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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2000
Ludwig Busam, Hünstetten, DE;
Michael Divo, Friedrichsdorf, DE;
Jörg Müller, Karben, DE;
Ghobad Rahrooh, West Chester, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a multiple zone member ( ) having at least a first zone ( ) and a second zone ( ); the member includes a backing ( ) and a sheet of fibers ( ); the sheet of fibers in the first zone having anchor portions ( ) in the backing at spaced bonding locations ( ) and having arcuate portions ( ) of the sheet projecting from the backing between bonding locations; the arcuate portions in the first zone having a height ( ) from the backing; the sheet of fibers in the second zone having anchor portions in the backing at spaced bonding locations and having arcuate portions of the sheet projecting form the backing between bonding locations; the arcuate portions in the second zone having a height ( ) from the backing which is less than the height of the arcuate portions from the backing in the first zone.