Low-cost elastic laminate material

A process for forming an elastic laminate material comprising the steps of:

• a) forming a first non-bonded staple fiber web layer;
• b) unwinding a thermoplastic elastic material, said thermoplastic elastic material comprising a multi-layer film comprising first and second external skin layers, each in an amount of from about 3 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of said multi-layer film, said first and second external skin layers comprising a bonding agent, and an interior layer of an elastic polymer in amount of from about 60 weight percent to about 94 weight percent of said multi-layer film;
• and thereafter
• c) forming said laminate by bonding said first non-bonded staple fiber web layer to said thermoplastic elastic material.

A process for fanning an elastic laminate material comprising the steps of:

• a) forming a first non-bonded staple fiber web layer;
• b) extruding a thermoplastic elastic material, wherein said thermoelastic elastic material comprises a multi-layer film comprising first and second external skin layers, each in an amount of from about 3 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of said multi-layer film, said first and second external skin layers comprising a bonding agent, and an interior layer of an elastic polymer in an amount of from about 60 weight percent to about 94 weight percent of said multi-layer film;
• and thereafter
• c) forming said laminate by bonding said first non-bonded staple fiber web layer to said thermoplastic elastic material while said thermoplastic elastic material remains in a partially molten state.