Patent ID: 8523834

Claim:
A process for making a variable stretch composite comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first extensible fibrous substrate; (b) printing a first elastomeric composition in a fluid state either directly or indirectly to a first elasticized region of the substrate to form one or more first elastomeric members; (c) printing a second elastomeric composition in a fluid state either directly or indirectly to a second elasticized region of the substrate, to form one or more second elastomeric members, thereby forming a composite preform; the first and the second elastomeric members are different in a property selected from the group consisting of elasticity, melt viscosity, composition, shape, pattern, add-on level, and combinations thereof; and (d) incrementally stretching at least a portion of the composite preform within the first or the second elasticized region to permanently elongate the substrate, thereby forming the variable stretch composite; wherein the substrate comprises a single absorbent article component; and wherein the variable stretch composite has a directional elasticity in at least one direction from about 5 N/m to about 400 N/m, when measured as load at 75% strain.