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Elastic laminated sheet of an incrementally stretched nonwoven fibrous web and elastomeric film and method
Assignee: Clopay Plastic Products Co Inc
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Filing: 1993-08-11
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Granted: 1995-06-06
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Expires: 2013-08-11
Abstract
Abstract An elastic laminated sheet of an incrementally stretched nonwoven fibrous web and elastomeric film and method of making are disclosed. The elastic laminates are especially useful in diapers, surgical gowns, sheets, dressings, hygienic products and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Pai-Chuan Wu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:07
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/12; A; A41; A41B; A41B11/00; A41D; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A41D31/18; A41D31/185; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/15577; A61F13/15707; A61F13/51; A61F13/514; A61F13/51474; A61F13/51478; A61F13/5148; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/22; A61L15/225; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/07; B29C48/08; B29C48/25; B29C48/88; B29C48/911; B29C48/9135; B29C48/914; B29C48/915; B29C48/9155; B29C55/00; B29C55/02; B29C55/18; B32B25/00; B32B25/10; B32B27/04; B32B27/32; B32B27/327; B32B38/00; B32B38/0012; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; A61F13/53; A61F13/531; A61F13/532; B32B2038/0028; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31801; Y10T428/31804; Y10T428/31808; Y10T428/31812; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2025; Y10T442/2369; Y10T442/2377; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/601; Y10T442/674; Y10T442/676; Y10T442/678; Y10T442/679
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
An elastic laminated sheet of a nonwoven fibrous web and an elastomeric film comprising an elastomeric film and a nonwoven fibrous web laminated to a surface of said film to form said laminated sheet, said laminated sheet having a multitude of fibers extending outwardly from said laminated surface, said fibers being formed by incremental stretching of the laminated sheet along lines substantially uniformly across the laminated sheet and throughout its depth, said laminated sheet being stretchable and recoverable, having a permanent set after being stretched to 50% of its original shape of no more than about 10%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
An elastic laminated sheet of a nonwoven fibrous web and an elastomeric film comprising an elastomeric film and a nonwoven fibrous web laminated to a surface of said film to form said laminated sheet, said laminated sheet having a multitude of fibers extending outwardly from said laminated surface, said fibers being formed by incremental stretching of the laminated sheet along lines substantially uniformly across the laminated sheet and throughout its depth, said laminated sheet being stretchable and recoverable, having a permanent set after being stretched to 50% of its original shape of no more than about 10%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 1 formed by extrusion or adhesive lamination.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 1 wherein said fibrous web comprises fibers selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, cellulose, rayon, nylon and blends of two or more of such fibers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 1 wherein the polymer of said elastomeric film is selected from the group consisting of poly(ethylene-butene), poly(ethylene-hexene), poly(ethylene-octene), poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(ester-ether), poly(ether-amide), poly(ethylene-vinylacetate), poly(ethylene-methylacrylate), poly(ethylene-acrylic acid), poly(ethylene butylacrylate), polyurethane, poly(ethylene-propylene-diene), and ethylene-propylene rubber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 1 wherein said film has a thickness on the order of about 0.25 to about 10 mils.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 1 wherein said nonwoven fibrous web has a weight of about 10 grams/square yard to about 60 grams/square yard.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 1 wherein said elastomeric film has a thickness on the order of about 0.25 to about 2 mils and the nonwoven fibrous web has a weight on the order of about 20 to about 40 grams/square yard.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 1 incrementally stretched in a cross direction to form a stretchable and recoverable composite in said cross direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 1 incrementally stretched in both its cross direction and longitudinal direction to form a stretchable and recoverable composite which is stretchable and recoverable in both said cross and longitudinal directions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 1 wherein said elastomeric film has opposite surfaces and a nonwoven fibrous web is laminated to both surfaces to provide said laminated sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 1 wherein the polymer of said elastomeric film is a polyolefin polymer produced by a reaction conducted in the presence of a single site catalyst.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The elastic laminated sheet of claim 11 wherein the polyolefin is derived from the polymerization of monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene, propylene, styrene, butene, hexene and octene, and mixtures thereof.
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