Imaged nonwoven fabrics in hygienic wipe applications
AssigneePolymer Group, Inc.
InventorsKou-Shu Edward Chang, Douglas Stowers
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Abstract
The present invention is directed a nonwoven fabric which is imparted with a durable three-dimensional image or pattern during the fabrication stage. The three-dimensional image or pattern imparted into the structure of the nonwoven fabric results in a lofty material with capturing recesses or “pockets” which act to entrap and retain body surface contaminants. The three-dimensional image or pattern also results in a number of fibrous ends and loops which extend beyond the surface of the recesses or “pockets”, which in turn, improve the nonwoven fabrics ability to effectively collect low viscosity contaminants from the surface of the skin to be cleaned.
Claims4
A hygienic cleaning wipe, comprising;
- a pre-bond fibrous matrix of staple length fibers,
- a three-dimensional transfer device,
- hydroentangling the pre-bond fibrous matrix on the three-dimensional transfer device so as to impart a three-dimensional pattern into the resultant nonwoven fabric, and
- the three-dimensional nonwoven fabric exhibiting the ability to entrap and retain contaminates from a skin surface.
A hygienic cleaning wipe, comprising;
- a pre-bond fibrous matrix of staple length fibers comprised of an interposed scrim layer, said pre-bond fibrous matrix being hydroentangled on a three-dimensional transfer device so as to impart a three-dimensional pattern into the resultant nonwoven fabric, and
- the three-dimensional nonwoven fabric exhibiting the ability to entrap and retain contaminates from a skin surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.