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Soft, strong hydraulically entangled nonwoven composite material and method for making the same

US6103061A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 1998
Grant dateAug 15, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21F11/14
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of making a nonwoven composite material. The method includes the steps of: providing a hydraulically entangled web containing a fibrous component and a nonwoven layer of substantially continuous filaments; applying a bonding material to at least one side of said web; and creping said at least one side of the hydraulically entangled web. The bonder material may be an aqueous mixture including a curable latex polymer, a pigment, and a cure promoter. Also disclosed is a nonwoven composite material made of a hydraulically entangled web including a fibrous component; a nonwoven layer of substantially continuous filaments; and regions containing bonder material covering at least a portion of at least one side of the composite material, wherein at least one side of the web has been creped.

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