Patent ID: 7994386

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a liquid permeable top sheet; a liquid impermeable back sheet; and an absorbent body disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, the top sheet and the absorbent body are joined through embossed compression portions, said absorbent body being in direct contact with the back sheet at least in a central portion of the absorbent article, wherein an apparent thickness, which is a sectional thickness under no load, of the top sheet is 70% to 95% of an apparent thickness which is a sectional thickness under no load, of the absorbent article, and a Klemm capillary rise height of the absorbent body is higher than a Klemm capillary rise height of the top sheet, wherein the apparent thickness of the absorbent article is from 0.5 mm to 5 mm.