Textured tissue sheets having highlighted design elements
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMark Burazin, Cristina Mullally, Andrew Bakken, Robert Krautkramer
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Abstract
Textured non-woven webs, papermaking fabrics and tissue sheets made using the textured papermaking fabrics can contain design elements set in highlight areas which make the design elements more visible.
Claims47
A tissue sheet having a textured background surface containing a highlight area surrounding a design element.
A tissue sheet having a textured background surface containing a highlight area.
A papermaking fabric having a textured background sheet-contacting surface containing a highlight area surrounding a design element.
A papermaking fabric having a textured background sheet-contacting surface containing a highlight area.
A non-woven web having a textured background surface containing a highlight area.
A method of modifying the surface of a non-woven web comprising:
- (a) providing a pattern roll having a textured background surface containing a highlight area;
- (b) contacting the textured surface of the pattern roll with a thermoplastic non-woven web;
- (c) conforming the non-woven web to the textured surface of the pattern roll by drawing and/or blowing hot-air through the non-woven web;
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- (d) cooling the resulting textured non-woven web.
A method of making a tissue sheet comprising:
- (a) depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a forming fabric, thereby forming a wet tissue web;
- (b) transferring the wet tissue web to a papermaking fabric having a textured background sheet-contacting surface containing a highlight area;
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- (c) drying the wet tissue web.
A method of forming an air-laid web comprising depositing a pneumatic suspension of fibers onto a papermaking fabric having a textured background surface containing a highlight area.
A method of modifying the surface of a non-woven web comprising:
- (a) providing a papermaking fabric having a textured background surface containing a highlight area;
- (b) contacting the textured surface of the papermaking fabric with a thermoplastic non-woven web;
- (c) conforming the non-woven web to the textured surface of the papermaking fabric by drawing and/or blowing hot air through the non-woven web;
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- (d) cooling the resulting textured non-woven web.
A vacuum roll covered with a woven metal wire mesh fabric embossed with a textured background surface containing a highlight area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.