| US 7,601,657 B2 | ||
| Single sided stretch bonded laminates, and methods of making same | ||
| Peiguang Zhou, Appleton, Wis. (US); James Russell Fitts, Jr., Gainesville, Ga. (US); Greg Nicholas Geiser, Appleton, Wis. (US); Gregory K. Hall, Menasha, Wis. (US); Raymond Jeffrey May, Mableton, Ga. (US); Mark Michael Mleziva, Appleton, Wis. (US); Charles John Morell, Roswell, Ga. (US); Wing-Chak Ng, Suwanee, Ga. (US); Thomas Harold Roessler, Appleton, Wis. (US); Bryan James Stadelman, Alpharetta, Ga. (US); Howard Martin Welch, Woodstock, Ga. (US); and Robert David Wright, Peachtree City, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 31, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/750,295. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0148263 A1, Jul. 07, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. D04H 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); D04H 1/56 (2006.01); D04H 3/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 442—327 [442/328; 442/381; 442/382; 442/400; 442/401] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A single sided elastic laminate capable of being rolled for storage and unwound from said roll when needed for use, said
elastic laminate comprising:
an elastic layer comprising continuous filament strands;
a gatherable facing layer bonded to only one side of said elastic layer;
an adhesive that demonstrates an open time of between about 0.2 seconds and 3 seconds deposited between said elastic layer
and said facing layer; and
a layer which comprises a meltblown fibrous nonblocking agent applied to the elastic layer in an amount of between about 0.2
and 2.0 gsm, whereby said layer which comprises a meltblown fibrous nonblocking agent is not in contact with said facing layer
or said adhesive when unwound, wherein said layer which comprises the meltblown fibrous nonblocking agent is adhered to the
elastic layer forming a not gathered layer.
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