Apertured nonwoven web and method of forming the same
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsZhe Liu, Lifeng Zhao, Ruizhi Pei, Junqin Zheng
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Abstract
A nonwoven web with apertures, suitable for use in a disposable absorbent article, is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of producing a nonwoven web with apertures. The nonwoven web comprises greater than 50%, by weight of the web, of thermoplastic fibers. Each of the aperture is defined by an opening in a first surface of the nonwoven web and a side wall. The side walls of the apertures have a mean height of less than 460 μm. Also disclosed is an absorbent article comprising the nonwoven web. A topsheet, backsheet, or other component of the absorbent article may comprise the nonwoven web.
Claims13
A nonwoven web suitable for use in a disposable absorbent article,
- the nonwoven web comprising a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface,
- the nonwoven web including a plurality of apertures, each of the apertures being defined by an opening in the first surface and a side wall, and
- the nonwoven web comprising greater than 50% by weight of thermoplastic fibers,
- wherein the side walls of the apertures have a mean height of less than 460 μm, and
- wherein a Fiber Segment Orientation Index of the nonwoven web is less than 0.46.
A nonwoven web suitable for use in a disposable absorbent article,
- the nonwoven web comprising a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, wherein the nonwoven web is a through air bonded nonwoven web,
- the nonwoven web including a plurality of apertures, each of the apertures being defined by an opening in the first surface and a side wall, and
- the nonwoven web comprising greater than 50% by weight of thermoplastic fibers,
- wherein the side walls of the apertures have a mean height of less than 460 μm, and
- wherein a Fiber Segment Orientation Index of the nonwoven web is less than 0.46.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.