Patent ID: 8231595

Claim:
A stretchable laminate comprising: a. a first nonwoven web, said first nonwoven web comprising: a first layer of fibers comprising spunbond fibers wherein said spunbond fibers are multi-component fibers having a core comprising a first polymer having a first melt temperature and a sheath comprising a second polymer having a second melt temperature wherein said second melt temperature is lower than said first melt temperature, said first layer having a top and a bottom surface, a machine direction and a cross-machine direction; a second layer of fibers comprising meltblown fibers, said second layer having a top and a bottom surface wherein said the top surface of said second layer faces said bottom surface of said first layer; and a third layer of fibers comprising spunbond fibers layer, said third layer having a top and a bottom surface, a machine direction and a cross-machine direction, wherein said spunbond fibers are multi-component fibers having a core comprising a first polymer having a first melt temperature and a sheath comprising a second polymer having a second melt temperature wherein said second melt temperature is lower than said first melt temperature, wherein the top surface of said third layer faces said bottom surface of said second layer such that said second layer is positioned between said first and third layers; 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.