Discrete cell arrangements
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsCharles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Osman Polat, Anthony Paul Bankemper
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Abstract
Belts and fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The cells may be discrete knuckles or pillows and the fibrous structures may further comprise an emboss.
Claims28
A fibrous structure comprising a plurality of discrete wet-formed knuckles extending from a pillow surface of the fibrous structure, wherein each of the plurality of discrete wet-formed knuckles comprises a saddle and at least two legs, wherein the plurality of discrete wet-formed knuckles have a Cell Width, a Saddle Height, a Saddle Width, a Leg Length and a Leg Width wherein the pillow surface has a Distance Between Saddles, a Distance Between Cells, a First Leg Separation Distance, a Second Leg Separation Distance, a first pillow density and a second pillow density;
- and wherein:
- a. a ratio of the First Leg Separation Distance to the Distance Between Saddles is between about 0.050 and about 0.99;
- b. a ratio of the Leg Length to the Saddle Height is between about 1.02 and about 24.0;
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- c. the first pillow density is at least 5% different than the second pillow density.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.