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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1996
Gene M Altonen, West Chester, OH (US);
Richard M Girardot, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lyle B Tuthill, Indian Hill, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an improved open cell mesh which exhibits superior softness, while also retaining acceptable resiliency, as a result of controlling cell structure parameters. In preferred embodiments, physically measurable parameters of the open cell mesh, and more particularly the cell structure, are controlled within pre-defined ranges. The controlled physical parameters of the subject open cell mesh include basis weight, cell count, node count, node length, node thickness, and node width. Additionally, there is provided a method of testing the mesh's resistance to an applied load, which is a predictive indicator of softness and resiliency.