Patent ID: 6998512
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: A61F,B32B,D04H

Abstract:
1. A fibrous material layer adapted to be incorporated in an absorbent article comprising a liquid-pervious topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent body applied therebetween, wherein the article comprises a layer of continuous tow fibers, which have been bonded together in dots, lines or spots of a bonding pattern, but which otherwise are substantially unbonded to each other, the layer comprises: at least two webs of tow fibers arranged on top of each other, which webs are bonded to each other in a laminate by means of said bonding pattern, and where one web is corrugated and the other web is substantially smooth, wherein the corrugated web exhibits a more open structure in comparison to the substantially smooth web.