Patent ID: 8748692

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising an absorbent member interposed between a liquid-permeable multilayer surface sheet and a backside sheet, the multilayer surface sheet comprising a nonwoven fabric layer having a skin contact surface side and a non-skin contact surface side and a plastic film layer laminated on the non-skin contact surface side of the nonwoven fabric layer, the plastic film layer comprising a material having a melting point that is lower than a melting point of the nonwoven fabric layer, the multilayer surface sheet being provided with an uneven surface contour including a plurality of elevated portions protruding outward, the uneven surface contour being formed by embossing the multilayer surface sheet with heating to a temperature that is not lower than a melting point of the plastic film layer and that is lower than a melting point of the nonwoven fabric layer, whereby only the plastic film layer is deformed by the embossing and heating, the uneven surface contour of the multilayer surface sheet being retained after the heating and embossing, the multilayer surface sheet having a plurality of through holes.