TISSUE OR PAPER TOWEL COMPRISING WET-RESILIENT WEBS

• Main Authors: KAMPS, RICHARD, JOSEPH, HOLLENBERG, DAVID, HENRY, CHEN, FUNG-JOU, BURAZIN, MARK, ALAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 19.04.2006
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PAPER-MAKING; PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE; PROSTHESES; PULP COMPOSITIONS; TEXTILES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

Wet-resilient low-density absorbent structures suitable for use as tissues, paper towels, napkins and components of diapers, incontinence and sanitary garments and meat and poultry pads comprise wet-resilient natural fibres, e.g. high-yield pulp fibres, immobilised with wet-resistant bonds which may be provided by means of wet-strength agents and the structures have a density of about 0.3 grams per cm3 or less. The structures may be produced on a paper-machine with a throughdryer (21).