Overall printing of tissue webs
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsEdward H. Grupe, Lee P. Garvey, Mike T. Goulet
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Abstract
Printing of a surface of a tissue web, such as used for facial and bath tissue, with a colorant in a pattern of small colored areas. From about 5 to about 25 percent of the surface is covered by the small colored areas, so that the surface macroscopically appears to be a solid color.
Claims12
A method of making a colored creped tissue web comprising printing the surface of one side of a dry, creped tissue web with a colorant applied in a pattern of small colored areas such that substantially the entire surface of the printed side of the creped tissue web macroscopically appears to be a solid color while the unprinted side of the creped tissue web appears to be substantially uncolored, wherein the percentage of the surface area of the printed side of the creped tissue web covered by the small colored areas is from about 5 to about 25 percent and wherein the properties of the creped tissue web are substantially unaffected.
A method of making a colored creped tissue web comprising printing the surface of one side of a dry, creped tissue web with a colored dye in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 3 milligrams per square inch of surface, said colored dye applied in a pattern of small colored areas such that substantially the entire surface of the printed side of the creped tissue web macroscopically appears to be a solid color while the unprinted side of the creped tissue web appears to be substantially uncolored, wherein the percentage of the surface area of the printed side of the creped tissue web covered by the small colored areas is from about 5 to about 25 percent and wherein the properties of the creped tissue web are substantially unaffected.
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