Abstract: Absorbent article such as a diaper, pant diaper, incontinence guard, sanitary napkin, wound dressing or the like comprising a layer of continuous fibers (9), so called tow, which is bonded in points, spots or lines in a bonding pattern (10), but where the fibers otherwise are substantially unbonded to each other. The layer can either be used as a liquid acquisition layer (5) in the article under the topsheet (2), as a topsheet (12) or as a combined topsheet and liquid acquisition layer (22).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 9, 1999
Date of Patent:
December 9, 2003
Assignee:
SCA Hygine Products AB
Inventors:
Urban Widlund, Christina Steger, Roy Hansson, Sofia Roxendal, Peter Wessel