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(11) | EP 0 105 729 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Pattern densified fabric comprising conjugate fibers |
(57) A nonwoven fabric comprising at least 15 percent conjugate fibers having a low melting
point component and method of making the same, said fabric comprising high loft regions
immediately adjacent densified regions produced by compressing the web at a temperature
below the softening point of the low melting point component of the conjugate fiber
and at a temperature and pressure sufficient to deform and compact the conjugate fibers
and compact the fibers of the web in only the densified regions. |