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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jared A Austin, Greer, SC (US);
G Stanley Zimmerman, Jr, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Fiberweb North America, Inc., Simpsonville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428293 ; 28104 ; 28105 ; 428284 ; 428287 ; 428288 ; 428294 ; 428296 ; 428297 ; 428298 ; 428299 ; 428326 ; 428373 ; 428903 ;
Abstract
The invention provides composite elastic nonwoven fabrics and processes of making the same. The composite elastic fabrics of the invention include a plurality of longitudinally extending elastomeric filaments and at least one fibrous web including staple fibers and anchoring fibers entangled with the elastomeric filaments. The anchoring fibers strengthen the attachment of the staple fibers to the elastomeric filaments, so that the entire fibrous mass extends as a unit when the fabric is extended. The resultant product is a coherent, substantially unitary structure encompassing the elastomeric filaments.