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Surface material for sanitary articles and its preparing method

US5009651A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 1989
Grant dateApr 23, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/51078
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surface material for sanitary articles is composed of Layer 1, which is located on the surface in contact with the skin, and Layer 2, which is formed into a single unit with Layer 1 underneath Layer 1 with its entire surface being essentially covered by Layer 1, and with Layer 1 being composed of 50% or more hydrophobic fibers and moreover, in which at least the portion of Layer 1 covering Layer 2 possesses Section A of which the fiber density is comparatively low, Section B of which the fiber density is comparatively high, and Section C which is located at their boundary, where the area of Section C occupies 2-50% of the area of the entire surface material.

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