Fully elastic nonwoven fabric laminate
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsSusan Elaine Shawver, Leslie Warren Collier, IV, Paul Windsor Estey, Susan Carol Paul
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Abstract
There is provided a fully elastic, breathable, barrier fabric comprising a nonwoven web layer of fibers of less than 40 microns in average diameter, where the web has a hydrohead of at least 10 mbar, a Frazier Permeability of at least 100 CFM, a basis weight of less than 68 gsm and which is made from an elastic polymer. If the fabric is a laminate it may be an SMS, SBL or NBL laminate. This fabric is particularly well suited to use as a containment flap for personal care products such as diapers, incontinence products and feminine hygiene products and in infection control products.
Claims14
A fully elastic, breathable, barrier fabric laminate comprising
- an intermediate layer, said intermediate layer being comprised of at least one meltblown layer of first elastic fibers of less than 10 microns in average diameter;
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- an outer spunbond layer of second elastic fibers of greater than 7 microns in average diameter bonded to each side of said intermediate layer, wherein said second elastic fibers are conjugate fibers and wherein the barrier fabric laminate is elongatable to at least 125% and recovers at least 40% of its elongation upon release.
An infection control product comprising a nonwoven meltblown web layer of fibers of less than 10 microns in average diameter, where said web layer has a hydrohead of at least 10 mbar, a Frazier Permeability of at least 100 CFM, a basis weight of less than 68 gsm and which is made from an elastic polyolefin, and further comprising a layer of elastic polyolefin spunbond fabric bonded to at least one side of said nonwoven meltblown web, said elastic polyolefin spunbond fabric comprised of conjugate fibers.
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