Patent ID: 6831025
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B32B,D01D,D01F,D04H,Y10T

Abstract:
A spunbond nonwoven fabric comprising continuous multiple component filaments having a cross-section, a length, and a peripheral surface and comprising a polyester component and a polyethylene component arranged in substantially distinct zones across the cross-section of the multiple component filaments and extending substantially continuously along the length of the multiple component filaments, at least a portion of the peripheral surface of the multiple component filaments comprising the polyethylene component, and the polyethylene component comprising a blend of linear low density polyethylene copolymer consisting of ethylene copolymerized with minor amounts of an {acute over (&agr;)}-olefin having 3 to 12 carbon atoms and high density polyethylene homopolymer, the high density polyethylene being present in an amount greater than 50 weight percent of the polyethylene component.