Disposable elastic structure
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1. A breathable elastic structure comprising;
- (a) a nonwoven low basis weight first outside breathable layer,(b) a nonwoven low basis weight second outside breathable layer parallel to the first outside breathable layer,(c) at least one elastic layer having a multiplicity of elastic strands positioned between the first breathable outside layer and the second breathable outside layer,(d) at least one adhesive layer bonding the elastic layer and the first outside breathable layer and the second outside breathable layer to form a substantially unitary structure, and(e) at least one of the layers is configured to introduce into a surface of the elastic structure a controlled irregularity of pleating.
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Abstract
This invention teaches a low cost, breathable, light weight, soft, disposable elastic structure with surface properties that are characterized by a controlled irregularity of the pleats or shirrs that make up the broad surfaces of the structure. The structure is a layered structure with outer layers of low basis weight breathable material, a central elastic layer, and an adhesive layer that serves to join all the layers together to form a unitary elastic structure.
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20 Claims
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1. A breathable elastic structure comprising;
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(a) a nonwoven low basis weight first outside breathable layer, (b) a nonwoven low basis weight second outside breathable layer parallel to the first outside breathable layer, (c) at least one elastic layer having a multiplicity of elastic strands positioned between the first breathable outside layer and the second breathable outside layer, (d) at least one adhesive layer bonding the elastic layer and the first outside breathable layer and the second outside breathable layer to form a substantially unitary structure, and (e) at least one of the layers is configured to introduce into a surface of the elastic structure a controlled irregularity of pleating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A disposable, breathable elastic strap structure comprising;
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(a) a first breathable layer, (b) a second breathable layer, (c) an elastic layer having a multiplicity of nonintersecting elastic strands located between the first breathable layer and the second breathable layer, and (d) an adhesive layer by means of which the first breathable layer and the second breathable layer and the elastic layer are joined to form a substantially unitary pleated structure, and the elastic layer consists of between 6 and 10 nonintersecting strands of elastic per lateral inch and the first breathable layer and the second breathable layer are formed of a nonwoven material having a nominal basis weight of between 10 and 40 grams per square meter, and the stretched length of the elastic structure is approximately three times the relaxed length of the elastic structure.
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16. A breathable multi-directional elastic structure comprising:
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first and second low basis weight nonwoven outside breathable layers; an adhesive layer sandwiched between and bonding together the first and second breathable layers, the adhesive layer having a first group of substantially parallel bands of adhesive and a second group of substantially parallel bands of adhesive which intersect the first group of adhesive bands, at an intersection angle; first and second elastic layers sandwiched between the first and second breathable layers, each elastic layer comprising plural elastic strands, the strands of the first and second elastic layers configured to conform to and bond with the respective first and second bands of adhesive; and the bands and low basis weight cover layers interacting to form a pleated surface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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