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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2002
Christopher M. Kinnear, Wales, GB;
Stuart L. Eynon, South Wales, GB;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an adhesive closure tape tab ( ) form of an elastic laminate ( ) of an elastic film ( ) having on at least a first major side an expandable fibrous layer ( ) of non-woven thermoplastic polymer fibers. On the second major side of the plastic film are attached, a first ( ) and a second ( ) non-elastic adhesive tape. Each adhesive tape is formed of a fibrous layer ( ) of non-woven thermoplastic polymer fibers having on one major surface an adhesive layer ( ). The first ( ) and second ( ) non-elastic adhesive tape are attached opposite to each other to the second major side of the elastic laminate ( ) by an adhesive layer ( ) and extending beyond the elastic laminate ( ).