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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2006
Curtis Hunter Van Valkenburgh, Mason, OH (US);
Claudio Antonio Matos, Belleville, CA;
Karen Juliana Fegelman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Curtis Hunter Van Valkenburgh, Mason, OH (US);
Claudio Antonio Matos, Belleville, CA;
Karen Juliana Fegelman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for forming air-laid fibrous articles. The apparatus can have a core pocket. The core pocket can have a shield. The core pocket can further have a central opening defined by a void in the shield. The core pocket can further have a central forming chamber in air-flow communication with the central opening and having a central forming chamber periphery. The core pocket can further have a central foraminous forming surface in air-flow communication with the central forming chamber. The core pocket can further have a pair of edge openings extending along the shield. The core pocket can further have an edge forming chamber disposed about the central forming chamber periphery and in air-flow communication with the edge openings. The core pocket can further have an edge foraminous forming surface in air-flow communication with the edge forming chamber.