Patent ID: 8226626

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 second layer of fibers comprising meltblown fibers, said second layer having a top and a bottom surface wherein 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 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; 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 and wherein at least a portion of said stretchable laminate is activated such that said first nonwoven web has a Residual Maximum Peak Force of at least 0.3 N/cm after activation of at least a portion of said laminate.