Fused laminated fabric and panty liner including same

Claim 1

A panty liner to be worn in the crotch portion of an undergarment comprising: a first fibrous layer having first and second oppositely facing major surfaces, said first major surface of said first fibrous layer being adapted to be disposed against the body; an absorbent core smaller in external dimensions than said first fibrous layer and positioned in juxtaposed relationship with respect to the second major surface thereof; liquid repellent means generally coextensive in external dimension with the external dimensions of said absorbent core and positioned in juxtaposed relationship with respect thereto; and a second fibrous layer of base fibers and fusible fibers, said layer having substantially the same size and shape as said first fibrous layer, said second fibrous layer having first and second oppositely facing major surfaces, the first major surface of said second fibrous layer being positioned in face-to-face juxtaposition with said liquid repellent means and with the peripheral portion of the second major surface of said first fibrous layer outwardly of said liquid repellent means, the fibers in said second fibrous layer being arranged in a regular repeating pattern of entangled region of higher density than the average density of the layer and interconnected fibers extending between the entangled fiber regions, said interconnecting fibers being randomly entangled with each other in said entangled regions, said heat fusible fibers being present at least at the first major surface of said second fibrous layer, at least some of said heat fusible fibers in the peripheral portion of said second fibrous layer being fused to fibers in the peripheral portion of said first fibrous layer, whereby said first and second fibrous layers are secured to one another and said absorbent core and said liquid repellent means are retained therebetween.