Modified linkbelt molding and throughdrying fabrics
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMark Alan Burazin, Andrew Peter Bakken
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Abstract
Throughdried tissue sheets can be made using a linkbelt throughdrying fabric and/or transfer fabric. In particular, linkbelts can be modified with topically-applied materials, such as extruded or printed silicone materials, in a pattern that provides an overall background texture and/or a decorative design that is imparted to the resulting tissue.
Claims25
A modified linkbelt.
A method of making a tissue sheet comprising depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a forming fabric to form a wet web having a consistency of from about 20 to about 40 percent, transferring the wet web to a linkbelt and throughdrying the web to produce a tissue sheet.
A method of making a tissue sheet comprising depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a forming fabric to form a wet web having a consistency of from about 20 to about 40 percent, transferring the wet web to a modified linkbelt and throughdrying the web to produce a tissue sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.