Patent ID: 11969322
Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. The absorbent article of claim 1 wherein the topsheet layer is a fluid entangled laminate web comprising a support layer comprising a plurality of fibers and opposed first and second surfaces; a projection layer comprising a plurality of fibers and opposed inner and outer surfaces, the second surface of the support layer in contact with the inner surface of the projection layer, fibers of at least one of the support layer and the projection layer being fluid-entangled fibers of the other of the support layer and the projection layer; a plurality of hollow projections formed form a first plurality of the plurality of fibers in the projection layer, the plurality of hollow projections extending from the outer surface of the projection layer in a direction away from the support layer; and a land area, wherein the plurality of hollow projections are surrounded by the land area.