Nonwoven fabric laminate with good conformability
US6103647A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/671
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a laminate having at least one layer of meltblown elastic fibers bonded on either side with a layer of soft non-elastic fibers of greater than 7 microns in average diameter. The laminate has a drape stiffness less than half of a similar fabric having a layer of meltblown non-elastic fibers in place of the layer of meltblown elastic fibers.
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