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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Yuichi Hirose, Tochigi, JP;
Shinsuke Nagahara, Tochigi, JP;
Inventors:
Yuichi Hirose, Tochigi, JP;
Shinsuke Nagahara, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nonwoven fabrichas a first layercontaining crimped fibers. In the layer, the crimped fibers gather in parts to form a large number of fiber clustersthat are distributed all over the layer. The clustersinterconnect to each other to form a network structure in the layer. The nonwoven fabricfurther has another fiber layer as a second layerdisposed on a side of the first layer. The two layers are partly joined at a large number of joints. The second layerprotrudes outwardly between the jointsto form a large number of protrusions