Patent ID: 8604129
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: B01J,B29C,B32B,C08J,C08L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core positioned between a substantially liquid-impermeable layer and a liquid-permeable layer, the article defining a front waist section, a rear waist section and an intermediate section interconnecting the front waist section and the rear waist section so that the article can be worn about the torso of a wearer, the article further including a waistband in at least one of the front waist section and the rear waist section and side panels joining the front waist section and the rear waist section, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the waistband or the side panels comprises an elastic film composite, the elastic film composite comprising an elastic film including an elastic composition comprising from about 10 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer based upon the total weight of the elastic composition and from about 10 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of styrene-isoprene/butadiene-styrene block copolymer based upon the total weight of the elastic composition, wherein the styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer and the styrene-isoprene/butadiene-styrene block copolymer are cross-linked and a fibrous nonwoven facing layer is laminated to the elastic film.