Randall M Rogers

US Patent:

46103520, Sep 9, 1986

Filed:

May 6, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/730987

Inventors:

Jon A. Howey - Mansfield MA
Randall J. Rogers - Millis MA

Assignee:

The Kendall Company - Boston MA

International Classification:

B65D 8530

US Classification:

206313

Abstract:

Nonwoven fabrics are described comprising a layered fabric having an inner layer of substantially thermoplastic material, for example Nylon 6 fibers, disposed adjacent and recessed bonded to at least one outer layer or a pair of outer layers of textile length fibers by means of heat and pressure. The thermoplastic fibers in the inner layer have a lower melting point than the outer fibers in the fabric. A nonwoven fabric constructed in this manner has qualities of; low levels of debris, high compressibility, low abrasiveness, and dimensional stability. These qualities are decidedly of use in many products, most particularly as a liner in computer diskettes, wherein a liner material must be used to wipe the magnetic disk within the computer diskette to keep it free of foreign particles, which may cause errors in the transfer of information onto or from the magnetic disk.