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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jay Sheldon Shultz, Roswell, GA (US);
Susan Elaine Shawver, Roswell, GA (US);
Leslie Warren Collier, IV, Roswell, GA (US);
Paul Windsor Estey, Cumming, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D / ; A41D / ; A61B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
442346 ; 128849 ; 442392 ; 6043852 ;
Abstract
There is provided a laminate having at least one layer of meltblown elastic fibers bonded on either side with a layer of soft non-elastic fibers of greater than 7 microns in average diameter. The laminate has a drape stiffness less than half of a similar fabric having a layer of meltblown non-elastic fibers in place of the layer of meltblown elastic fibers.