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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Robert J. Maki, Hudson, WI (US);
David P. Swanson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Maki, Hudson, WI (US);
David P. Swanson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/04 (2006.01); B32B 38/04 (2006.01); B32B 38/06 (2006.01); B32B 38/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An elastic composite article and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The elastic composite article includes a pair of coverwebs, a plurality of elastic filaments located between the pair of coverwebs. One or both of the pair of coverwebs is a nonwoven fibrous coverweb with a tear pattern of weakened areas formed therein. The tear patterns are formed before the coverwebs are attached to each other to form the elastic composite article.