Patent ID: 8153238

Claim:
A composite material comprising: at least one facing material; at least one elastic member attached to the facing material, the elastic member comprising an elastomeric material combined with an adhesive composition in a sheath and core construct wherein the elastomeric material forms the core of the elastic member and the adhesive composition forms at least a partial sheath around the elastomeric material, and wherein only the adhesive composition in combination with the elastomeric material is present to bond the elastic member to the facing material; wherein the adhesive composition comprises an atactic polymer, a crystalline polymer, and a tackifier; and the atactic polymer is present in an amount from about 20% to about 80% by weight, the crystalline polymer is present in an amount from about 5% to about 20% by weight, the tackifier is present in an amount from about 20% to about 60% by weight, wherein from about 10% to 80% of the surface area of the elastic member is bonded to the facing material; and wherein the elastic member has been formed by coextruding the elastic material and the adhesive composition together.