Patent ID: 7118558
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: A61F,B05C

Abstract:
1. An elastic assembly for absorbent garments comprising: a first carrier layer; a second carrier layer; an elastic layer attached between the first and second carrier layers to impart elasticity to an elasticized portion of the elastic assembly, the elastic layer comprising elastic strands having a decitex of about 600 or less, the elastic strands being arranged generally in parallel with one another and with a spacing of about 1 to about 10 elastic strands per centimeter; wherein the elasticized portion, when in an elastically relaxed state, has a thickness of about 2.6 mm or less at a pressure of 0.05 p.s.i.; wherein the elasticized portion, when in an elastically relaxed state, has about 8 or more corrugations per centimeter; wherein the elasticized portion comprises: a first elasticized region in which a first portion of the elastic layer is located; and a second elasticized region in which a second portion of the elastic layer is located; and wherein the elastic assembly further comprises an inelastic region, located between the first and second elasticized regions, in which a third portion of the elastic layer is located between and substantially unattached to the first and second carrier layers and severed, such that the third portion of the elastic layer does not impart substantial elasticity to the elastic assembly in the inelastic region, said first and second carrier layers being bonded to one another at the point of severance; and wherein the first and second carrier layers are gas pervious non-woven materials attached to one another in the elasticized portion substantially only by coating of adhesive on the elastic strands.