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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2001
Henry L. Griesbach, III, Clarkston, GA (US);
Jae-Ho Kim, Roswell, GA (US);
Jeffrey M. Willis, Atlanta, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An elastic bandage is disclosed having a nonelastic absorbent nonwoven web, a non-elastic breathable nonwoven web, and a meltspun elastomeric material disposed between the two webs. The meltspun elastomeric material can comprise a plurality of meltspun elastomeric filaments aligned in substantially parallel distribution in a machine direction, the filaments attached to a side of the nonelastic breathable nonwoven web and to a side of the nonelastic absorbent nonwoven web. The nonelastic absorbent nonwoven web can comprise a laminate of nonwoven layers. The non-elastic breathable nonwoven web can comprise a breathable film bonded to a nonwoven layer or laminate individual nonwoven layers. A self adherent coating may be disposed upon an outer surface of the elastic bandage.