Patent ID: 8318285
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An article for absorbing fluids, comprising: a backing sheet having a top side and a bottom side, wherein said backing sheet is oil and water resistant; an absorption sheet having a top side and a bottom side, wherein said absorption sheet is made of a material that is capable of absorbing an oil based liquid, and wherein said backing sheet is attached to said absorption sheet; at least one absorption indicator, wherein said at least one absorption indicator comprises an aperture formed in said backing sheet such that a portion of said absorption sheet can be viewed through said at least one absorption indicator; and at least one first fastener means having a top side and a bottom side, wherein said first fastener means includes an attachment means on said bottom side and a mating attachment means on said top side, wherein said bottom side of said first fastener means is at least partly attached to said top side of said absorption sheet, and wherein at least a portion of said bottom side of said first fastener means is attached to said top side of said backing sheet.