| abstract |
AN ABOSORBENT MULTI-PLY FILM OR SHEETIG PRODUCT COMPRISING A LAYER OF PLASTIC SHEET MATERIAL HAVING ADHERED TO AT LEAST ONE SIDE THEREOF A FIBROUS FACING LAYER, THE MULTI-PLY FILM OR SHEETING PRODUCT BEING FURTHER PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED SLITS WHICH EXTEND AT LEAST THROUGH THE PLASTIC LAYER, THE PRODUCT BEING ABSORBENT. SUPPLE, ASEPTIC AND FLAMEPROOF AND HAVING SUFFICIENT ABSORBENCY, BODY AND TENSILE STRENGTH FOR USE AS SHIELDING MATERIALS, SUCH AS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, DRAPES, CLOTHING, ETC., PARTICULARLY IN MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND CONVALESCENT HOSPITALS. |