10.03.24
Andrew D. Maschino, Paris, IL; Brian C. Loomis, Terre Haute, IN; Todd R. Skochdopole, Moseley, VA; and Paul Eugene Thomas, Terre Haute, IN.
Assigned to Fitesa Film Products LLC, Simpsonville, SC.
Filed: 4/21/20
Issued: 8/13/24
An apertured extrusion coated nonwoven web for use as a topsheet in an absorbent article, the extrusion coated nonwoven web comprising: a nonwoven material having a user-facing side and a garment-facing side opposite the user-facing side, the nonwoven material comprising a plurality of fibers; a polymer coating on the garment-facing side of the nonwoven material, the polymer coating having a basis weight of about 2 gsm to about 6 gsm; and a plurality of three-dimensional apertures extending through the nonwoven material and the polymer coating, each of the plurality of three-dimensional apertures comprising a continuous sidewall extending from a garment-facing side of the polymer coating, wherein the three-dimensional apertures are arranged in a pattern of about 5 mesh to about 30 mesh, wherein the continuous sidewall comprises both the nonwoven material and the polymer coating, and wherein the apertured extrusion coated nonwoven web has an open area of greater than 5% when subjected to a pressure of 0.6 psi.
Assigned to Fitesa Film Products LLC, Simpsonville, SC.
Filed: 4/21/20
Issued: 8/13/24
An apertured extrusion coated nonwoven web for use as a topsheet in an absorbent article, the extrusion coated nonwoven web comprising: a nonwoven material having a user-facing side and a garment-facing side opposite the user-facing side, the nonwoven material comprising a plurality of fibers; a polymer coating on the garment-facing side of the nonwoven material, the polymer coating having a basis weight of about 2 gsm to about 6 gsm; and a plurality of three-dimensional apertures extending through the nonwoven material and the polymer coating, each of the plurality of three-dimensional apertures comprising a continuous sidewall extending from a garment-facing side of the polymer coating, wherein the three-dimensional apertures are arranged in a pattern of about 5 mesh to about 30 mesh, wherein the continuous sidewall comprises both the nonwoven material and the polymer coating, and wherein the apertured extrusion coated nonwoven web has an open area of greater than 5% when subjected to a pressure of 0.6 psi.
