(19)
(11) EP 2 557 214 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
27.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/13

(43) Date of publication:
13.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/07

(21) Application number: 12179355.8

(22) Date of filing: 06.08.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D04H 13/00(2006.01)
D04H 1/4391(2012.01)
 D04H 3/018(2012.01)
B32B 5/26(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 08.08.2011 US 201113205268

(71) Applicant: Polymer Group, Inc.
Charlotte NC 28269 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Dwiggins, Carlton F.
    Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 (US)
  • Grondin, Pierre D.
    Mooresville, North Carolina 28117 (US)
  • Moody, Ralph III
    Mooresville, North Carolina 28117 (US)
  • Steffen, John F.
    Denver, North Carolina 28037 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) Liquid barrier nonwoven fabrics with ribbon-shaped fibers


(57) A nonwoven fabric useful as a component in a personal hygiene product and a nonwoven personal hygiene component, which is substantially free or free of non-ribbon shaped (e.g., round-shaped) spunbond fibers and includes a meltblown layer between and in direct contact with ribbon-shaped spunbond layers. The meltblown layer has a basis weight of at least about 0.008 gsm and not greater than about 5 gsm, and the nonwoven fabric or component has a basis weight of at least about 8 gsm and not greater than about 40 gsm, a pore size of less than or equal to about 27 microns when measured at 10% of cumulative filter flow. The nonwoven fabric also can have a low surface tension liquid strike through flow of less than 0.9 ml per second, a ratio of low surface tension liquid strike through flow to air permeability of greater than or equal to about 0.016, or both. Personal hygiene articles can incorporate the nonwoven fabric or component.