POLYMERIC WEB EXHIBITING A SOFT AND SILKY TACTILE IMPRESSION

摘要

POLYMERIC WEB EXHIBITING A SOFTA polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression on at least one side thereof isdisclosed. The silky feeling side of the web exhibits a pattern of discrete hair-like fibrils, each ofthe hair-like fibrils being a protruded extension of the web surface and having a side wall definingan open proximal portion and a closed distal portion. The hair-like fibrils exhibit a maximumlateral cross-sectional diameter of between 2 and 5 mils, and an aspect ratio from 1 to 3. Methodsand apparatus for making the polymeric web utilize a three-dimensional forming structure having aplurality of protrusions being generally columnar forms having an average aspect ratio of at leastabout 1.Fig. 3