Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Structurally defined web or sheet – Physical dimension specified
Patent
1995-11-16
1997-12-23
Dye, Rena
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Structurally defined web or sheet
Physical dimension specified
428332, 428337, 428480, 428483, 428532, 428913, 604364, 604366, A61F 1315
Patent
active
057005532
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed toward a multilayer film which includes a first surface layer and a second surface layer. The first surface layer is composed of materials which disintegrate when subjected to conditions present in conventional sewage systems. The second surface layer is formed from a material which is essentially inert to water, urine and other bodily fluids. Typically, the second surface layer is an extremely thin coating which provides a waterproofing effect. The multilayer film may be utilized as an outer cover in a wide variety of products such as, for example, disposable diapers and feminine care products such as sanitary napkins. In one desirable embodiment the multilayer film includes only these two layers so that the material may be flushed down a conventional toilet without clogging the sewage system because the first surface layer rapidly disintegrates in water leaving only the thin, gossamer second surface layer which can pass through the sewage system without adversely affecting it.
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Cohen Bernard
Faass Judith Katherine
Gipson Lamar Heath
Jameson Lee Kirby
Dye Rena
Harps Joseph P.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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