Patent ID: 6180214
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A45D,A47K,A61F,B32B,D21H,Y10T

Abstract:
A single layer disposable wiping article comprising:(a) a primary layer, the primary layer being extensible in the plane of the primary layer when the primary layer is wetted; and(b) a discontinuous coating applied to at least one side of the primary layer defining coated regions and a plurality of uncoated regions, the coating being less extensible when wetted than the primary layer;wherein selected portions of the primary layer are constrained by a network of coated regions thereby inhibiting wet extension of the primary layer in the plane of the primary layer, and wherein portions of the primary layer in the uncoated regions exhibit out-of-plane deformation upon wetting, and wherein the article has a wet caliper to dry caliper ratio of greater than about 1.0.