Patent ID: 7927698

Claim:
A fiber comprising a polymeric blend, the polymeric blend comprising: (a) a first linear low density polyethylene having a density ρ 1 and a melt index MI 1 of from about 10 g/10 minutes to about 25 g/10 minutes; and (b) a second linear low density polyethylene having a density ρ 2 and a melt index MI 2 of from about 25 g/10 minutes to about 50 g/10 minutes; wherein said polymeric blend has a density ρ b of from about 0.925 g/cm 3 to about 0.945 g/cm 3 , a melt index MI b of from about 10 to about 40 g/10 minutes; and wherein ρ 1 <ρ b <ρ 2 , MI 1 <MI b <MI 2 , and MI 2 /MI 1 ≧2.0.