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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul E. Hansen, St. Paul, MN (US);
James S. Mrozinski, Oakdale, MN (US);
Shinji Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 7/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 7/300 ;
Abstract
There is provided a dispensable package of oil absorbing wipes in the form of a plurality of discrete sheets comprising a consolidated melt-blown web of thermoplastic fibers. The web has an opacity value of about 65 or less when oil free, and changes transparency by at least 30 when loaded with about 6 grams or less of oil per square centimeter. The wipes are contained in a package having at least one access opening allowing a user to grasp a single discrete sheet of wipe material.