Title:
ARTICLES COMPRISING IMPREGNATED THERMOPLASTIC MEMBERS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ARTICLES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003039426
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An article, including disposable articles and durable articles, includes one or more shaped thermoplastic members, which can be at least partially impregnated into one or more fibrous substrates forming a composite material of the article having regions of breathability, elasticity, and/or stiffening to provide desired functions of the article. The shaped thermoplastic members have a profiled thickness and/or basis weight providing variation in material properties. A percent variation of the profiled thickness of the thermoplastic member can vary from about 5% to about 95%. A process for manufacturing the composite material of the present invention is also disclosed.
Inventors:
MOLANDER JOHN CARROLL
WALLACK DAVID ALLAN
LAM JOSEPH HUNG
DESAI FRED NAVAL
DALAL URMISH POPATLAL
KLINE MARK JAMES
WALLACK DAVID ALLAN
LAM JOSEPH HUNG
DESAI FRED NAVAL
DALAL URMISH POPATLAL
KLINE MARK JAMES
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/035421
Publication Date:
February 26, 2004
Filing Date:
November 05, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROCTER & GAMBLE (US)
International Classes:
A61F5/44; A61F13/15; A61F13/49; A61F13/494; A61F13/56; (IPC1-7): A61F13/56; A61F13/49; A61F13/15
Foreign References:
| EP1104692A2 | 2001-06-06 | |||
| EP0923921A1 | 1999-06-23 | |||
| US5620742A | 1997-04-15 | |||
| GB2187659A | 1987-09-16 | |||
| US4300562A | 1981-11-17 |
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