Hydroxyl polymer web structures comprising a tuft
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorDavid Cabell
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Abstract
Web structures comprising a tuft and methods for making same are provided. More particularly, web structures comprising a polymeric structure comprising a crosslinked, hydroxyl polymer, wherein the web structure comprises a tuft and processes for making such web structures are provided.
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A web structure comprising a tuft, wherein the web structure comprises a polymeric structure comprising a crosslinked, hydroxyl polymer.
A layered web structure comprising a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer comprises a first composition and the second layer comprises a second composition, wherein the first and second compositions are chemically different such that the first layer exhibits an extensibility different from the second layer, wherein a portion of one layer protrudes at least into the other layer such that a surface of the layered web structure comprises a tuft, wherein the layered web structure comprises a polymeric structure comprising a crosslinked, hydroxyl polymer.
A process for making a web structure, the process comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a polymer melt composition comprising a hydroxyl polymer and a crosslinking system;
- b) polymer processing the polymer melt composition to form a polymeric structure;
- c) incorporating the polymeric structure into a web structure;
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- d) subjecting the web structure to a tuft generating process such that a web structure comprising a tuft is produced.
A process for making a web structure, the process comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a web structure comprising a polymeric structure comprising a crosslinked, hydroxyl polymer;
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- b) subjecting the web structure to a tuft generating process such that a tuft is produced in the web structure.
A process for making a multi-ply web structure, the process comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a first ply of a web structure comprising a polymeric structure comprising a crosslinked, hydroxyl polymer;
- b) providing a second ply of a web structure;
- c) combining the first ply and the second ply together to form a multi-ply web structure;
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- d) subjecting at least one of the first and second plies to a tuft generating process.
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