Patent ID: 6762340
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article comprising:a liquid permeable surface structural body; a backing sheet; an absorbent core disposed between said surface structural body and said backing sheet, said surface structural body including a lower layer adjacent to said absorbent core, an upper layer away from said absorbent core, and an intermediate layer between said lower layer and said upper layer, widths of said lower layer, said intermediate layer and said upper layer being varied in descending order from said lower layer to said upper layer so that said upper layer is located exclusively over a center portion of said lower layer or two separate portions of said upper layer are located exclusively over laterally opposed side portions of said lower layer, each layer being a bundle of continuous filaments individually extending over an entire length thereof, said continuous filaments of respective layers being partially fixed together, wherein hydrophilicities of said upper layer, said intermediate layer and said lower layer are varied in ascending order from said upper layer to said lower layer.