Abstract:
A LAMINATED NON-WOVEN SHEET IS MADE FROM NON-WOVEN MATS OF MELT-BROWN THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER FIBERS. THE NON-WOVEN SHEETS MAY BE PRODUCED BY EITHER POINT WELDING OR USING ADHESIVES TO LAMINATE AT LEAST ONE NON-WOVEN MAT HAVING A HIGH STRIP TENSILE STRENGTH TO AT LEAST ON
NON-WOVEN MAT HAVING A HIGH TEAR RESISTANCE SO THAT THE SHEETS HAVE BOTH HIGH STRIP TENSILE STRENGTH AND HIGH TEAR RESISTANCE.
Abstract:
A LAMINATED NON-WOVEN SHEET IS MADE FROM NON-WOVEN MATS OF MELT-BLOWN THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER FIBERS. THE NON-WOVEN SHEETS MAY BE PRODUCED BY EITHER POINT WELDING OR USING ADHESIVES TO LAMINATE AT LEAST ONE NON-WOVEN MAT HAVING A HIGH STRIP TENSILE STRENGTH TO AT LEAST ONE NON-WOVEN MAT HAVING A HIGH TEAR RESISTANCE SO THAT THE SHEETS HAVE BOTH HIGH STRIP TENSILE STRENGTH AND HIGH TEAR RESISTANCE.
Abstract:
1. A NONWOVEN MAT WHICH COMPRISES SOLELY OF: A PLURALITY OF RANDOMLY DISPERSED SUPERFINE DISCONTINUOUS FIBERS WHICH FIBERS HAVE BEEN PREPARED FROM A MELT-BLOWING PROCESS IN WHICH TWO OR MORE COMPONENTS, ONE OF WHICH IS A THERMOPLASTIC FIBER-FORMING RESIN, ARE BLENDED TOGETHER, EXTRUDED IN THEIR MOLTEN STATE THROUGH A ROW OF DIE OPENINGS IN A DIE HEAD, CONTACTED WITH STREAM OF HOT GAS AT SAID DIE HEAD IN ORDER TO ATTENUATE THE EXTRUDED RESIN IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE DIE OPENINGS TO FORM FIBERS AND COLLECTING SAID FIBERS AT A DISTANCE BETWEEN FROM 1 TO 30 INCHES FROM THE DIE OPENINGS, SAID FIBERS HAVING AVERAGE DIAMETERS OF FROM 0.5 TO 5 MICRONS, WHEREIN EACH FIBER COMPRISES A BLEND OF A MAJOR PORTION OF SAID FIBER-FORMING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER COMPONENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF DYES SUITABLE FOR COLORING SAID BLEND, NON-FIBER FORMING THERMOPLASTIC RESINS AND COMBINATIONS OF THE FOREGOING, WHEREIN SAID BLEND COMPRISES NOT MORE THAN 10 WT. PERCENT OF SAID DYES BASED ON THE TOTAL BLEND, WHEREIN SAID MAT IS FREE OF SHOT AND ROPE AND WHEREIN SAID ONE OTHER COMPONENT IS GENERALLY DISSIMILAR IN CHEMICAL PROPERTIES FROM SAID FIBER-FORMING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN.
Abstract:
A HIGHLY TEAR RESISTANT NONWOVEN MAT OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER FIBERS IS MADE IN A MELT-BLOWING PROCESS IN WHICH A MOLTEN POLYMERIC RESIN IS EXTRUDED THROUGH A ROW OF DIE OPENINGS INTO A STREAM OF HOT GAS WHICH ATTENUATES THE RESIN INTO FIBERS HAVING DIAMETERS BETWEEN ABOUT 10-40 MICRONS. THE FIBERS ARE COLLECTED ON A CONTINUOUSLY MOVING SURFACE POSITIONED FROM ABOUT 10 TO ABOUT 30 INCHES FROM THE DIE OPENINGS.