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US 2019/0168266 A1Published application
Scrubbing wipe and method for making same
AssigneeTredegar Film Products Corporation
InventorsAndrew D. Maschino, Randolph Scott McCoskey
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Abstract
A scrubbing wipe includes a scrim that includes a plurality of filaments, and a formed film attached to the scrim. The formed film encompasses at least 50% of the circumferences of at least a portion of the plurality of filaments and includes a plurality of apertured extended cells extending away from the scrim.
Claims26
A scrubbing wipe comprising:
- a scrim comprising a plurality of filaments;
- and
- a formed film attached to the scrim, the formed film encompassing at least 50% of the circumferences of at least a portion of the plurality of filaments and comprising a plurality of apertured extended cells extending away from the scrim.
A method for manufacturing a scrubbing wipe, the method comprising:
- feeding a scrim comprising a plurality of filaments onto a forming structure comprising a plurality of apertures;
- extruding a polymer web onto the scrim as the scrim passes over the forming structure;
- and
- applying a vacuum through the forming structure to pull portions of the polymer web through openings in the scrim and into the apertures of the forming structure to form the scrubbing wipe comprising the scrim and a formed film attached to the scrim, the formed film encompassing at least 50% of the circumferences of at least a portion of the plurality of filaments and comprising a plurality of apertured extended cells extending away from the scrim.
1 more element
The method according to claim 15, wherein the formed film encompasses at least 50% of the circumferences of substantially all of the plurality of filaments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.