Elasticated materials with directional stretch properties

An elasticated material extending in a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction, the elasticated material comprising:

• a first layer of material;
• a second layer of material bonded to the first layer of material by a plurality of bonds;
• a plurality of elastomeric strands extending in the lateral direction and disposed between the first layer of material and the second layer of material and spaced apart in the longitudinal direction;
• a first region comprising a portion of the first layer of material, a portion of the second layer of material, and at least one of the plurality of elastomeric strands, the first region further comprising a first subset of the plurality of bonds, the first subset of the plurality of bonds being aligned along one or more first bond lines, and each of the one or more first bond lines forming a first angle with respect to the lateral direction;
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• a second region distinct from the first region comprising a portion of the first layer of material, a portion of the second layer of material, and at least one of the plurality of elastomeric strands, the second region further comprising a second subset of the plurality of bonds, the second subset of the plurality of bonds being aligned along one or more second bond lines, each of the one or more second bond lines forming a second angle with respect to the lateral direction,
• wherein the first angle is different from the second angle, and
• wherein at least some bonds of each of the first subset and the second subset of the plurality of bonds form bond pairs within each of the first region and the second region, such bond pairs comprising a first bond and a second bond where the first bond is disposed opposite the second bond on opposite sides of one of the plurality of elastomeric strands, the first bond further being spaced from the second bond a distance in the longitudinal direction less than an un-tensioned diameter of the one of the elastomeric strands.

An absorbent article extending in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction and having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent article further having a front region including a front edge, a crotch region, and a rear region including a rear edge and comprising:

• an outer cover material;
• a bodyside liner material;
• an absorbent body extending between an absorbent body front edge and an absorbent body rear edge, the absorbent body disposed between the outer cover material and the bodyside liner material;
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• a first elasticated material comprising:
• a first layer of material;
• a second layer of material bonded to the first layer of material by a plurality of bonds;
• a plurality of elastomeric strands extending in the lateral direction and disposed between the first layer of material and the second layer of material and spaced apart in the longitudinal direction;
• wherein:
• a first bond of the plurality of bonds is disposed on a first side of a first elastomeric strand of the plurality of elastomeric strands and a second bond of the plurality of bonds is disposed opposite the first bond on a second side of the first elastomeric strand, the first bond and the second bond being spaced apart in the longitudinal direction by a distance less than an un-tensioned diameter of the first elastomeric strand,
• the first bond and the second bond each have first side portions and second side portions,
• the first side portion of the first bond forms a first angle with respect to the first elastomeric strand and the first side portion of the second bond forms a second angle with respect to the first elastomeric strand, and
• the first angle is different from the second angle.