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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2005
John Joseph Curro, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Eric Bryan Bond, Maineville, OH (US);
John Lee Hammons, Hamilton, OH (US);
Jody Lynn Hoying, Maineville, OH (US);
Susan Nicole Lloyd, Erlanger, KY (US);
Robert Haines Turner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Terrill Alan Young, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John Joseph Curro, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Eric Bryan Bond, Maineville, OH (US);
John Lee Hammons, Hamilton, OH (US);
Jody Lynn Hoying, Maineville, OH (US);
Susan Nicole Lloyd, Erlanger, KY (US);
Robert Haines Turner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Terrill Alan Young, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a nonwoven web comprising a plurality of loops. At least one of said loops having a loop circumference length to loop base length ratio that is greater than about 4:1. The loops may also have a base length less than 0.5 cm and a base length less than the maximum width of the loops. The present invention also relates to articles selected from the group consisting of disposable hygiene article and wipes comprising a nonwoven web wherein at least one region of the nonwoven web comprises loops in at least about 10% of the surface area of the nonwoven web. A method for producing a nonwoven web comprising a plurality of loops is also included. The method comprises the steps of providing a nonwoven web; providing means for moving fibers of the nonwoven web into the shape of a loop; and moving fibers of the nonwoven web into the shape of a loop.