Translucent housewrap
AssigneeJames River Corporation
InventorsHenry S. Ostrowski, Roy D. Goodwin, William C. Jackson, Jay D. Gillespie
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Abstract
A translucent nonwoven fabric composite, suitable for use as a housewrap, is disclosed. The composite comprises a meltblown fabric layer laminated to a reinforcing fabric layer and may include tacking strips. The composite may be prepared by calendering a meltblown fabric and a reinforcing fabric together in a nip equipped with a resilient roll.
Claims13
A translucent nonwoven fabric composite suitable for use as a housewrap comprising a meltblown web of generally discontinuous microfibers formed from a first thermoplastic polymer and having a basis weight in the range of from about 0.5 through about 2.0 oz/yd.sup.2, to which is bonded a textile fiber web composed primarily of randomly-deposited molecularly-oriented filaments of common textile denier spun from a second, compatible, thermoplastic polymer and having a basis weight in the range of from about 0.5 through 1.25 oz/yd.sup.2.
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