Process for elastic nonwoven undergarment with a stitchbonded outer shell
US5468320A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1054
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A simplified process is disclosed for making form-fitting undergarments that may include structures for absorbing and containing body exudates. The garments are cut and seamed into rectangular or trapezoidal shapes from nonwoven elastic sheet that has parallel rows of elastic strands and specific stretch and simultaneous contraction characteristics. The finished garment when stretched in the waist direction simultaneously contracts in the direction perpendicular thereto by at least 20%.
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