ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING VERTICALLY ORIENTATED ABSORBENT MEMBERS AND METHOD FOR FORMING

摘要

Absorbent pad assemblies and articles are provided which include adjacent noncontinuous vertically orientated absorbent members, horizontally displaced relative to each other along the entire vertical heights thereof and forming a vertically disposed surface interface therebetween. Also provided is a method for forming an absorbent structure wherein absorbent members are adjacently disposed and orientated such as to have a specifically desired ratio of horizontal width to vertical height.