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AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsRalf GEILICH, Vito CARLA, Digvijay RAWAT, Ronda Lynn GLASSMEYER, Pietro CECCHETTO, Christopher Philip BEWICK-SONNTAG, Christian SEIB
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An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious film topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent core being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a bonding layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The body facing surface of the bonding layer has a fibrous matrix comprising cellulosic fibers and thermoplastic fibers, and the garment facing surface of the topsheet is directly bonded to the body facing surface of the bonding layer at discrete adhesive-free bond points.
An absorbent article comprising:
An absorbent article comprising:
The absorbent article of claim 10, wherein the ratio of the basis weight of the cellulosic fibers to the basis weight of the thermoplastic fibers is greater than about 1:1.
The absorbent article of claim 10, wherein the garment facing surface of the bonding layer comprises a carrier web.
An absorbent article comprising:
The absorbent article of claim 18, wherein the ratio of the basis weight of the cellulosic fibers to the basis weight of the thermoplastic fibers is greater than about 1:1.
The absorbent article of claim 19, wherein the ratio of the basis weight of the cellulosic fibers to the basis weight of the thermoplastic fibers is from about 1:1 to about 4:1.
The absorbent article of claim 18, wherein the thermoplastic fibers are bicomponent fibers.
The absorbent article of claim 21, wherein the bicomponent fibers are from about 2 to about 10 decitex.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.