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US 6,787,213 B1Granted
Smooth bulky creped paper product
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsPaul D. Beuther, Richard J. Kamps, Kurt W. Ostermeier
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Abstract
A uniformly smooth Yankee side tissue product is provided. This tissue has the bulk of a creped tissue product but with a substantially smoother Yankee side surface of the sheet.
Claims5
A tissue sheet having a basis weight from about 10 to 25 gsm, a bulk of from about 6 cm3/g to about 15 cm3/g, and a stretch of from about 10% to about 50% in the machine direction;
- and comprising a Yankee side and an off-Yankee side;
- the Yankee side having a surface, said surface having a smooth appearance, said surface further being substantially free from any discernable crepe pattern.
A single ply creped tissue comprising:
- a) a Yankee side and an off-Yankee side;
- b) the Yankee side having a smooth appearance and further having no discernable crepe pattern when viewed with the naked eye;
- c) the off-Yankee side having a crepe pattern that is visible to the naked eye;
- d) a bulk of at least about 6 cm3/g;
- and,
- f) a stretch of at least about 10% in the machine direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.