US 12,485,045 B2
Wearable article comprising an elastic laminate
Rodrigo Rosati, Frankfurt am Main (DE); Zheng Bao, Beijing (CN); Koichi Morimoto, Beijing (CN); Lu Ye, Frankfurt (DE); Nancy Myers, Lakeside Park, KY (US); and Gueltekin Erdem, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/528,316.
Application 17/528,316 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/106042, filed on Jul. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0071813 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/51 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/06 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 7/08 (2019.01)
CPC A61F 13/4902 (2013.01) [A61F 13/15203 (2013.01); A61F 13/51 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/06 (2013.01); B32B 5/265 (2021.05); B32B 7/08 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15406 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15512 (2013.01); A61F 2013/1556 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51004 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51014 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51019 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51023 (2013.01); B32B 2250/20 (2013.01); B32B 2555/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A wearable article comprising an elastic laminate, the elastic laminate comprising
a first web and a second web being in a face to face relationship,
wherein each of the first and second web are comprised by the complete surface area of the elastic laminate,
wherein the first web is a nonwoven web, and
wherein the second web is formed of a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer,
a) wherein the second fibrous layer is more hydrophilic than the first fibrous layer; and/or
b) the second fibrous layer has higher average surface area per volume than the first fibrous layer,
wherein the first and second fibrous layer are integrally combined with each other, and wherein at least some of the fibers of the second fibrous layer interpenetrate the fibers of the first fibrous layer, the first fibrous layer forming a first surface of the second web and the second fibrous layer forming a second surface of the second web,
wherein the second surface faces towards the first web and the first surface faces away from the first web.