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US 7,022,201 B2Granted
Entangled fabric wipers for oil and grease absorbency
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsRalph Lee Anderson, Eugenio Go Varona
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Abstract
A composite fabric comprising a necked and creped spunbond nonwoven web of monocomponent fibers hydraulically entangled with a fibrous component that comprises cellulosic fibers. The nonwoven web contains thermoplastic fibers and the fibrous component comprises greater than about 50% by weight of the fabric.
Claims9
A method for forming a fabric comprising:
- necking a spunbond web of monocomponent thermoplastic fibers, said spunbond web defining a first surface and a second surface;
- creping at least one surface of said spunbond web;
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- thereafter, hydraulically entangling said spunbond web with a fibrous component that contains cellulosic fibers, wherein said fibrous component comprises greater than about 50% by weight of the fabric.
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