Patent ID: 8182728

Claim:
A method comprising: supplying a thin film of molten polymer to a forming screen; applying a pressure differential to said thin film to form a micro-texture on a surface of the film; said microtexture comprising a plurality of protrusions originating on the surface of the film and extending outwardly therefrom; applying a nonwoven fibrous web against the micro-textured surface of said film; feeding said nonwoven fibrous web and said film into a nip formed between a heated pin roller and a female counter roller, said female counter roller having openings therein to receive the pins from said pin roller; urging pins on said heated pin roller through said nonwoven web and said micro-textured film to form macro apertures in said film, said macro apertured comprising conical shaped members protruding away from said film; separating the nonwoven web from the micro-texture surface on said film; wherein the micro-textured surface of said film is not damaged during said macro-aperture formation step.