TEXTURED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERIC FILM, ARTICLES COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH TEXTURED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERIC FILM AND ARTICLES

摘要

Textured and embossed films (120, 126, 130) are described which are usefully employed in the manufacture of condom articles (100). In one aspect, an elastic film is provided with an embossed pattern thereon comprising from about 1,000 to about 100,000 embossments (122, 128, 132) per square inch of embossed surface. In another aspect, particularly advantageous in imparting extensibility characteristics to low elasticity or inelastic films, the film is textured with longitudinal and transverse fold lines defining respective longitudinal and transverse waveform profiles and comprising planar polygonal surface portions between and bounded by adjacent fold lines, with from about 100 to about 100,000 polygonal surface portions per square inch of textured film surface. Corresponding methods for making such embossed and textured films are disclosed.