Alexander James Neeb, Charlotte, NC; Michael Dan Brower, Charlotte, NC; Donald Harley Lester, Charlotte, NC; and Andrew Robert Horne, Fort Mill, SC.
Assigned to Aplix, Le Cellier, France.

Filed: 8/29/18
Issued: 10/25/22

1. A method for making an adult incontinent device comprising the steps of: providing a chassis for the adult incontinent device, the chassis having a lateral attachment surface; affixing a wing to the lateral attachment surface, the wing is a stretch laminate with at least one nonwoven layer and at least one elastic layer, the nonwoven layer and the elastic layer are bound together in face-to-face contact, the stretch laminate has at least one stretch zone and at least one non-stretch zone, the stretch laminate has no overlap portions between the stretch zone and the non-stretch zone; and thereby forming the adult incontinent device; wherein the non-stretch zone comprises no elastic layer.
13. A wing for an adult incontinent device, the device has a chassis for the adult incontinent device, the chassis has a lateral attachment surface, comprises: a stretch laminate with at least one nonwoven layer and at least one elastic layer, the nonwoven layer and the elastic layer are bound together in face-to-face contact, the stretch laminate has at least one stretch zone and at least one non-stretch zone, the stretch laminate has no overlap portions between the stretch zone and the non-stretch zone, and one end of the wing is affixed to the lateral attachment surface of the chassis; wherein the non-stretch zone comprises no elastic layer.
23. An adult incontinent device comprises: a chassis with a lateral attachment surface, and a wing including a stretch laminate with at least one nonwoven layer and at least one elastic layer, the nonwoven layer and the elastic layer are bound together in face-to-face contact, the stretch laminate has at least one stretch zone and at least one non-stretch zone, the stretch laminate has no overlap portions between the stretch zone and the non-stretch zone, and one end of the wing is affixed to the lateral attachment surface of the chassis: wherein the non-stretch zone comprises no elastic laver.