US 12,448,732 B2
Deflecting member for making fibrous structures
John Leslie Brent, Jr., Springboro, OH (US); James Michael Singer, Liberty Township, OH (US); and John Allen Manifold, Sunman, IN (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/157,852.
Application 18/157,852 is a continuation of application No. 16/866,914, filed on May 5, 2020, granted, now 11,585,045.
Application 16/866,914 is a continuation of application No. 15/794,025, filed on Oct. 26, 2017, granted, now 10,676,865, issued on Jan. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/527,056, filed on Jun. 30, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/413,585, filed on Oct. 27, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0151544 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. D21F 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/16 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 7/04 (2019.01); D03D 1/00 (2006.01); D03D 25/00 (2006.01); D21F 5/18 (2006.01); D21F 7/08 (2006.01); D21F 11/00 (2006.01); D21F 11/14 (2006.01)
CPC D21F 1/009 (2013.01) [B32B 3/16 (2013.01); B32B 3/263 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 7/04 (2013.01); D03D 25/005 (2013.01); D21F 1/0036 (2013.01); D21F 1/0063 (2013.01); D21F 5/181 (2013.01); D21F 11/006 (2013.01); D21F 11/145 (2013.01); D03D 1/0094 (2013.01); D21F 7/08 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A deflection member, the deflection member comprising a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member by one or more fastening elements selected from the group consisting of a sewing/stitching thread or filament, a rivet, an adhesive, a curable resin, a mechanical fastener, and combinations thereof;
wherein each of the plurality of tiles has a single tessellating shape, wherein the plurality of tiles are fastened to the reinforcing member to form a patterned framework in a tessellating pattern; and
wherein a first tile of the plurality of tiles comprises a first deflection conduit, and a second tile of the plurality of tiles comprises a second deflection conduit, wherein the first deflection conduit and the second deflection conduit combine to form a combined deflection conduit when the first tile and the second tile are fastened to the reinforcing member adjacent to each other.