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US 5,587,225 AGranted
Knit-like nonwoven composite fabric
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsHenry L. Griesbach, Christopher C. Creagan, Sharon W. Gwaltney
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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsHenry L. Griesbach, Christopher C. Creagan, Sharon W. Gwaltney
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The present invention provides a durable, launderable hydroentangled composite that is highly suitable for skin-contacting uses. The composite is a hydrogentangled composite which is pattern bonded. The composite contains two filamentous web layers containing crimped continuous filaments and a cellulosic layer containing cellulosic fibers, and the cellulosic layer is disposed between the filamentous web layers. The composite fabric is launderable as demonstrated by the fact that the composite loses less than about 2% of its opacity, based on the initial opacity of the composite, when subjected to one laundering cycle in accordance with the ASTM 2724-87 washing and drying procedure. Additionally provided is a process for producing the composite.
A launderable composite comprising:
A durable hydroentangled composite which comprises two filamentous web layers comprising crimped continuous filaments and a cellulosic layer comprising cellulosic fibers, said cellulosic layer having been disposed between said filamentous web layers, wherein said composite is a hydroentangled pattern bonded composite that is adhesively or thermally patterned bonded forming bonded regions within said composite and wherein said filamentous web layers are unbonded except by means of said adhesively or thermally patterned bonds.
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