IP Library Granted Patent US 8,153,225
Granted Patent B2
US 8,153,225 · App. 12/881,535 · Granted Apr 10, 2012

Tufted fibrous web

Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Patent No.
US 8,153,225
App. No.
12/881,535
Granted
Apr 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a fibrous web having a first region and at least one discrete integral second region, the second region having at least one portion being a discontinuity exhibiting a linear orientation and defining a longitudinal axis, and at least another portion being a deformation having a plurality of tufted fibers integral with but extending from the first region.

Claims (9)

1. A soft, tufted fibrous web comprising substantially randomly-oriented fibers, said fibrous web having a machine direction and a cross machine direction defining an MD-CD plane, the web comprising a first region and a plurality of discrete second regions, each of the second regions having at least one portion being a discontinuity exhibiting a linear orientation and defining a longitudinal axis in the MD-CD plane and at least another portion being a deformation, wherein the deformation defines a tuft of fibers comprising a first plurality of fibers integral with but extending from the first region and a second plurality of fibers integral with but extending from the first region, wherein the first plurality of fibers comprises looped fibers to define a tunnel-like shaped tuft having opposing longitudinal open ends, and wherein the second plurality of fibers are associated with the tunnel-like shaped tuft but do not form a continuous loop.

2. The fibrous web of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous web comprises nanofibers.

3. The fibrous web of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous web comprises splittable fibers.

4. The fibrous web of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous web comprises spunbond fibers.

5. The fibrous web of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous web comprises non-round fibers.

6. The fibrous web of claim 1 , wherein an area density of deformations is from 1 to 100 deformations per square centimeter.

7. The fibrous web of claim 1 , wherein an area density of deformations is at least 10 deformations per square centimeter.

8. The fibrous web of claim 1 , wherein an area density of deformations is at least 20 deformations per square centimeter.

9. The fibrous web of claim 1 , further comprising a lotion.

Continuity (5)
Division 12470945 · May 22, 2009
Continuation 10737306 · Dec 16, 2003
Continuation In Part 10435996 · May 12, 2003
Continuation In Part 10324661 · Dec 20, 2002
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