Disposable article liner

Abstract

Abstract A disposable article liner such as for bedpans and emesis basins is provided which has a four-ply construction consisting of a base layer of water-disintegratable paper such as tissue or toilet paper stock, an extremely thin coating of polyethylene which serves as a hold-out coating for a subsequent thin layer of a continuous water-insoluble coating which may be made of either wax modified for adhesion and flexibility with 5 to 40% ethyl vinyl acetate polyethylene, or other hydrophobic coating materials such as silicates, silicones or cellulose derivatives such as ethyl cellulose or nitro-cellulose, and lastly, an additional top layer of the same water-disintegratable paper used for the base layer, adhered to the insoluble water-repellent coating. The liner is very thin but of adequate tensile strength and resistance to human excrement but disintegrates in approximately five to ten seconds in contact with water when deposited in a toilet bowl or disposal system. Other waxes, paraffins and coatings of still other water-insoluble materials may be substituted which have the water resistant properties required.

Inventors

• 👤 D Laumann

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