Textured airlaid materials
First Claim
1. A textured airlaid fibrous web comprising natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or mixtures thereof, said airlaid web being formed on a three-dimensional fabric under sufficient force to cause the web to conform to the surface of the fabric, the textured web including a repeating pattern of peaks and valleys, the textured web having a height that is at least 25% greater than the average caliper of the web, the airlaid web being bonded together.
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Abstract
A textured airlaid web is disclosed. The textured web is formed on a three-dimensional fabric under sufficient force to cause the web to conform to the surface of the fabric. The textured web includes, on a minute scale, peak areas and valley areas. The peak areas and valley areas can improved the liquid handling properties of the web. For instance, webs can be produced having improved absorbency characteristics and/or wicking characteristics.
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- 1. A textured airlaid fibrous web comprising natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or mixtures thereof, said airlaid web being formed on a three-dimensional fabric under sufficient force to cause the web to conform to the surface of the fabric, the textured web including a repeating pattern of peaks and valleys, the textured web having a height that is at least 25% greater than the average caliper of the web, the airlaid web being bonded together.
- 28. An airlaid fibrous web comprising at least one textured surface, the textured surface including peak areas and valley areas, the peak areas and the valley areas forming a repeating pattern on the surface of the web, the airlaid web having a height that is at least 25% greater than the average caliper of the web, the web including at least one peak area per inch in one direction of the web, the airlaid web being bonded together.
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47. A textured airlaid fibrous web comprising natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or mixtures thereof, the airlaid web being formed on a three dimensional fabric under sufficient force to cause the web to conform to the surface of the fabric, the web including a textured surface having a repeating pattern of peak areas and valley areas, the airlaid web having a height that is at least 25% greater than the average caliper of the web, the web including at least 5 peak areas per inch in one direction of the web and including at least 9 peak areas per square inch, the airlaid web being bonded together, the airlaid web having a basis weight of at least 40 gsm.
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