Patent ID: 6734335
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A61F,B32B,D21F,D21H,Y10T

Abstract:
An absorbent composite comprising a first stratum, a second stratum, a third stratum, a first transition zone intermediate and coextensive with the first and second strata, and a second transition zone intermediate and coextensive with the second and third strata;the first stratum comprising first fibers and a binder; the second stratum comprising second fibers and a binder; the third stratum comprising third fibers and a binder; the first transition zone comprising fibers from the first and second strata commingled substantially uniformly across the composite's width and along the composite's length; and the second transition zone comprising fibers from the second and third strata commingled substantially uniformly across the composite's width and along the composite's length.