Claims
- 1. A packaged towelette composed of a sheet of nonwoven fibers impregnated with a polyvinyl alcohol binder maintained temporarily insolubilized in a gel-like form while in wet condition within said package by contact with a non-alkaline aqueous solution of a soluble salt selected from the group consisting of sodium sulfate and potassium citrate, wherein said temporarily insolubilized polyvinyl alcohol binder is dissolvable by flushing in water.
- 2. The article as defined in claim 1 wherein the polyvinyl alcohol impregnant has a degree of hydrolysis of from 80 to 95% by weight and has a low to medium viscosity.
- 3. The article as defined in claim 1 wherein said aqueous solution comprises said soluble salt in a concentration in the range of about 7 to 20 percent by weight.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 870,552, filed Jan. 18, 1978, and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,258,849.
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Divisions (1)
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