Apertured Nonwoven And Absorbent Articles Having The Same
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsFancheng Wang, Xiaoxin Liu, Sijia Wang, Rong Deng, QingQing Dai, Meng Chen
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Abstract
An apertured nonwoven substrate is disclosed. The apertured nonwoven substrate has a first area having a first caliper, a second area having a plurality of apertures, and wherein the second area has a second caliper. A ratio of the first caliper to the second caliper is at least about 1.35, as measured according to Caliper Test, and the first area has an airy index no less than about 270%, as measured according to Caliper Test.
Claims20
An apertured nonwoven substrate comprising:
- a first area having a first caliper,
- a second area comprising a plurality of apertures, the second area having a second caliper,
- wherein a ratio of the first caliper to the second caliper is at least about 1.35 as measured according to Caliper Test, and
- wherein the first area has an airy index no less than about 270%, as measured according to Caliper Test.
A relofted apertured nonwoven substrate comprising:
- a first area comprising no aperture,
- a second area comprising at least one aperture having at least three adjacent apertures, wherein an edge to edge space between the one aperture and each of the at least three adjacent apertures is no greater than about 3 mm.
A method for manufacturing an apertured nonwoven substrate, comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of apertures on a nonwoven web, and
- applying energy to the nonwoven web to increase bulkiness of the nonwoven web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.