Patent ID: 7057085

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising in sequence a liquid permeable cover, an absorbent core, and a barrier, wherein the absorbent core comprises at least two absorbent layers having different Gurley Stiffnesses, wherein a first absorbent layer proximal the liquid permeable cover has a Gurley Stiffness of less than 50 milligrams and a second absorbent layer proximal the barrier has a Gurley Stiffness of greater than 120 milligrams, wherein one of the two absorbent layers is adjacent said cover and one of the two absorbent layers is adjacent said barrier, said layer adjacent said cover is made of 50% to 65% pulp, the remainder being a combination of polyethylene/polypropylene bi-component fibers and polyethylene/polyester bi-component fibers, and said layer adjacent said banier is made of less than about 50% pulp, the remainder being a combination of polyethylene/polypropylene bi-component tibers and polyethylene/polyester bi-component fibers.