Patent ID: 7750203

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a chassis including a liquid impervious backsheet and a liquid pervious topsheet; and an absorbent core located between said backsheet and said topsheet wherein said absorbent core comprises: a. first and second substrate layers; b. a discontinuous layer of absorbent material deposited on said first and second substrate layers; and c. a thermoplastic material, wherein said thermoplastic material contacts at least portions of said absorbent material and at least portions of said first and second substrate layers forming areas of junction where said thermoplastic material contacts said substrate layers in order to immobilize said absorbent material on said first and second substrate layers, wherein said first and second substrate layers are combined together such that said thermoplastic material of each said first and second substrate layers contact one another and such that said absorbent material of said first substrate layer faces said areas of junction of said second substrate layer and said absorbent material of said second substrate layer faces said areas of junction of said first substrate layer, such that said areas of junction are offset; wherein said absorbent material comprises an absorbent polymer.