Tissue with a moisture barrier
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsStephen Robert Kelly, Jay Kiyoshi Sato
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Abstract
A tissue which has at least one fibrous ply. A hydrophobically treated foam stratum is placed on at least one of the fibrous plies in order to prevent the penetration of moisture through the tissue. A hydrophobically treated foam can also be impregnated into one or more fibrous plies in order to provide a barrier to the penetration of moisture through the tissue. The invention also comprises a process for making tissue with a foam moisture barrier.
Claims20
A process for producing tissue with a moisture barrier, said process comprising the steps of:
- providing a single first fibrous ply having opposed first and second surfaces,
- applying a hydrophobic foam stratum to said second surface.
A process for producing tissue with a moisture barrier, said process comprising the steps of:
- providing one or more fibrous plies,
- impregnating at least one of said fibrous plies with a hydrophobic foam.
A process for producing tissue with a moisture barrier, said process comprising the steps of:
- providing one or more fibrous plies,
- joining a hydrophobic foam to at least one of said fibrous plies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.