Patent ID: 7597689

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article with a backsheet and a first topsheet, which in use is capable of being at least partially in contact with a wearer's skin, said first topsheet being a unitary three-dimensional web of fibers with no backing, having a width, length and thickness (caliper) dimension, said unitary three-dimensional web having bonded regions, where the fibers are bonded to one another, and unbonded regions, where the fibers are unbonded to one another, wherein the fibers extend from at least one bonded region through at least one unbonded region to at least one other bonded region and wherein the bonded regions form a support structure for the unbonded regions and each of the unbonded regions has a surface area of at least 2 mm 2 and wherein the topsheet has a thickness (caliper) of between 0.1 and 5 mm, wherein the support structure defines a plane having a first side and a second side disposed opposite the first side; wherein a plurality of the fibers extending through the unbonded regions define loops; wherein each one of the plurality of fibers: extends from a first bonded region outward from the plane away from the first side and curves to extend toward the first side of the plane; passes through a second bonded region and extends outward from the plane away from the second side and curves to extend toward the second side of the plane; and passes through a third bonded region and extends outward from the plane away from the first side; and wherein the unitary three-dimensional web of fibers defines a convex surface area wherein at least 25% of the convex surface area has no apertures having an area of more than 1 mm 2 ; and wherein the first topsheet has a BM transfer value of less than 15%, a BM grabbing value of at least 75%, and a resistance to compression greater than 10% and less than 35%.