Shaped nonwoven
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsArman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman, Adrien Grenier, Martin Ian James, Stefano Michele Sinigaglia
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Abstract
A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones the first region exhibits a Contact Angle of greater than 90 degrees, as measured by the Contact Angle Test Method detailed herein.
Claims20
A nonwoven fabric comprising:
- a. a first surface and a second surface, and at least a first and second visually discernible zones on at least one of the first and second surface, each of the first and second zones having a visually different pattern of three-dimensional features that each comprise at least two distinct three-dimensional features, each of the patterns of three-dimensional features defining a microzone comprising a first region and a second region that correspond to the at least two distinct three-dimensional features;
- b. wherein values for an intensive property for the first region and the second region of the microzone in the first zone are different, wherein values for the intensive property for the first region and the second region of the microzone in the second zone are different, and wherein the intensive property is thickness;
- C. wherein the first surface has a TS7 value that is different than a TS7 value of the second surface;
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- d. wherein the nonwoven is a through air bonded nonwoven.
A nonwoven fabric comprising:
- a. a first surface and a second surface, and at least a first and second visually discernible zones on at least one of the first and second surface, each of the first and second zones having a visually different pattern of three-dimensional features that each comprise at least two distinct three-dimensional features, each of the patterns of three-dimensional features defining a microzone comprising a first region and a second region that correspond to the at least two distinct three-dimensional features;
- b. wherein values for an intensive property for the first region and the second region of the microzone in the first zone are different, wherein values for the intensive property for the first region and the second region of the microzone in the second zone are different, and wherein the intensive property is thickness;
- c. wherein the first surface has a TS7 value that is higher than a TS7 value of the second surface;
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- d. wherein the nonwoven is a through air bonded nonwoven.
A nonwoven fabric comprising:
- a. a first surface and a second surface, and at least a first and second visually discernible zones on at least one of the first and second surface, each of the first and second zones having a visually different pattern of three-dimensional features that each comprise at least two distinct three-dimensional features, each of the patterns of three-dimensional features defining a microzone comprising a first region and a second region that correspond to the at least two distinct three-dimensional features;
- b. wherein values for an intensive property for the first region and the second region of the microzone in the first zone are different, wherein values for the intensive property for the first region and the second region of the microzone in the second zone are different, and wherein the intensive property is thickness;
- c. wherein the first surface has a TS7 value of about 2 dB V2 to about 12 dB V2 rms, and wherein the second surface has a TS7 value different than the TS7 value of the first surface;
- d. wherein the nonwoven is a through air bonded nonwoven.
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