Jeffrey W. Fritz, Plymouth, WI.
Assigned to Curt G. Joa, Inc., Sheboygan Falls, WI.

Filed: 11/15/21
Issued: 9/5/23

An apparatus for manufacturing an elastic composite structure, the apparatus comprising: an anvil comprising a face having a first edge and a second edge separated in a cross-machine direction and a first contact surface extending out from the face, the first contact surface including a first notch; wherein the first notch has an interior configured to receive a portion of an elastic thread and a portion of a web layer therein; wherein the first notch comprises a first facing surface and a second facing surface defining at least a portion of the interior; and wherein each of the first facing surface and the second facing surface are in a non-perpendicular orientation relative to the first contact surface and angled toward the first edge of the face.