Diapers
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorCharles H. Schaar
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Abstract
In a disposable diaper comprising a porous absorbent pad of cellulosic fibers and a water impervious back sheet adjacent and bonded to one surface of the pad, that improvement wherein the fibers at the surface of the pad opposite the backing sheet are bonded together with a resinous material, the bonded fibers forming a porous matrix defining the top layer of the diaper and being adapted for placement in direct contact with the infant's skin.
Claims10
In a disposable diaper for contact with the body skin comprising a highly porous absorbent pad of cellulosic fibers and a water-impervious backing sheet adjacent and bonded to one side of said pad, that improvement wherein:
- the fibers of said pad at the surface thereof opposite said backing sheet are bonded together with a resinous binder, said binder and said fibers bonded thereby forming a porous matrix and defining the top body contacting surface of said diaper.
The method of making a diaper comprising the steps of providing a pad of absorbent cellulosic fibers, creating a smooth but highly porous body skin contacting top surface on said pad by applying a resinous binder to a first surface of the pad, bonding said fibers together into a net like skin structure by applying heat and pressure to cure the resinous binder, bonding a liquid impervious sheet to the opposite side of said pad, and folding lateral side portions of said backing around and over the lateral edges of said pad and securing said side portions to said bonded surface along said lateral edges whereby said sheet and said first surface define, respectively, the bottom and top surface of said diaper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.