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US 2006/0068673 A1Published application
Synthetic nonwoven wiping fabric
OwnerFrank Goene, Mirelle van Rekum +3inventors
InventorsFrank Goene, Mirelle van Rekum, Diane Ellis, Richard Halpin, Michael Putnam
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Abstract
A 100% synthetic nonwoven wipe fabric and associated methods of manufacturing the same are presented. The 100% synthetic nonwoven fabric includes a fibrous blend of hydrophilic polypropylene and polyester. The fibrous blend comprises at least about 20 percent by weight hydrophilic polypropylene and in some embodiments at least about 40 percent by weight hydrophilic polypropylene.
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A nonwoven wipe, the wipe comprising:
- 100 percent synthetic fibers including a fibrous blend of hydrophilic polypropylene and polyester,
- wherein the fibrous blend comprises at least about 20 percent by weight hydrophilic polypropylene.
A method of manufacturing a nonwoven wipe fabric, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a fibrous matrix of 100 percent synthetic nonwoven fibers;
- carding the fibrous matrix to form a 100 percent synthetic fibrous pre-cursor web;
- pre-entangling the fibrous pre-cursor web on a foraminous surface and
- hydroentangling the fibrous pre-cursor web to form a 100 percent synthetic nonwoven fabric.
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