Patent ID: 8231595
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: A61F,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stretchable laminate comprising: a. a first nonwoven web, said first nonwoven web comprising: wherein said first nonwoven web comprises a plurality of thermo-bonds extending at least partially through said first nonwoven web, wherein the first polymer forming the core of said multi-component fibers has not melted within said thermo-bonds and the second polymer forming the sheath of said multi-component fibers has melted within said thermo-bonds such that at least some of said thermo-bonds are elongatable in said cross-machine direction; and b. a web of an elastomeric material having top and bottom surfaces, wherein the bottom surface of said third layer comprising spunbond fibers of said first nonwoven web is bonded to said top surface of said elastomeric web to form a laminate.