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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Yasuo Toyoshima, Tochigi, JP;
Ken Nemoto, Tochigi, JP;
Wataru Saka, Tochigi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/14 (2006.01); A61F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A topsheetof an absorbent article is a nonwoven fabric having a plurality of heat fusion jointsformed by embossing. Fibers constituting the nonwoven fabric protrude in the thickness direction of the nonwoven fabric between the jointsto form a plurality of protrusionsandon both the upper and the lower sides of the nonwoven fabric. The base of the individual protrusionsformed on the lower side projects in the planar direction of the nonwoven fabric.