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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Trina Buce Brown, Woodstock, GA (US);
Robert Leslie Hudson, Los Vegas, NV (US);
Mary Lucille DeLucia, Roswell, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
442364 ; 428373 ; 442 76 ; 442361 ; 442362 ; 442363 ; 442345 ; 442389 ; 442394 ; 442395 ; 442396 ; 442398 ; 442399 ;
Abstract
An outdoor protective fabric is disclosed having (i) a UV stable outer nonwoven web of multicomponent sheath/core fibers having a polyethylene polymer sheath component and a polypropylene polymer core component; (ii) a breathable barrier layer such as a meltblown web or microporous film; and (iii) an interior nonwoven web of multicomponent fibers comprising a polyethyfene polymer component and a nylon component.