Patent ID: 8496773
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making diaper closure elements from a laminated web, the method comprising the steps of sequentially: applying to a first longitudinally extending nonwoven tape at least two pairs of longitudinally extending and transversely spaced strips of an elastically stretchable polymer; applying to the first nonwoven tape only between each of the pairs of the stretchable polymer strips a respective longitudinally extending bend-resistant strip with the bend-resistant strip partially overlapping both of the polymer strips of the respective pair; applying over the bend-resistant strips and the stretchable polymer strips a second longitudinally extending nonwoven tape to form a laminate with the stretchable polymer strip between the first and second nonwoven tapes; and punching the closure elements from the web with one end of each element lying between the bend-resistant strips of a respective one of the pairs of elastically stretchable polymer strips and an end of each element opposite the respective one end lying between the respective one pair of polymer strips and an adjacent pair of elastically stretchable polymer strips.