JaeEun Park, Yongin-Si, Korea; Franz Aschenbrenner, Kastl, Germany; and Caishan Tan, Yongin-Si, Korea.
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark, Neenah, WI.

Filed: 12/30/14
Issued: 9/8/20

An absorbent article having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, and a depth direction, said absorbent article having absorbent article opposing first and second longitudinal ends, and absorbent article opposing lateral side edges extending between said absorbent article opposing first and second longitudinal ends, said absorbent article comprising: a liquid permeable first topsheet layer having first topsheet layer opposing lateral side edges, and first topsheet layer opposing longitudinal ends; a liquid permeable second topsheet layer subjacent, along said absorbent article depth direction, to said liquid permeable first topsheet layer, said liquid permeable second topsheet layer having second topsheet layer opposing lateral side edges, and second topsheet layer opposing longitudinal ends, and being attached at two opposing attachment zones to said liquid permeable first topsheet layer along or adjacent said first topsheet layer opposing lateral side edges, such that said liquid permeable first topsheet layer is unattached to said liquid permeable second topsheet layer at said first topsheet layer opposing longitudinal ends, and further such that continuous unattached areas are present at least partially across the absorbent article transverse direction between said two opposing attachment zones, said first and second liquid permeable topsheet layers being unattached from one another at said continuous unattached areas; a liquid impermeable backsheet layer; at least one absorbent core layer sandwiched between said liquid permeable second topsheet layer and said liquid impermeable backsheet layer along the absorbent article depth direction; wherein said liquid permeable first topsheet layer is apertured such that there is at least one uninterrupted aperture opening extending through the entire thickness of said liquid permeable first topsheet layer to said liquid permeable second topsheet layer; and wherein said article includes an additional layer subjacent to said liquid permeable second topsheet layer in the article depth direction, said additional layer including an aperture opening that is aligned with said aperture opening of said liquid permeable first topsheet layer along the article depth direction, and is sized and shaped similarly to said first topsheet layer aperture opening.