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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yousef Georges Aouad, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cynthia Lee Alvis, Fairfield, OH (US);
Denise Jean Bien, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 352 ; 428 365 ; 428 76 ; 428152 ; 428158 ; 428188 ; 428190 ; 428192 ; 428212 ; 152443 ; 152444 ; 152091 ; 424402 ; 604358 ; 604359 ; 6043851 ; 604386 ;
Abstract
This invention discloses a substantially flat mechanically expandable pad, i.e., one positioned almost exclusively in the x-y plane, having a expandable member therein that once activated expands the mechanically expandable pad out of the x-y plane and into the z-direction. Such activation occurs when cinch members are used to contract the expandable member in the x or y-directions but cause its expansion in the z-direction. The pad is useful for cleaning, polishing, buffing, etc. and the expandable member has application in other types of absorbent articles.