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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Urban Widlund, Pixbo, SE;
Christina Steger, Mölndal, SE;
Roy Hansson, Mölndal, SE;
Sofia Roxendal, Pixbo, SE;
Peter Wessel, Ytterby, SE;
Assignee:
SCA Hygine Products AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
Abstract
Absorbent article such as a diaper, pant diaper, incontinence guard, sanitary napkin, wound dressing or the like comprising a layer of continuous fibers ( ), so called tow, which is bonded in points, spots or lines in a bonding pattern ( ), but where the fibers otherwise are substantially unbonded to each other. The layer can either be used as a liquid acquisition layer ( ) in the article under the topsheet ( ), as a topsheet ( ) or as a combined topsheet and liquid acquisition layer ( ).