Patent ID: 7699825

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a) a fluid permeable topsheet; b) a backsheet, said backsheet being joined to said topsheet about a periphery of said absorbent article; and c) an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent core comprising: i) a storage system comprising at least one storage layer having a density of at least about 0.4 g/cm 3 ; ii) an acquisition system comprising at least about 90% superabsorbent material, said acquisition system comprising an acquisition/storage layer having a density of at least about 0.4 g/cm 3 which comprises a superabsorbent material; and iii) regions of low superabsorbent basis weight in both the acquisition/storage layer and the storage system to create one or more preferential fold zones; wherein said absorbent article has a circular bend flexibility of less than about 15 N in a crotch region thereof and an acquisition rate selected from measurements of at least one of the following gushes: a) on the third gush of less than about 170 seconds; or b) on the fourth gush of less than about 190 seconds.