Top sheet for absorbent article, process for its production and absorbent article employing the same

A top sheet for an absorbent article, the top sheet comprising:

• a plurality of fused compressed sections;
• a plurality of non-fused compressed sections alternately arranged with respect to the plurality of fused compressed sections;
• and
• low density regions surrounding the plurality of fused compressed sections and below the plurality of non-fused compressed sections,
• wherein
• the non-fused compressed sections have uppermost sections, lowermost sections opposite to the uppermost sections in a thickness direction of the top sheet, and recesses adjacent to the lowermost sections,
• surfaces of the recesses are located higher than surfaces of the lowermost sections in the thickness direction, and
• a density of the top sheet in the low density regions is lower than in the lowermost sections.