Patent ID: 8007614

Claim:
A process for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate, the process comprising the steps of: advancing a first nonwoven in a machine direction, the first nonwoven having a longitudinal axis parallel with the machine direction, and the first nonwoven having a first surface and second surface, wherein the first surface is disposed opposite the second surface; stretching a first plurality of elastomeric strands in the machine direction; bonding the stretched first plurality of elastomeric strands to the first surface of the first nonwoven along a first orientation, wherein the first orientation is parallel with the machine direction; corrugating the first nonwoven by allowing the stretched second plurality of elastomeric strands to relax in the machine direction; advancing a second nonwoven in the machine direction, the second nonwoven having a longitudinal axis parallel with the machine direction, the second nonwoven having a first surface and second surface, wherein the first surface is disposed opposite the second surface; bonding the second plurality of elastomeric strands in a relaxed state along a second orientation to the first surface of the second nonwoven, wherein the first orientation is different from the second orientation; connecting the first surface of the first nonwoven with the first surface of the second nonwoven to form a laminate; and mechanically activating the second nonwoven of the laminate such that the second nonwoven is extensible along the machine direction.