Patent ID: 8227071

Claim:
A composite web comprising: a base substrate comprising a first major surface; and at least one elastic composite structure on the first major surface of the base substrate, wherein the at least one elastic composite structure comprises: at least two anchors attached to the first major surface of the base substrate, wherein each anchor of the at least two anchors comprises a mass of an anchor polymeric composition attached to the first major surface of the base substrate; and an elastic component attached to and extending between the at least two anchors, the elastic component comprising an elastomeric polymeric composition, wherein the elastic component is not attached to the first major surface of the substrate between the at least two anchors, and wherein elongation of the base substrate between the at least two anchors stretches the elastic component, wherein the elastic component comprises a first end and a second end defining a longitudinal axis therebetween, and wherein the elastic component comprises a thickness measured normal to the first major surface of the base substrate, and further wherein the thickness of the elastic component is different at selected locations along the longitudinal axis.