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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
May. 31, 2001
Geneva Gail Otten, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Albert Sylvester Crawford, II, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel James Rhoads, Columbus, OH (US);
John David Norcom, West Chester, OH (US);
Richard Tweddell, III, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Peter Worthington Hamilton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard Emil Hildebrand, IV, West Chester, OH (US);
Kenneth Stephen McGuire, Wyoming, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An absorbent and cut-resistant sheet having a cut-resistant material with a plurality of openings, and an absorbent material attached to the cut-resistant material. Preferably, the apertured cut-resistant material is in the form of sheet having a thickness of between about 0.005 inches and about 0.020 inches, and has an open area of less than about 50 percent. It is also preferred that the cut-resistant sheet have fold lines formed on a non-cutting surface, so as to make the material easily foldable and/or tearable. In addition, a stainable absorbent cover layer can be attached to a cutting surface of the cut-resistant sheet to provide an indication of where cutting has occurred, and to give the material a desirable appearance. A liquid impervious backing layer is also preferably attached to the absorbent material to resist the escape of fluid from the absorbent material. It is preferred that the cut-resistant sheet comprises a polymeric material.