Elastic-powered shrink laminate

Details Elastic-powered shrink laminate Elastic-powered shrink laminate

2011-08-23

2011-08-23

Chriss, Jennifer A (Department: 1786)

Fabric (woven, knitted, or nonwoven textile or cloth, etc.)

Nonwoven fabric

Nonwoven fabric with a preformed polymeric film or sheet

C442S329000, C442S366000, C442S381000, C604S358000, C604S396000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08003553

ABSTRACT:
An elastic-powered shrink laminate includes a shrinkable layer and an elastic layer bonded together while the elastic layer is in a dimensionally unstable, stretched state. The elastic layer remains substantially in the stretched state prior to shrinkage of the shrinkable layer. When the shrinkable layer is activated, the laminate retracts, and the retraction is aided (i.e. powered) by the elastic layer. The elastic-powered shrink laminate is useful in personal care absorbent articles where latent, post-assembly retraction of a waistband region is desired.

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