US 11,111,633 B2 · Tissue products having macrofolds

Abstract

The present invention provides multi-ply tissue products having distinctly different first and second outer surfaces or sides. The two-sidedness is generally provided by forming one of the surfaces from a tissue ply having a plurality of macrofolds and the other side from a substantially planar tissue ply. The first ply may be attached to the second ply at longitudinally spaced apart points that define a macrofold therebetween. The length of tissue between the points of attachment may form a wave-like structure having an amplitude and wavelength and having a transversely orientated void that extends from a first edge to a second edge of the tissue. The combination of these elements provides a tissue product that is both aesthetically pleasing and well suited to cleaning due to the large amount of surface area created by the macrofolds.

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Dependent claims

A tissue product having a machine direction (MD) and a cross-machine direction (CD), a first upper surface and an opposed bottom surface, the product comprising:

a first tissue ply having a basis weight from about 10 to about 45 grams per square meter (gsm) and sheet bulk greater than about 5 cubic centimeters per gram (cc/g) and a first MD length,
a second tissue ply having a basis weight from about 10 to about 45 grams per square meter (gsm) and sheet bulk greater than about 5 cubic centimeters per gram (cc/g) and a second MD Length,
a plurality of substantially CD orientated lines of perforation spaced apart from one another in the MD and defining a plurality of sheets therebetween, the sheets having a sheet length (L);
wherein the first MD Length is substantially equal to the sheet length (L) and the second MD Length is at least about 150 percent of the sheet length (L).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Tissue products having macrofolds

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