Patent ID: 9314991
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61F,B32B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of making an elastic laminate, comprising the steps of: providing an intermediate laminate comprising an elastic layer and a first fabric layer laminated thereto, the elastic layer being elongatable and recoverable in a cross direction, and segmenting the first fabric layer into first fabric segments which diverge in the cross direction upon laminate elongation and converge in the cross direction upon laminate recovery, the first fabric segments being separated by first fabric layer interruptions which extend at least partially through the first fabric layer thickness, each first fabric layer interruption having a proximal region and a distal region; wherein said segmenting of the first fabric layer comprises: applying a series of discrete rupture-inducing forces in the cross-direction to rupture the first fabric layer to form a proximal or distal region; and applying a series of sharply-severing cuts to form a proximal or distal region.