Patent ID: 8859842

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet having a surface area; an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and backsheet; wherein the topsheet forms the body facing side of the absorbent article and the backsheet forms the garment facing side of the absorbent article; wherein the absorbent article has a thickness; the body facing side of the absorbent article having an embossment region, the embossment region having an average depth of about 20% to about 75% of the thickness of the absorbent article; the garment facing side of the absorbent article comprising a first depression region and a second depression region, the first depression region and the second depression region being spaced apart and longitudinally extending, each of the first and second depression regions having an average depth of about 15% to about 75% of the thickness of the absorbent article, and each of the first and second depression regions having a width in a transverse direction; the garment facing side having an adhesive pattern applied by a spray method directly onto the backsheet, the adhesive pattern comprising a first adhesive zone and a second adhesive zone, the first and the second adhesive zones being spaced apart and longitudinally extending, wherein the first depression region and the second depression region each comprises a side depression region depth of about 2.6 mm and an end depression depth of about 2.8 mm; wherein the embossment region has an average side embossment depth of about 5.5 mm and an average end depth of about 2.7 mm; wherein the first adhesive zone continuously covers the first depression region across the first depression width where the first adhesive zone intersects the first depression region, the first adhesive zone covering flat portions of the backsheet adjacent to the first depression region, and wherein the second adhesive zone continuously covers the second depression region across the second depression width where the second adhesive zone intersects the second depression region, the second adhesive zone covering flat portions of the backsheet adjacent to the second depression region; and a release paper operatively attached to the adhesive pattern.