US4892769A
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Fire resistant thermoplastic material containing absorbent article
Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Co
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Filing: 1988-04-29
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Granted: 1990-01-09
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Expires: 2008-04-29
Abstract
Abstract Materials have at least one layer comprising a mixture of thermoplastic and other fibers. This latter layer may be thermobonded together and then densified along at least a section of the eventual peripheral edge margin of an article to be formed from the material. Thermoplastic material-containing cover sheets may also be secured to the core and densified in this manner. The entire eventual peripheral edge margin of the article is typically densified. Fire retardant materials may be thermobonded within the layer to fix them within the article. The densified edge also helps to fix these materials in place. The composite materials are used in manufacturing infant car seat liners and other articles. Fire retardant films may be included as cover sheets for these materials. These films are typically bonded at every point of contact to an underlying core.
Inventors
- 👤 Lee E. Perdelwitz, Jr.
- 👤 Paul G. Gaddis
- 👤 Ron H. Iff
- 👤 Michael E. Cotie
- 👤 Amar N. Neogi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:40
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/12; A; A47; A47C; A47C31/00; A47C31/001; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/06; B32B2262/062; B32B2262/067; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/306; B32B2307/3065; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/726; B32B2307/7265; B32B2605/00; B32B2605/003; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/05; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/92; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/239; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/253
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A fire resistant infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section, the infant seat liner comprising a thermobonded mixture of thermoplastic and natural fibers, the thermobonded mixture including a fire resistant material in the amount sufficient to increase the fire resistance of the thermobonded mixture above the fire resistance of the thermobonded mixture without the fire resistant material, the infant seat liner having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A fire resistant infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section, the infant seat liner comprising a thermobonded mixture of thermoplastic and natural fibers, the thermobonded mixture including a fire resistant material in the amount sufficient to increase the fire resistance of the thermobonded mixture above the fire resistance of the thermobonded mixture without the fire resistant material, the infant seat liner having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 1 in which the thermobonded mixture comprises a core, the article including a cover sheet of a thermoplastic containing material which is thermobonded to the core.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 2 which includes a second cover sheet secured to the core and in which the core is disposed between the first and second cover sheets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 1 which includes first and second cover sheets secured to the core with the core disposed between the first and second cover sheets, the first cover sheet being of a liquid permeable material and the second cover sheet being of a liquid impermeable material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 4 in which the natural fibers include wood pulp fibers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 4 having a peripheral edge margin densified sufficiently so as to substantially impede the flow of liquid across the edge margin and a field within the edge margin, the infant seat liner including a pattern of bonded areas within the field of the article.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 6 in which the first and second cover sheets each contain a thermoplastic material, the core and first and second cover sheets being thermobonded together at the peripheral edge margin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
102 words
A fire resistant infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section, the infant seat liner being comprised of a thermobonded mixture of thermoplastic and natural fibers of a first fire resistance, a layer of a material of a second fire resistance greater than the first fire resistance on at least one surface of the thermobonded mixture, and a first cover sheet mounted to the thermobonded mixture so as to overlay the layer, the infant seat liner having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
102 words
A fire resistant infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section, the infant seat liner being comprised of a thermobonded mixture of thermoplastic and natural fibers of a first fire resistance, a layer of a material of a second fire resistance greater than the first fire resistance on at least one surface of the thermobonded mixture, and a first cover sheet mounted to the thermobonded mixture so as to overlay the layer, the infant seat liner having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 8 in which the thermobonded mixture comprises a core, the article including a second cover sheet of a thermoplastic containing material which is thermobonded to the core with the core being disposed between the first and second cover sheets.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 9 in which the first cover sheet is liquid impermeable and the second cover sheet is liquid permeable.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 10 in which the natural fibers comprise wood pulp fibers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 10 having a densified peripheral edge margin and a field within the edge margin, the infant seat liner including a pattern of bonded areas within the field of the article.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 12 in which the first cover sheet contains a thermoplastic material and the core and first and second covers are thermobonded together at the peripheral edge margin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
88 words
A fire resistant infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section comprising a liquid permeable facing sheet, a core of an absorbent material of a first fire resistance, and a backing sheet of a material of a second fire resistance greater than the first fire resistance mounted to the core with the core disposed between the facing and backing sheets, the liner having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
88 words
A fire resistant infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section comprising a liquid permeable facing sheet, a core of an absorbent material of a first fire resistance, and a backing sheet of a material of a second fire resistance greater than the first fire resistance mounted to the core with the core disposed between the facing and backing sheets, the liner having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 14 in which the backing sheet is of a liquid impermeable material and in which the backing and facing sheets are bonded to the core at every point of contact with the core.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 15 in which the backing sheet has a flame propagation rate of less than one lineal inch per minute.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 16 having a peripheral edge margin and a peripheral edge and a field within the peripheral edge.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 16 in which the backing sheet has a flame propagation rate of less than one lineal inch per minute.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 18 having plural densified field bond areas within the field of the infant seat liner.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 19 in which the densified peripheral edge margin extends to the outer edge of the infant seat liner.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
37 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 19 in which the core comprises a thermobonded mixture of thermoplastic and other fibers and in which the facing sheet contains a thermoplastic material and is thermobonded to the core.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 21 in which the backing sheet contains a thermoplastic material and in which the core, backing and facing sheets are heat bonded at the peripheral edge margin.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 22 in which the backing sheet is adhesively bonded to the core within the field of the article.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
27 words
An infant seat liner according to claim 23 in which the field bond areas comprise heat bonds formed prior to securing the backing sheet to the core.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
124 words
A fire resistant disposable infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section, the infant seat liner being comprised of an absorbent core, a liquid permeable facing sheet at one side surface of the core and a liquid impermeable backing sheet at the other side surface of the core, the facing and backing sheets being bonded to the core at every point of contact with the core so as to provide a composite infant seat liner, the composite infant seat liner having a backing sheet of a greater fire resistance than the fire resistance of the core, the liner having a flame propagation rate of not greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
124 words
A fire resistant disposable infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section, the infant seat liner being comprised of an absorbent core, a liquid permeable facing sheet at one side surface of the core and a liquid impermeable backing sheet at the other side surface of the core, the facing and backing sheets being bonded to the core at every point of contact with the core so as to provide a composite infant seat liner, the composite infant seat liner having a backing sheet of a greater fire resistance than the fire resistance of the core, the liner having a flame propagation rate of not greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
102 words
A fire resistant disposable infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section, the infant seat liner being comprised of an absorbent core, a facing sheet at one side surface of the core and a backing sheet at the other side surface of the core, the facing and backing sheets being bonded to the core at every point of contact with the core so as to provide a composite infant seat liner, the composite infant seat liner having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
102 words
A fire resistant disposable infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section, the infant seat liner being comprised of an absorbent core, a facing sheet at one side surface of the core and a backing sheet at the other side surface of the core, the facing and backing sheets being bonded to the core at every point of contact with the core so as to provide a composite infant seat liner, the composite infant seat liner having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
116 words
A disposable infant seat liner comprised of an absorbent core, a liquid permeable facing sheet at one side surface of the core and a liquid impermeable backing sheet at the other side surface of the core, the facing and backing sheets being bonded to the core at every point of contact with the core so as to provide a composite infant seat liner, the composite infant seat liner having a core which includes a fire resistant material in the amount sufficient to increase the fire resistance of the infant car seat liner without the fire resistant material, the infant car seat liner having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
116 words
A disposable infant seat liner comprised of an absorbent core, a liquid permeable facing sheet at one side surface of the core and a liquid impermeable backing sheet at the other side surface of the core, the facing and backing sheets being bonded to the core at every point of contact with the core so as to provide a composite infant seat liner, the composite infant seat liner having a core which includes a fire resistant material in the amount sufficient to increase the fire resistance of the infant car seat liner without the fire resistant material, the infant car seat liner having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
22 words
A disposable infant seat liner according to claim 26 in which the core comprises a thermobonded mixture of thermoplastic and natural fibers.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
15 words
A disposable infant seat liner according to claim 27 having a densified peripheral edge margin.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
49 words
A fire resistant disposable infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section, the infant seat liner being comprised of nonwoven fibrous material and having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
49 words
A fire resistant disposable infant seat liner having a lower leg supporting section, a central seat supporting section and an upper body supporting section, the infant seat liner being comprised of nonwoven fibrous material and having a flame propagation rate of no greater than 4.5 lineal inches per minute.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
19 words
A disposable infant seat liner according to claim 29 comprised of a thermobonded mixture of thermoplastic and natural fibers.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
15 words
A disposable infant seat liner according to claim 30 having a densified peripheral edge section.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-01-08 | 1993-07-10 | 1994-01-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-01-08 | 1997-07-10 | 1998-01-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-01-08 | 2001-07-10 | 2002-01-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |