公开(公告)号：EP0999779A1

公开(公告)日：2000-05-17

申请号：EP98937270.1

申请日：1998-07-29

申请人： KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.

发明人： COTTON, James, Dennis ,  TANNER, James, Jay ,  LINDSAY, Jeffrey, Dean

IPC分类号： A47L13/16

CPC分类号： B32B5/26 ,  A47L13/16 ,  B32B5/022 ,  B32B2432/00 ,  Y10T428/23 ,  Y10T428/237 ,  Y10T428/239

摘要： An elongate, liquid absorbent pad (10) for controlling liquids and/or collecting liquid spills and leaks. The pad includes: an elongate, substantially coherent, liquid absorbent structure (12) formed of a matrix of fibrous material having a substantially polygonal cross section; a flexible, liquid permeable cover (14) enclosing the absorbent core; and at least one fastening means (24) positioned on at least a portion of the liquid permeable cover. The fastening means may be a hook and loop fastening system, a magnetic fastening system, clips, snaps, fasteners, eyes, hooks, pins or the like. The fastening means may also be an adhesive layer or a combination of mechanical systems and adhesives. The fastening means is adapted to secure the absorbent pad or sock to a surface, to another absorbent pad, or to a device for wiping up liquid.

公开(公告)号：EP0892763A1

公开(公告)日：1999-01-27

申请号：EP97920207.0

申请日：1997-04-08

申请人： KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.

发明人： COTTON, James, Dennis ,  EVERHART, Dennis, Stein ,  GADSBY, Elizabeth, Deibler

IPC分类号： A47G21 ,  C02F1

CPC分类号： A47G21/188 ,  C02F1/002 ,  Y10T428/249954 ,  Y10T428/249962

摘要： A drinking straw (102) that purifies water by forced movement of water through the straw. The straw is composed of: 1) a filter plug (104) made of a fibrous structure, the filter plug having sides, a first end (108), a second end (110), and a firmness sufficient to avoid collapse of the fibrous structure under a specified pressure drop; 2) a water purification material integrated in the fibrous structure; and 3) a liquid impervious wrapper (106) covering the sides of the filter plug, the wrapper defining openings at the first and second ends of the filter plug.