Patent ID: 6010766
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A62B,B01D,B29C,B29K,B29L,B31F,B32B,D04H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A stabilized corrugated nonwoven web of nonwoven fibers comprising a corrugated nonwoven fibrous web having a solidity of less than 0.1 formed into a series of peaks and valley structures wherein adjacent sides of adjacent corrugation structures do not contact each other to a significant degree, the peak and valley structure being maintained by shape retaining fibers thermally bonded to the valley structures wherein the shape retaining fibers extend linearly and have a cord length where the corrugation ratio of the cord length to the length of the nonwoven web is from about 10:1 to 1.2:1.