Patent ID: 6761955
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet, and having leakage-preventing side walls on a liquid-receiving side of the article, the leakage-preventing side walls extending in a longitudinal direction of the article and lying opposite one another in a width direction of the article, whereinat least a liquid-receiving face of each leakage-preventing side wall is made of a fibrous sheet that contains hydrophobic fibers thermally bonded to one another and hydrophilic fibers shorter than the hydrophobic fibers, and at least a part of the hydrophilic fibers form aggregates which are dispersed in the fibrous sheet and are bonded to the hydrophobic fibers.