Multiple zone member

US6537936B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Ludwig Busam · Idstein, DE
• Michael Divo · Friedrichsdorf, DE
• Jörg Müller · Karben, DE
• Ghobad Rahrooh · Sharonville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 2, 2000
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2003
• Expiry date: Oct 2, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T442/696
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention is a multiple zone member (29) having at least a first zone (300) and a second zone (302); the member includes a backing (120, 122) and a sheet of fibers (126); the sheet of fibers in the first zone having anchor portions (127) in the backing at spaced bonding locations (128) and having arcuate portions (130) of the sheet projecting from the backing between bonding locations; the arcuate portions in the first zone having a height (301) from the backing; the sheet of fibers in the second zone having anchor portions in the backing at spaced bonding locations and having arcuate portions of the sheet projecting form the backing between bonding locations; the arcuate portions in the second zone having a height (304) from the backing which is less than the height of the arcuate portions from the backing in the first zone.