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US 6,277,466 B1Granted
Embossed multi ply cellulosic fibrous structure and process for producing the same
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsKevin Benson McNeil, Michael Sean Pratt
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Abstract
An embossed multiple ply paper product having a nested latticework embossment pattern providing a cloth-like, quilted appearance and a process for embossing and bonding such multiple ply paper product. The multiple ply paper product comprises a latticework of cells composed of n rows of embossment elements nested within an interfacing latticework of cells composed of n+1 rows of embossment elements.
Claims12
A multiple ply tissue comprising:
- a first ply having n embossed rows forming a latticework defining a plurality of cells;
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- a second ply having n+1 embossed rows forming a latticework defining a plurality of cells,
- wherein said first ply and said second ply are bonded in a face to face relationship such that the n embossed rows of the first plurality are nested within the n+1 embossed rows of the second ply, and
- wherein said first and second plies are bonded in a nested pattern such that the embossed rows of at least one of the first and second plies support a nonembossed portion of the other ply.
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