Paul Douglas Beuther, Neenah, WI; and Brian K Rhodes, Larsen, WI. Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.
Filed: 6/25/13
Issued: 1/26/16
A method of forming an elastomeric laminate with targeted elastic properties for use in personal care articles, the method defining a machine direction and a cross-machine direction, the method comprising: providing first and second nonwoven webs, each defining a cross-direction width; providing a core layer of elastomeric material under tension, the core layer having a cross-direction width at least 75% that of the width of at least one of the first and second nonwoven webs, wherein the core layer of elastomeric material is an elastomeric film web core layer; folding over an integrally formed portion of the elastomeric film web core layer to provide an elastomeric film ribbon web; sandwiching the core layer of elastomeric material and the elastomeric film ribbon web between the first and second nonwoven webs; bonding the core layer of elastomeric material to at least one of the first and second nonwoven webs; and bonding the elastomeric film ribbon web to the first and second nonwoven webs by fusing the elastomeric film ribbon web to the first and second nonwoven webs.