Soft, flexible disposable wipe with embossing
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJonathan Paul Brennan, Lester Charles Sporing
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Abstract
A nonwoven wipe suitable for use as a pre-moistened baby wipe comprised of thermoplastic fibers having a predetermined nominal fiber length, the wipe being calendar-embossed with a pattern comprising a plurality of discrete icons, each of the icons having an equivalent icon diameter of at least about one half the nominal fiber length, and the plurality of icons being separated one from another by an equivalent unbonded area diameter of at least about one half the nominal fiber length. In a preferred embodiment the nonwoven web is spunlaced, with a fiber composition of between about 40%-60% viscose, and the remainder thermoplastic fiber. The wipes of the present invention combine superior softness with embossed designs for better aesthetic appeal.
Claims26
A wipe comprising a nonwoven web comprised of thermoplastic fibers having a predetermined nominal fiber length, the wipe being calendar-embossed with a pattern comprising a plurality of discrete icons, each said icon having an equivalent icon diameter of at least about one half the nominal fiber length, and said plurality of icons being separated one from another by an equivalent unbonded area diameter of at least about one half the nominal fiber length and wherein said wipe further comprises an aqueous solution.
An embossed nonwoven web formed from a precursor web comprised of fibers having a fiber length of nominally between about 0.5 and 3.0 inches and having a plurality of spaced apart discrete icons defining between about 4% and 8% total bond area, said web exhibiting CD bending torque characteristics that differ insubstantially from the precursor web and wherein said web further comprises an aqueous solution.
An embossed nonwoven web formed from a precursor web comprised of fibers having a fiber length of nominally between about 0.5 and 3.0 inches and having a plurality of spaced apart discrete icons defining between about 4% and 8% total bond area, said wipe exhibiting a CD elastic modulus less than 200 g/in and wherein said web further comprises an aqueous solution.
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