Machine and cross-machine direction elastic materials and methods of making same

A method for producing a cross-machine direction elastic laminate comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a neck bonded laminate material including at least one elastic layer and one facing layer and having a cross-machine direction of elasticity;
• b. coursing said neck bonded laminate material through at least one stretching apparatus, such that said stretching apparatus stretches the laminate material in the machine direction, thereby producing a material that is extended in the machine direction and also demonstrates enhanced elastic performance in the cross-machine direction.

A method for producing a machine direction elastic laminate comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a stretch bonded laminate material including at least one elastic layer and one facing layer and having machine direction elasticity;
• b. coursing said stretch bonded laminate material through at least one stretching apparatus, such that said stretching apparatus stretches the laminate material in the cross machine direction, thereby producing a material that is extended in the cross-machine direction and also demonstrates enhanced elastic performance in the machine direction.

A method for producing an elastic laminate comprising the steps of:

• a. providing an elastic laminate material including at least one elastic layer and one facing layer and having an original direction of elasticity;
• b. coursing said elastic laminate material through at least one stretching apparatus, such that said stretching apparatus stretches the laminate material in a direction perpendicular to the original direction of elasticity of the elastic laminate material, thereby producing a material that is extended in a direction perpendicular to the original direction of elasticity, such that elasticity is imparted to the material in the direction perpendicular to the original direction of elasticity.