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High pulp content nonwoven composite fabric
Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1993-01-06
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Granted: 1994-02-08
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Expires: 2013-01-06
Abstract
Abstract A high pulp content nonwoven composite fabric is disclosed. The composite fabric contains more than about 70 percent, by weight, pulp fibers which are hydraulically entangled into a continuous filament substrate. This high pulp content composite nonwoven fabric may be used as a heavy duty wiper or as a fluid distribution material, cover material, and/or absorbent material in an absorbent personal care product. Also disclosed is a method of making the high pulp content nonwoven composite fabric.
Inventors
- 👤 Cherie H. Everhart
- 👤 Danial O. Fischer
- 👤 Fred R. Radwanski
- 👤 Henry Skoog
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-25 13:59
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/53; A61F13/534; A61F13/537; D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/407; D04H1/42; D04H1/425; D04H1/44; D04H1/46; D04H1/492; D04H1/498; D04H5/00; D04H5/02; D04H5/03; A61F13/15203; A61F2013/15284; A61F2013/15406; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/252; Y10T428/253; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/681; Y10T442/689; Y10T442/695
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
42 words
A high pulp content hydraulically entangled nonwoven composite fabric comprising: from about 10 to about 25 percent, by weight, of a nonwoven continuous filament substrate component; and more than about 70 percent, by weight, of a fibrous component consisting of pulp fibers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
42 words
A high pulp content hydraulically entangled nonwoven composite fabric comprising: from about 10 to about 25 percent, by weight, of a nonwoven continuous filament substrate component; and more than about 70 percent, by weight, of a fibrous component consisting of pulp fibers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The nonwoven composite fabric of claim 1 wherein said continuous filament nonwoven substrate is a nonwoven web of continuous spunbonded filaments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The nonwoven composite fabric of claim 1 having a basis weight of from about 20 to about 200 grams per square meter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The nonwoven composite fabric of claim 1 wherein the pulp fibers are selected from the group consisting of virgin hardwood pulp fibers, virgin softwood pulp fiber, secondary fibers, and mixtures of the same.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The nonwoven composite fabric of claim 1 wherein the pulp fibers are a mixture of more than 50 percent, by weight, low-average fiber length pulp and less than about 50 percent, by weight, high-average fiber length pulp.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The nonwoven composite fabric of claim 1 further comprising clays, starches, particulates, and superabsorbent particulates.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The nonwoven composite fabric of claim 1 further comprising up to about 3 percent of a de-bonding agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A wiper comprising one or more layers of the nonwoven composite fabric of claim 1, said wiper having a basis weight from about 20 gsm to about 200 gsm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The wiper according to claim 8 having a basis weight from about 40 to about 150 gsm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
A fluid distribution component of an absorbent personal care product comprising one or more layers of the nonwoven composite fabric of claim 1, said fluid distribution component having a basis weight of from about 20 gsm to about 300 gsm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The fluid distribution component of an absorbent personal care product according to claim 10 having a basis weight from about 30 to about 170 gsm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
66 words
A high pulp content hydraulically entangled nonwoven composite fabric comprising: from about 10 to about 25 percent, by weight, of a nonwoven continuous filament substrate component having a bond density greater than about 250 pin bonds per square inch and a total bond area of less than about 30 percent; and more than about 70 percent, by weight, of a fibrous component consisting of pulp fibers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
66 words
A high pulp content hydraulically entangled nonwoven composite fabric comprising: from about 10 to about 25 percent, by weight, of a nonwoven continuous filament substrate component having a bond density greater than about 250 pin bonds per square inch and a total bond area of less than about 30 percent; and more than about 70 percent, by weight, of a fibrous component consisting of pulp fibers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The nonwoven composite fabric of claim 12 wherein the continuous filament substrate has a bond density from about 250 to about 450 pin bonds per square inch and an overall bond area from about 5 percent to about 25 percent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The nonwoven composite fabric of claim 12 wherein said continuous filament nonwoven substrate is a nonwoven web of continuous spunbonded filaments.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
The nonwoven composite fabric of claim 12 wherein the pulp fibers are selected from the group consisting of virgin hardwood pulp fibers, virgin softwood pulp fiber, secondary fibers, and mixtures of the same.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The nonwoven composite fabric of claim 12 wherein the pulp fibers are a mixture of more than 50%, by weight, low-average fiber length pulp and less than about 50%, by weight, high-average fiber length pulp.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
115 words
A high pulp content hydraulically entangled nonwoven composite fabric comprising: from about 10 to about 25 percent, by weight, of a nonwoven continuous spunbond polyolefin filament component having a bond density greater than about 250 pin bonds per square inch and a total bond area of less than about 30 percent; and more than about 70 percent, by weight, of a fibrous component, said fibrous component consisting of a mixture of about 50 percent, based on the weight of the fibrous component, Northern softwood fiber pulp; 20 percent, based on the weight of the fibrous component; Southern softwood fiber pulp; and about 30 percent, based on the weight of the fibrous component, secondary fiber pulp.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
115 words
A high pulp content hydraulically entangled nonwoven composite fabric comprising: from about 10 to about 25 percent, by weight, of a nonwoven continuous spunbond polyolefin filament component having a bond density greater than about 250 pin bonds per square inch and a total bond area of less than about 30 percent; and more than about 70 percent, by weight, of a fibrous component, said fibrous component consisting of a mixture of about 50 percent, based on the weight of the fibrous component, Northern softwood fiber pulp; 20 percent, based on the weight of the fibrous component; Southern softwood fiber pulp; and about 30 percent, based on the weight of the fibrous component, secondary fiber pulp.
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