Multi-direction stretch composite elastic material
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorMichael T. Morman
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Abstract
The present invention provides a composite elastic material capable of stretching in at least two directions. The material is disclosed as having at least one elastic sheet and at least one necked material joined to the elastic sheet at least at three locations arranged in a nonlinear configuration, so that the necked web is gathered between at least two of those locations. Also disclosed is a method of producing a composite elastic material capable of stretching in at least two directions.
Claims26
A composite elastic material capable of stretching in at least two directions comprising:
- at least one elastic sheet;
- and
- at least one necked material joined to the elastic sheet at least at three locations arranged in a nonlinear configuration, the necked material being gathered between at least two of the locations.
A composite elastic material capable of stretching in at least two directions comprising:
- at least one elastic web of meltblown fibers;
- and
- at least one necked nonwoven web of polypropylene fibers joined to the elastic web at least at three locations arranged in a nonlinear configuration, the necked web being gathered between at least two of the locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.