Patent · US Expired

Water absorbing webs

US4622263A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 1985
Grant dateNov 11, 1986
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/697
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a melt-blow water-absorbing fiber webs whose main component is block-copolyetheresters having polyester and polyether segments in the molecules, wherein the amount the polyether component is 5 to 80 wt % base on the block-copolyetheresters. The water-absorbing web of this invention shows high chlorine fastness and consequently shows excellent water absorption performances after repeated washing. They are available as good batting (urine absorber) for diapers, as well as bed pads, towel materials and sports underpants, and applicable to a wide range of disposal products which require high water absorption performances and durability.

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