Absorbent structures with high strength and low md stretch
AssigneeFirst Quality Tissue, LLC
InventorsJames E. Sealey, II, Justin S. Pence, Marc Paul Begin, Zachary Korkowski, Byrd Tyler Miller, IV
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Abstract
Absorbent product including a laminate of at least two plies, wherein the absorbent product has a measured Y-Connected Area parameter greater than 20 and a Surface Channel Spacing of less than 2.5 mm. The absorbent product has high strength and low machine direction stretch.
Claims37
An absorbent product comprising a laminate of at least two plies, wherein the absorbent product has a measured Y-Connected Area parameter greater than 20, a Surface Channel Spacing of less than 2.5 mm, and a CD wet tensile strength of greater than 80 N/m.
A two-ply disposable towel having a ball burst to MD stretch ratio of greater than 100.
A two-ply disposable towel having a absorbency to MD stretch ratio of greater than 1.2
A two-ply disposable towel having a softness to MD stretch ratio of greater than 4.75.
A two-ply disposable towel having a (softness×ball burst)/MD stretch value greater than 4800.
A two-ply disposable towel having a (ball burst×absorbency)/MD stretch value greater than 1250.
A two-ply disposable towel having a Str value less than 0.15.
A two-ply disposable towel having an Str value of less than 0.15 and a Channel Angle greater than 2 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.