Patent ID: 7222654
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for producing a nonwoven elastomeric laminate composed of a plurality of elastomeric strands and a nonwoven layer, the apparatus comprising: a drum having a cooled surface rotating about an axis and having a surface speed V an extruder extruding a plurality of molten streams of polymer onto the cooled surface of the upper half of the drum to form a plurality of elastomeric strands; a transferring device positioned proximate to the cooled surface of the drum, the transferring device having a surface speed V a first nonwoven source supplying a first nonwoven having a first bonding surface to the transferring device; and an adhesive source for applying adhesive in advance of the transferring device, wherein the plurality of elastomeric strands are joined to the first bonding surface of the first nonwoven such that a nonwoven elastomeric laminate is formed.