Patent ID: 8461411

Claim:
An absorbent hygiene article for collecting bodily fluid, the absorbent hygiene article comprising a topsheet having a body-faceable surface comprising a central fluid acquisition zone, a backsheet having a garment faceable surface, an absorbent structure situated between the topsheet and the backsheet, a first visually discernible lateral zone situated on one side of the central fluid acquisition zone, and a second visually discernible lateral zone situated on an opposite side of the central fluid acquisition zone, wherein each of the first and second visually discernible lateral zones are situated above the body-faceable surface of the topsheet and are formed by a color-pigmented nonwoven material; wherein the color-pigmented nonwoven material comprises a blend of colored pigments and thermoplastic material; wherein the nonwoven material comprises fibers made of a polymer selected from the group comprising polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamides, and mixtures thereof; wherein the nonwoven material is made of bicomponent fibers comprising a core of polypropylene and a sheath of polyethylene; and wherein the pigment is present in the polypropylene core; and wherein the central fluid acquisition zone is substantially white.