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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rui B. Ferreira, Broad Brook, CT (US);
Joseph A. Rieger, Simsbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Ahlstrom Windsor Locks LLC, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 1/00 ;
Abstract
Wet-laid nonwoven webs having mechanical reinforcement properties are provided by employing unpulped vegetable fiber bundles as the predominant fiber component. The unpulped fiber bundles have a modulus of elasticity of about 2-5×10 psi and a chopped fiber length of about 25 mm. The fibers are cordage fibers including sisal, abaca, henequen, kenaf and jute. Composites of the unpulped fiber webs with cellulosic and spunbonded sheets find application as thermoformed vehicle interior trim products.