US 12,753,552 B2 · Web material structuring belt comprising a seam and method for making and using

Abstract

Web material structuring belts that impart texture to a web material during a web material structuring operation/process and/or during a structured web material operation/process wherein the web material structuring belts include one or more seams (“seam-containing web material structuring belts”), method for making same and methods for using same to make structured web materials, such as structured sanitary tissue products such as structured toilet tissue, structured paper towels, structured facial tissue, structured wipes and/or structured components of absorbent products, such as structured top sheets for diapers and/or feminine hygiene products and/or adult incontinence products are provided.

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Dependent claims

A web material structuring belt comprising:

a. a support layer;
and
b. a structuring layer;
wherein at least one of the support layer and the structuring layer comprises a seam that is associated with the other layer;
and
wherein the structuring layer material seam comprises three-dimensional features that extend into the support layer by a depth of from between about 30 μm and about 5000 μm.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Web material structuring belt comprising a seam and method for making and using

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Web material structuring belt comprising a seam and method for making and using

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