Patent ID: 8324446

Claim:
A unitary absorbent core comprising: a single nonwoven layer having a body-facing surface and an opposing garment-facing surface; at least a portion of a first non-fibrous binding agent impregnated into said garment-facing surface of said nonwoven layer and wherein said body-facing surface is substantially void of said first binding agent; a superabsorbent material located on the garment-facing surface of said nonwoven layer in contact with said first binding agent and wherein the area between the garment-facing surface and the body-facing surface of said nonwoven layer is substantially void of said superabsorbent material; and a second non-fibrous binding agent located adjacent to said superabsorbent material and superimposed on said first binding agent such that said superabsorbent material is located between said first binding agent and said second binding agent and wherein said body-facing surface of said nonwoven layer is substantially void of said second binding agent.