sealing time and improved heat-sealing strength is provided. The non-woven fabric is produced using side-by-side type or sheath-and-core type thermally fusible composite fibers comprising a first component consisting of polyethylene and a second component consisting of polyester, said polyethylene Occupying continuously at least a portion of the surface of the fiber in the length direction, wherein said polyethylene is a copolymer having 1.6/1,000 C or more methyl branches in its molecular chains, a density from 0.940 to 0.965 g/cm.sup.3, and a Q value (weight average molecular weight Mw/number average molecular weight Mn) of 4.8 or less.