Elastic strand bonded laminate

US6902796B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Charles John Morell · Roswell, US
• James R. Fitts, Jr. · Gainesville, US
• Bryan David Haynes · Cumming, US
• Leslie Dobbins · Marietta, US
• Donald V. Willitts · Douglasville, US
• Stephen Michael Campbell · Winneconne, US
• Howard M. Welch · Woodstock, US
• Todd Larson · Appleton, US
• Mark M. Mleziva · Appleton, US
• Adrian Eggen · Neuchâtel, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 28, 2001
• Grant date: Jun 7, 2005
• Expiry date: Jul 29, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/31504
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A simplified elastic laminate is made from nonwovens and is especially suitable for side panels of training pant garments or the like. A plurality of thermoplastic adhesive elastomeric fibers are located between first and second facing webs. The fibers have an elastic core and adhesive surfaces. The facing webs, with the elastomeric fibers between them, are calendered together thus adhering the facing webs together via contact adhesion with the elastomeric fibers.