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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas Herrin Benson, West Harrison, IN (US);
John Joseph Curro, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/28 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a stable material having enhanced extensibility and a method for making the same. A tensioning force is applied to a neckable material to neck the material. The necked material is then subjected to mechanical stabilization to provide a stabilized extensible necked material. The stabilized extensible necked material is easily extended in a direction parallel to the direction necking.