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Abstract

Describes improved composite material comprising an elastic web preferably formed of collected, entangled, nonwoven fibers comprising a copolymer made of ethylene and at least one other vinyl monomer selected from the group including vinyl ester monomers and unsaturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acids and alkyl esters of these monocarboxylic acids, where the amount of monomer other than the ethylene in the copolymer is sufficient to impart elasticity to a cohesive nonwoven web formed from melt-blown fibers of the material. This elastic web is bonded to at least one other web, and preferably is interrelated between two other nonwoven webs of spun-bonded or melt-blown fibers. Discloses processes of making these composite materials. The composites are useful for protective covers and wraps, outerwear, undergarments, menstrual and incontinence control articles, and garments such as disposable diapers and the like.

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