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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1985
Thomas M Ales, Winnebago County, WI (US);
David T Strohbeen, Outagamie County, WI (US);
Joyce A Damico, Winnebago County, WI (US);
Paul T Van Gompel, Outagamie County, WI (US);
Kent W Abel, Outagamie County, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Disposable garments (10) having an elasticized opening including an elastic element (25, 60, 70) joined to a marginal portion of an exterior panel (21, 40, 61, 71) of the garment about the opening along a plurality of spaced bond points (50), and also joined to a marginal portion of an interior panel (20, 62, 72) or folded-over portion of the exterior panel (40a) along the opening, with the outer edges of the elastic element and panel portions joined thereto being substantially coincident. The elastic element is joined to the panel portions in an elongated condition and thereafter allowed to retract to produce micro-buckling (51) of the exterior panel between the bond points.