Patent ID: 8034431

Claim:
A fibrous web laminate comprising; a thermoplastic backing having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the first face comprising at least one thermoplastic resin; a plurality of thermoplastic continuous ridges extending from and integral with the first face of the backing and formed at least in part of the thermoplastic resin comprised in the first face of the backing; and a continuous fibrous web attached to at least some of the continuous ridges such that said continuous fibrous web penetrates into the thermoplastic resin of the continuous ridges and at least a portion of the continuous fibrous web has a thickness above the top surface of the continuous ridges, wherein the continuous fibrous web extends between at least two adjacent continuous ridges, and wherein the continuous fibrous web is in contact with the backing between at least some of the continuous ridges but is unbonded to the backing between the continuous ridges.