Wipe

Abstract

A wipe is provided that includes a first wiping member bonded to a backing member along valleys, whereby the wiping member includes a plurality of discrete peaks, and an adhesive is provided, in one embodiment, in the valleys and not on the peaks.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A wipe construction, comprising a substantially continuous wiping member bonded to a backing member along valleys, whereby the wiping member includes a plurality of discrete peaks, and an adhesive is exposed in the valleys.  
     
     
         2 . The wipe construction of  claim 1 , wherein the valleys are provided in a regular pattern.  
     
     
         3 . The wipe construction of  claim 1 , wherein at least one valley extends across substantially the entire wiping member.  
     
     
         4 . The wipe construction of  claim 1 , wherein the wiping member is a unitary nonwoven web.  
     
     
         5 . The wipe construction of  claim 4 , wherein the backing member is a nonwoven.  
     
     
         6 . The wipe construction of  claim 4 , wherein the backing member is a continuous film.  
     
     
         7 . The wipe construction of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive.  
     
     
         8 . The wipe construction of  claim 1 , wherein the peaks and valleys are portions of a corrugated pattern of linear peaks and linear valleys.  
     
     
         9 . The wipe construction of  claim 1 , wherein the valleys are provided in a rectilinear grid.  
     
     
         10 . The wipe construction of  claim 1 , wherein the backing member is also substantially continuous.  
     
     
         11 . The wipe construction of  claim 1 , further comprising chambers provided between at least some of the peaks and the backing member.  
     
     
         12 . The wipe construction of  claim 11 , wherein the chambers collect particles wiped from a surface.  
     
     
         13 . The wipe construction of  claim 1 , wherein substantially all of the exposed surface of the wiping member is covered with an adhesive, and a detackifying agent covers the adhesive atop the peaks.  
     
     
         14 . A wipe construction consisting essentially of a substantially continuous wiping member having peaks and valleys, and an adhesive exposed in the valleys.  
     
     
         15 . The wipe construction of  claim 14 , wherein the valleys are provided in a regular pattern.  
     
     
         16 . The wipe construction of  claim 14 , wherein at least one valley extends across substantially the entire wiping member.  
     
     
         17 . The wipe construction of  claim 14 , wherein the wiping member is a nonwoven.  
     
     
         18 . The wipe construction of  claim 14 , wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive.  
     
     
         19 . The wipe construction of  claim 14 , wherein the peaks and valleys are linear peaks and linear valleys.  
     
     
         20 . The wipe construction of  claim 14 , wherein the valleys are provided in a rectilinear grid.  
     
     
         21 . The wipe construction of  claim 14 , wherein substantially all of the exposed surface of the wiping member is covered with an adhesive, and a detackifying agent covers the adhesive atop the peaks.  
     
     
         22 . A wipe construction comprising a substantially continuous wiping member bonded to a backing member along valleys, whereby the wiping member includes a plurality of discrete peaks, and an adhesive is exposed in the valleys, wherein the wipe construction demonstrates a Drag Measurement according to the Drag Measurement Test Method of less than about 1.4 KI.  
     
     
         23 . A wipe construction, comprising a substantially continuous wiping member bonded to a backing member along valleys, whereby the wiping member includes a plurality of discrete peaks and an adhesive is exposed in the valleys, the backing member is a continuous film, and chambers are provided between the peaks and the film to trap particles.  
     
     
         24 . A method of making a wipe construction, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing a substantially continuous wiping member;    (b) providing a backing member;    (c) providing an adhesive between the wiping member and the backing member; and    (d) compressing the wiping member and the backing member together along valleys, so that at least some adhesive is in at least some of the valleys and is available to adhere to particles when the wiping member wipes a surface.    
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein step (d) comprises the step of compressing the wiping member and the backing member together using rollers.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein step (d) is done in the presence of heat.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein at least one roller has a substantially smooth surface, and at least one roller has a patterned surface for forming peaks and valleys in the wipe construction.  
     
     
         28 . A method of making a wipe construction, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing a substantially continuous wiping member and a backing member that are bonded together along valleys, the wiping member having discrete peaks;    (b) applying adhesive to substantially the entire exposed surface of the wiping member; and    (c) selectively detackifying the adhesive provided on the peaks, to leave adhesive exposed in the valleys.    
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the adhesive is selectively detackified using inorganic particulates.  
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the adhesive is selectively detackified using a detackifying agent selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, silica, clay and talc.  
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the adhesive is selectively detackified using a non-tacky organic material.  
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the adhesive is selectively detackified using a detackifying agent selected from the group consisting of mineral oil, crystalline waxes, low adhesion backsize coatings, and ethylene copolymers.  
     
     
         33 . A method of making a wipe construction, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing a substantially continuous wiping member and a backing member that are bonded together along valleys, the wiping member having discrete peaks;    (b) applying an activatable adhesive to substantially the entire exposed surface of the wiping member; and    (c) selectively activating the adhesive that is exposed in the valleys.    
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the adhesive is selected from the group consisting of thermally-activated adhesives and plasticizer-activated adhesives.