A61F2013/51052

PANT-TYPE WEARABLE ARTICLE

Disclosed is a wearable article continuous in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction comprising front and back elastic belt regions, a crotch region, and a pair of side seams which join the front elastic belt region and the back elastic belt region to form a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. The crotch region extends longitudinally between the front elastic belt region and the back elastic belt region. Eac of the front and back elastic belt region comprises a laminate comprising an inner sheet, an outer sheet, and a plurality of elastic members running in the transverse direction. The outer sheet comprises a garment facing surface and a wearer facing surface. The outer sheet is formed by a multi-fiber layer nonwoven having a basis weight of from about 16gsm to about 35gsm and comprises a garment facing layer and a wearer facing layer.

Laminates with bonded webs

Laminates with a layer of bonded nonwoven material attached to a layer of film.