Global Patent Index - EP 0778906 A1

EP 0778906 A1 19970618 - ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

Title (en)

ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

Title (de)

ABSORBIERENDES MATERIAL UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

MATERIAU ABSORBANT ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION

Publication

EP 0778906 A1 19970618 (EN)

Application

EP 95929967 A 19950829

Priority

  • GB 9502028 W 19950829
  • GB 9417738 A 19940903

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9607783A1] There is described absorbent material for use in absorbent products e.g. incontinence pads, and methods of making the material by needling. The material comprises at least three layers of non-woven fibre materials of which outermost layers (14, 16) at opposite sides of the material comprise hydrophobic fibres and at least one inner layer (18) between the outermost layers is an absorbent layer of hydrophilic fibres. The hydrophobic fibres are conveniently polyester and the hydrophilic fibres preferably trilobal viscose rayon which are significantly finer than the hydrophobic fibres. The absorbent material may be sandwiched between an impermeable backing layer and a permeable suitably knitted fabric, cover layer to provide an incontinence pad.

IPC 1-7

D04H 13/00

IPC 8 full level

D04H 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61F 13/534 (2013.01); A61F 13/53713 (2013.01); D04H 1/498 (2013.01); D04H 1/559 (2013.01); D04H 13/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9607783A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE FR GB SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9607783 A1 19960314; EP 0778906 A1 19970618; GB 9417738 D0 19941019

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9502028 W 19950829; EP 95929967 A 19950829; GB 9417738 A 19940903