Patent ID: 7935861

Claim:
A liquid distribution unit disposed in a position between an absorbent member and a wearer's body, the absorbent member including an absorbent containing super absorbent polymer particles as a major component, or the absorbent and a liquid permeable surface sheet between the absorbent and the liquid distribution unit, said liquid distribution unit comprising a sheet and a plurality of introductory tubes which extend toward an upper surface of said absorbent member, one first end of each of said plurality of introductory tubes having one opening and one second end of each of said plurality of introductory tubes having one or more openings, the sheet including a plurality of openings defined through material which is otherwise liquid impermeable, and the liquid passing through the plurality of openings, wherein each first end of said plurality of introductory tubes is connected to said sheet so that a center of each of the plurality of openings of said sheet is coincident with a center of the opening of each first end, each second end of said plurality of introductory tubes is in contact with the upper surface of said absorbent or the upper surface of said liquid permeable surface sheet, and said introductory tubes are adjacent to one another through an empty space.