Process for producing a web substrate having indicia disposed thereon and elastic-like behavior imparted thereto

摘要

A process for providing indicia and an elastic-like behavior to a web substrate is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: providing a web substrate; printing indicia on the web substrate; and, providing the web substrate with a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions comprising the same material composition. A portion of the first regions extend in a first direction while the remainder of the first regions extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to intersect one another. The first regions form a boundary completely surrounding the second regions. The second regions comprise a plurality of raised rib-like elements. The first regions undergo a molecular level and geometric deformation and the second regions initially undergo a substantially geometric deformation when the web material is subjected to an applied elongation along at least one axis.

主权项

1. A process for deforming a web substrate and depositing a material on said web substrate, the process comprising the steps of:
providing a web substrate; providing a source of the material to be deposited onto the web substrate; feeding said web substrate between a pair of intermeshing rolls wherein at least one of said rolls has toothed regions and grooved regions thereon, and at least one of the intermeshing rolls has a plurality of conduits therein that are in fluid communication with the source of the material to be deposited onto the web substrate; and providing said web substrate with a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions comprising the same material composition when said web substrate is fed between said intermeshing rolls, wherein said second regions comprise a plurality of deformations, and depositing the material on said web substrate through said conduits so that at least some of said deformations have said material deposited thereon.