Patent ID: 7090667

Claim:
A method of forming an absorbent core comprising the steps of: a) forming a first absorbent into a shaped configuration from an elongated strip of a stabilized airlaid material constructed of a blend of a first group of fibers, a binder and a superabsorbent, said first adsorbent having a predetermined basis weight and being compressed in a substantially dry condition after being heat cured at a temperature of about 165 degrees Celsius for a time of from between about 8 seconds to about 10 seconds to a density ranging from between about 0.09 g/cm 3 to about 0.3 g/cm 3. b) forming a second absorbent of double its thickness from an elongated strip of stabilized material, said stabilized material containing a superabsorbent, said second absorbent having a basis weight which is greater than the basis weight of said first absorbent; c) positioning said second absorbent directly below and in contact with said first absorbent to form said absorbent core; and d) wherein said stabilized material used to form said first and second absorbents is the same composition.