Wipe article having a three-dimensional wiping surface

• Main Authors: HANSER THOMAS ROBERT, TOUSSANT JOHN WILLIAM, GORLEY RONALD THOMAS
• Format: Patent
• Language: Czech; English
• Published: 17.10.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; BRAIDING; COFFEE MILLS; COTTON-WOOL; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS,NON-WOVEN FABRICS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FOMENTATION; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; KNITTING; LACE-MAKING; LAUNDERING; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARYMATERIAL; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; NON-WOVEN FABRICS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROSTHESES; SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TEXTILES; TOILET ACCESSORIES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS,FABRICS, FEATHERS, OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS; TRIMMINGS; WADDING

A disposable wiping article is disclosed. The disposable wiping article has a macroscopically three-dimensional surface and comprises an elastic web material and at least one nonwoven web joined to the elastic web at least two areas, the nonwoven web being gathered between the two areas. The nonwoven can be elastic. The nonwoven web is a first layer, intermittently joined to the elastic web material in a face to face relationship, which is a second layer. Portions of the first layer are gathered by contraction of the second layer relative to the first layer, thereby providing the macroscopically three-dimensional surface of the first layer. The three-dimensional surface of the first layer has relatively elevated peaks and relatively depressed valleys. The peaks of the first layer provide elongated, elevated ridges.