Low stiffness multi-ply tissue product
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsJason D. Hanke, Michaela A. Busch, Jessica J. O'Connor, Mark W. Sachs, Kevin J. Vogt, Erin A. McCormick
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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsJason D. Hanke, Michaela A. Busch, Jessica J. O'Connor, Mark W. Sachs, Kevin J. Vogt, Erin A. McCormick
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Disclosed are multi-ply tissue products, particularly creped and through-air dried tissue products, having cloth like properties, such as good drapability and durability. For example, the products generally comprise two plies and have a geometric mean slope (GM Slope) less than about 10.0 kg and a geometric mean tensile energy absorption (GM TEA) of about 15 g·cm/cm2 or greater. In certain instances, the tissue products also have a low degree of stiffness, such as a Stiffness Index less than about 5.00. The tissue products may be prepared from webs manufactured by a print-crepe process that deposits a latex polymer on at least one of the outer surfaces of the tissue web.
A multi-ply tissue product comprising a first creped tissue ply and a second creped tissue ply, the multi-ply tissue product having a basis weight from about 45 to about 65 grams per square meter (qsm), a geometric mean tensile strength (GMT) from about 1,500 to about 2,500 g/3″, a geometric mean slope (GM Slope) from about 4.0 to about 10.0 kg and a bulk greater than about 12.0 cc/g.
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