| abstract |
Disclosed is a method of making a composite web comprising a substrate having one or more reinforced discontinuous polymer regions located on or within the composite web. The melted non-elastomeric thermoplastic material in the discontinuous polymer region is pressed against the substrate by a transfer roll. If the substrate is porous, fibrous, etc., a portion of the non-elastomeric thermoplastic composition penetrates the substrate and / or encapsulates the fibers of the substrate. The composite web also includes an elastomeric thermoplastic material on the composite web or in discrete polymer regions within the composite web. |