Patent ID: 7014631
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A elastic laminate closure tab comprising adjacent first and second nonwoven closure elements each having a first face and a second face and a elastic film attached to each closure element first face, wherein the first face of each nonwoven closure element has a first area coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive and a second area adjacent the first area free of pressure-sensitive adhesive which second area includes terminal ends of the nonwoven closure elements, the elastic film has two opposing first regions each having inelastic zones and a second region between the two first regions having elastic zones, wherein the elastic film two opposing first regions are adhesively attached to the two pressure-sensitive adhesive areas on the first face of the two nonwoven closure elements respectively such that the second adhesive free areas on the first face of the two adjacent nonwoven closure elements are in face to face contact with at least a portion of the elastic film elastic second region and wherein the thickness variation across the closure tab is less than 50 percent.