Patent ID: 6949689
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent article comprising a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet, and a liquid retentive absorbent member interposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein said backsheet comprises a laminated sheet composed of a breathable film printed with a multicolor pattern, a first nonwoven material and a second nonwoven material laminated on said first nonwoven material, the first nonwoven material being superposed on the printed side of said film, an elastic member is fixedly disposed between said first and second nonwoven materials, a total basis weight which is a sum of a basis weight of said first nonwoven material and a basis weight of said second nonwoven material is 20 to 50 g/m the printed area of said film has an L* value of 10 to 93 and a C* value of 20 to 120 as measured with a color difference meter, a total light transmittance of said first nonwoven material and said second nonwoven material is 40 to 83%; and nonprinted background areas on the printed side of said breathable film have a b* value of 0 to −5.