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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas Herrin Benson, West Harrison, IN (US);
John Joseph Curro, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 5/904 ; B29C 5/508 ; B29C 5/326 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 5/904 ; B29C 5/508 ; B29C 5/326 ;
Abstract
A method for making a bulky web. A web is fed in a first direction. The web is subjected to incremental stretching in a direction perpendicular to the first direction to provide a bulky web. The bulky web is then stabilized to provide a stabilized bulked web, Optionally, the bulky web may be gathered after it has been subjected to incremental stretching.