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Nonwoven fabric and method of making the same

US5840633A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 1996
Grant dateNov 24, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/641
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a nonwoven fabric of stretched filaments of different kind polymers, having a strength equal to that of a woven fabric and features including an elongation, a uniformity, good feeling, a bulkiness and a thinness, characterized in that the nonwoven fabric is provided with stretched filament webs comprising long filaments formed out of a plural kinds of thermoplastic polymers of different properties, the long filaments as a whole being aligned in one direction, and a method for manufacturing the same. The invention provides also a nonwoven fabric of stretched filaments having a high strength as well as a high bulkiness and comprising different kind polymers which is provided with a first web layer of crimped filaments and a second web layer of substantially non-crimped, stretched long filaments, and a method for manufacturing the same.

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