Method for manufacturing a material suitable for use as a top sheet of an absorbent disposable article, and one such material

A top sheet material for an absorbent disposable article, such as a sanitary napkin, an incontinence guard or a diaper, said material comprising:

• a laminate which includes an impervious plastic film and a layer of non-woven material on at least one side of the plastic film,
• said plastic film having been made fluid-permeable by providing said film with a plurality of holes,
• the layer of non-woven material on one side of the plastic film containing depressions or hollows which are located beneath the holes in the plastic film and the depressions or hollows having bottoms which are lined with material that has broken away from said plastic film.

A top sheet material for an absorbent disposable article, such as a sanitary napkin, an incontinence guard or a diaper, said material comprising:

• a laminate which includes an impervious plastic film and a layer of non-woven material on at least one side of the plastic film, wherein the laminate is comprised of an extrusion laminate which includes a plastic film extruded between two layers of non-woven material,
• said plastic film having been made fluid-permeable by providing said film with a plurality of holes,
• the layer of non-woven material on one side of the plastic film containing depressions or hollows which are located beneath the holes in the plastic film and the depressions or hollows having bottoms which are lined with material that has broken away from said plastic film.