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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1997
Robert Kling, Skene, SE;
SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of producing a plurality of strips starting from a single sheet (,) of elastic film, wherein said single sheet (,) is fed in a longitudinal forward direction (X) up to a severing zone (b), in which the sheet is severed longitudinally into a plurality of strips (,), said plurality of strips then being fed further in the forward direction, while simultaneously being stretched in said longitudinal direction to thereby reduce their width (e) and thickness. The invention also relates to an absorbent product which makes use of a plurality of strips which are flat, thin and rectangular in one or more elasticated areas of said product to provide good and uniform breathing ability along said elasticated area(s).