Patent · US Expired

Absorbent spun-laced fabric

US5433987A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 1994
Grant dateJul 18, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/696
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to a spun-laced fabric having improved water absorbency containing a blend of certain hydrophilic cellulosic and pack resistant fibers with a hydrophobic fiber material layer attached to one side of the blend. The fabric may be used as an absorbent layer in a multilayer or laminated structure.

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