Extensible Composite Having Ribs

Kevin P. Black, Rock Hill, SC; Alexander James Neeb, Charlotte, NC; and Geoffrey Boyd McGregor, Clover, SC.
Filed by Aplix, Le Cellier, France.

Filed: 7/21/23
Issued: 11/18/25

An extensible composite comprising: a first layer including a first layer first surface and a first layer second surface opposing the first layer first surface, the first layer comprising a nonwoven material; and a second layer including a second layer first surface facing the first layer first surface and a second layer second surface opposing the second layer first surface, the second layer comprising an elastomeric material; wherein the second layer includes a plurality of ribs extending from at least the second layer first surface; and wherein at least a portion of the first layer first surface is attached to the second layer first surface at a plurality of attachment positions and the first layer and the second layer are configured to define a space between the first layer first surface and the second layer first surface between adjacent attachment positions of the plurality of attachment positions.