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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L Braun, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
James E Steffen, Woodbury, MN (US);
Raju Venkatapathy, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428362 ; 4282984 ; 428369 ; 428359 ; 428364 ; 428903 ; 156 622 ;
Abstract
Apparel having thermal insulation containing a corrugated nonwoven web and a means for retaining the shape of a corrugated web. The shape-retaining means is not coextensive with the corrugated nonwoven web and is secured to the valleys of the corrugations. The corrugated nonwoven web has a solidity of 0.1 or less and contains microfiber and crimped staple fibers that have a percent crimp of at least 15 percent.