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US 11,771,600 · App. 16/981,241 · Granted Oct 3, 2023

Laminated assembly, nappy comprising such an assembly and method for manufacturing such an assembly

Inventor: Pierre-Yves François Jean Linot (Le Cellier, FR)
Assignee: APLIX
A61F13/15699A61F13/15731A61F13/15756A61F13/4902A61F13/49015
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Patent No.
US 11,771,600
App. No.
16/981,241
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a laminated assembly including a support layer ( 32 ) and an anti-slip strip ( 34 ), the anti-slip strip ( 34 ) including an elastomeric material, the support layer ( 32 ) and the anti-slip strip ( 34 ) being laminated together, the anti-slip strip ( 34 ) including a base ( 34 A) and a plurality of protruding elements ( 34 B) extending from the base ( 34 A) and the plurality of protruding elements ( 34 B) protruding from a face ( 30 A) of the laminated assembly ( 30 ). The invention also relates to a diaper including such a laminated assembly ( 30 ) and a process for manufacturing the laminated assembly ( 30 ). The invention also relates to a diaper including such an assembly and a process for manufacturing such an assembly.

Claims (23)

1. A laminated assembly for a hygiene article comprising a support layer and an anti-slip strip, the anti-slip strip comprising an elastomeric material, the support layer and the anti-slip strip being laminated together, the anti-slip strip comprising a base and a plurality of protruding elements extending from the base and the plurality of protruding elements protruding from a face of the laminated assembly,

wherein the anti-slip strip is free of openings.

2. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support layer comprises a nonwoven web.

3. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support layer comprises a thermoplastic film.

4. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support layer comprises an elastic film comprising a thermoplastic material, the base of the anti-slip strip and the elastic film each having a width, the width of the base being less than the width of the elastic film.

5. The laminated assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the width of the base is greater than or equal to 10% of the width of the elastic film and less than or equal to 60% of the width of the elastic film.

6. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support layer comprises a first nonwoven web, a second nonwoven web and an elastic film comprising a thermoplastic material, the elastic film being laminated between the first and second nonwoven webs.

7. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, at rest, in a zone comprising the protruding elements, the anti-slip strip has a coefficient of static friction, measured according to standard ASTM D1894, in a machine direction and/or a direction perpendicular to the machine direction, greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 10.

8. The laminated assembly according to claim 7 , wherein, at rest, in the zone comprising the protruding elements, the anti-slip strip has a coefficient of static friction, measured according to standard ASTM D1894, in the direction MD and/or the direction CD, greater than or equal to 0.8 and less than or equal to 3.

9. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the anti-slip strip has a coefficient of static friction, measured according to standard ASTM D1894, when the anti-slip strip is stretched to 15% of a rest value, comprised between 50% and 150% of the coefficient of static friction at rest.

10. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, at rest, the plurality of protruding elements has a protruding element density greater than or equal to 3 protruding elements per cm 2 , and less than or equal to 400 protruding elements per cm 2 .

11. The laminated assembly according to claim 10 , wherein, at rest, the plurality of protruding elements has a protruding element density greater than or equal to 10 protruding elements per cm 2 , and less than or equal to 300 protruding elements per cm 2 .

12. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, at rest, the plurality of protruding elements have a pattern comprising a repetition of a slip-resistant strip pattern.

13. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a sum of areas defined on the base by orthogonal projections of protruding elements on the base is greater than or equal to 1% of the total area of the base of an anti-slip strip pattern, and less than or equal to 40% of the total area of the base of the anti-slip strip pattern.

14. The laminated assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the sum of the areas defined on the base by the orthogonal projections of protruding elements on the base is greater than or equal to 5% of the total area of the base of the anti-slip strip pattern, and less than or equal to 35% of the total area of the base of the anti-slip strip pattern.

15. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the base has a thickness greater than or equal to 10 μm, and less than or equal to 200 μm.

16. The laminated assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding elements are pins and/or studs and/or stems, each stem having a head disposed at an end of the stem opposite the base.

17. An absorbent article comprising a laminated assembly according to claim 1 .

18. The laminated assembly of claim 1 , wherein the anti-slip strip comprises a thermoplastic elastomeric material.

19. The laminated assembly of claim 1 , wherein a width of the base is less than a width of an elastic film of the support layer, the elastic film is present in a portion of an elastic ear of the hygiene article, and a length of the base is greater than the width of the base.

20. A process for manufacturing a laminated assembly for a hygiene article, the process comprising following steps:

forming an anti-slip strip comprising a base and a plurality of protruding elements extending from the base by distributing an elastomeric material in a molding device;

assembling a support layer and the anti-slip strip by laminating the support layer and the anti-slip strip, wherein the anti-slip strip is free of openings.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2020
From: LINOT, PIERRE-YVES FRANÇOIS JEAN
To: APLIX
Reel/Frame 054089/0861 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1852405 · Mar 21, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210045931A1 · Feb 18, 2021