Patent ID: 11872113
Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for making elastic laminates, the apparatus comprising:
an anvil comprising an outer circumferential surface and adapted to rotate in a first direction about an axis of rotation, a plurality of pattern elements extending radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the anvil, the anvil extending axially from a first end to a second end in a cross direction;
an ultrasonic horn adjacent the outer circumferential surface;
a spreader mechanism upstream of the anvil in a machine direction and adapted to stretch an advancing elastic film in the cross direction to a first elongation; and
a means for consolidating the stretched elastic film to a second elongation in the cross direction, wherein the second elongation is less than the first elongation.