Patent ID: 6463606
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: D04H,Y10T

Abstract:
A mattress pad assembly, comprising:a generally rectangular upper pad; and a peripheral nonwoven fabric extending about and secured to said upper pad at the periphery thereof, said fabric having a machine direction and a cross-direction, said fabric extending about said upper pad in said machine direction; said nonwoven fabric comprising a nonwoven web of staple length fibers of about 0.8 to 3.0 denier having a basis weight of about 1.0 to 4.0 ounces per square yard; and a polymeric binder composition substantially uniformly applied to said nonwoven web, said binder composition comprising between about 17% and about 31%, by weight, of acrylic binder, said fabric exhibiting at least about 50% extensibility in said cross-direction and at least about 90% recovery in the cross-direction.