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Details

Inventors: Plant, Derek;
Assignee: Scott Paper Company (Philadelphia, PA)
Primary Examiner: Thibodeau; Paul J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Yamaoka; Joseph H.

A nonwoven fabric is made by first forming a web (12) consisting predominately of thermoplastic fibers, then pattern embossing the web at an elevated temperature to form autogenous thermal bonds extending through the web, then creping the bonded web by pressing the bonded web against a driven, grooved roll (30) which feeds the web against a retarding member (32). The temperature of the web during the creping step is controlled so that some of the thermoplastic fibers are softened which assists the formation and retention in the web of both the crepe and noticeable ridges 50 of predominately unbonded fibers. This heating of the web (12) also results in some bonding of fibers in the grooves (52) of the creped web (12) which gives the web (12) a striped appearance. In the creped web, when the autogenous bonds are lineal and generally extend in the cross direction of the web, the creped web can take on a seersucker or corduroy-like appearance depending upon the amount of compaction during the creping step.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1.
A method of making a corrugated, nonwoven fabric comprising the steps of: (a) forming a web predominately of thermoplastic fibers; (b) pattern embossing the web at an elevated temperature so as to form autogenous bonds extending through the web and in said pattern; (c) creping the bonded web at an elevated temperature by pressing the web against a driven roll which feeds the web against a retarding member, said roll having grooves extending perpendicular to the axis of the roll; (d) controlling the removal of the web from the retarding member so that the web is foreshortened in the driven direction by at least 40 percent and so that said grooves cause noticeable ridges to be formed in the web, said ridges extending in the driven direction of the web; and (e) controlling the temperature of the web during the creping step so that some of the thermoplastic fibers are softened and the fabric tends to retain the crepe and ridges when the web cools.
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A method of making a corrugated, nonwoven fabric comprising the steps of: (a) forming a web predominately of thermoplastic fibers; (b) pattern embossing the web at an elevated temperature to form lineal autogenous bonds extending through the web and generally spanning a greater distance in a cross direction than in a machine direction of the web; (c) creping the bonded web at an elevated temperature by pressing the web against a driven roll which feeds the web in said machine direction against a retarding member, said roll having grooves extending perpendicular to the axis of the roll; (d) controlling the removal of the web from the retarding member so that the web is foreshortened in the machine direction by at least 40 percent and so that said grooves cause noticeable ridges of predominately unbonded fibers to be formed in the web, said ridges extending in the machine direction of the web; and (e) controlling the temperature of the web during the creping step so that some of the thermoplastic fibers are softened and the fabric tends to retain the crepe and ridges when the web cools

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