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US 11,491,057 B2Granted
Crimped fiber spunbond nonwoven webs / laminates
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsKelyn Anne Arora, Stephanie Niezgoda Moss, Shirdish Poondru, Timothy Ian Mullane, Nathan Ray Whitely, John Lee Hammons
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Abstract
Nonwoven webs/nonwoven laminates for use in absorbent articles are disclosed. The nonwoven laminate includes a first nonwoven web with continuous spunbond crimped fibers and a second web joined to the first nonwoven web. A plurality of apertures extend through at least one of the first nonwoven web or the second web. The nonwoven web includes a plurality of continuous spunbond crimped fibers wherein a plurality of apertures extend through the nonwoven web.
Claims15
An article comprising:
- a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- and
- an elastic ear comprising:
- a first layer comprising a nonwoven web, wherein the nonwoven web comprises:
- a first plurality of continuous fibers having a hydrophilic melt additive, and
- a second plurality of continuous fibers having a hydrophobic melt additive;
- and
- a second layer comprising a film;
- wherein the first layer and the second layer are joined together by ultrasonic bonding;
- wherein the second layer comprises a plurality of apertures, and a portion of the first layer is exposed through at least one of the plurality of apertures, and
- wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of apertures, and a portion of the second layer is exposed through at least one of the plurality of apertures.
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An article comprising:
- a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- and
- an elastic ear comprising:
- a laminate having layers joined together with a plurality of ultrasonic bonds, the layers comprising nonwoven web layers and a film layer;
- wherein at least one of the nonwoven web layers comprises a crimped fiber spunbond nonwoven web comprising:
- a first plurality of continuous fibers having a hydrophilic melt additive, and
- a second plurality of continuous fibers having a hydrophobic melt additive;
- and
- wherein at least two of the layers comprises a plurality of apertures, and a portion of at least another one of the layers is exposed through at least one of the plurality of apertures.
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