Patent ID: 6093665
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: D04H,Y10T

Abstract:
A pattern bonded nonwoven fabric having at least one distinctly and visually identifiable pattern of unbonded areas, said fabric having a geometrically repeating and visually discernable base pattern of bonded regions, said identifiable pattern comprising a series of unbonded regions in said geometric pattern of bonded regions, each unbonded region forming an unbonded area which is enclosed by said bonded regions surrounding said unbonded region, wherein said series of unbonded areas forms said identifiable pattern, wherein said bonded regions cover from about 3% to about 50% of the surface of said nonwoven fabric, wherein the size of each of said unbonded areas is equal to or less than about 0.3 cm.sup.2, and wherein said nonwoven fabric comprises a nonwoven fiber web.