Patent ID: 6723430
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
A water-decomposable absorbent article comprising:a water-decomposable back layer, a water-decomposable and liquid-pervious spun-laced surface layer having a plurality of perforations on an entire area thereof, and a water-decomposable absorbent layer sandwiched between the back layer and the surface layer, wherein the absorbent layer is formed of composite sheet of a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer layer and a water-decomposable fibrous layer, the composite sheet being folded into two so that constituent layers thereof are arranged in an order of water-decomposable fibrous layer, polymer layer, polymer layer and water-decomposable fibrous layer with the uppermost water-decomposable fibrous layer being adjacent to the surface layer.