Patent ID: 7851667

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core located between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein said absorbent core comprises: a. a first layer comprising: i. a first substrate material having a first surface and a second surface, ii. a first absorbent polymer material layer having a first surface and a second surface, and iii. a first thermoplastic composition; wherein at least portions of said second surface of said first absorbent polymer material layer are in contact with at least portions of said first surface of said first substrate material; wherein at least portions of said first thermoplastic composition are in contact with at least portions of said first surface of said first absorbent polymer material layer; and b. a second layer comprising: i. a second substrate material having a first surface and a second surface, ii. a second absorbent polymer material layer having a first surface and a second surface, and iii. a second thermoplastic composition; wherein at least portions of said second surface of said second absorbent polymer material layer are in contact with at least portions of said first surface of said second substrate material; wherein at least portions of said second thermoplastic composition are in contact with at least portions of said first surface of said second absorbent polymer material layer; wherein said first layer and said second layer are combined together such that said first thermoplastic composition and said second thermoplastic composition are in direct contact with each other; wherein said first and second absorbent polymer material layers are profiled in the longitudinal direction such that the front half of said absorbent core comprises more than 60% of absorbent capacity of said core; wherein said first absorbent polymer material layer and said second absorbent polymer material layer are each discontinuous layers; wherein said first thermoplastic composition and said second thermoplastic composition each provide cavities to hold the absorbent polymer material of said first absorbent polymer material layer and said second absorbent polymer material layer, respectively; wherein said discontinuous layers are arranged such that said cavities comprising said absorbent polymer material of said first absorbent polymer material layer of said first layer are offset from said cavities comprising said absorbent polymer material of said second absorbent polymer material layer of said second layer.