Patent ID: 8759606

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article comprising: a chassis including a topsheet and a backsheet; an absorbent core located between the topsheet and the backsheet; and an acquisition system located between the topsheet and the absorbent core, wherein the acquisition system includes a structured fibrous web comprising thermoplastic fibers having a modulus of at least about 0.5 GPa forming a fibrous web that is thermally stable; the structured fibrous web comprising a first surface and a second surface, a first region and a plurality of discrete second regions disposed throughout the first region, the second regions form discontinuities on the second surface and displaced fibers on the first surface, wherein portions of the displaced fibers distal from the second surface are melt-bonded such that adjacent fibers are at least partially joined together to form melt-bonded portions, wherein at least about 50% and less than about 100% of the displaced fibers in each second region are fixed along a first side of the second region and separated proximate to the first surface along a second side of the second region opposite the first side forming loose ends extending away from the first surface, and wherein the displaced fibers forming loose ends provide access to void volume inside the discontinuities for collecting fluid.