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Perforated nonwoven fabrics

US5714107A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1996
Grant dateFeb 3, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD04H1/54
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a perforated nonwoven web fabricated from a bonded thermoplastic polymer web. The perforated nonwoven web contains a multitude of self-sustaining sustaining perforations that are substantially free of melt-fused edges and can be characterized as stretch-opened perforations. The invention further provides a process for producing the perforated nonwoven web.

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