Patent ID: 8083725
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable absorbent article comprising an element intended to absorb bodily exudates and a web with stems, the web with stems comprising a base strip and at least one stem having a base and a top projecting from the base strip and forming part thereof, the at least one stem having a straight axis and a cross section perpendicular to the straight axis which is constant or decreasing from the base to the top of the stem, the at least one stems also having a height, measured along its straight axis, and a width, corresponding to its largest dimension measured parallel to a plane defined by the base strip, the width being between about 0.05 mm and about 0.250 mm, and the ratio of the height to the width being greater than about 2; wherein a tip section of the at least one stem is conical; and wherein the stems penetrate a fabric without grasping to a thread of the fabric.