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US 7,678,034 B2Granted
Embossing roll and embossed substrate
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorLee Delson Wilhelm
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Abstract
An apparatus including a surface containing at least one embossing element. The embossing element having a first sidewall angle and a second sidewall angle and wherein the first sidewall angle is different than the second sidewall angle.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a surface containing at least one elongated curvilinear embossing element having a length of about 0.06 inch or greater and a top comprising a flat surface having a width;
- the embossing element having a first sidewall extending from a base to the top having a first sidewall angle, said first sidewall having a length perpendicular to the width of the top surface, and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall, the second sidewall extending from the base to the top and having a second sidewall angle, said second sidewall having a length perpendicular to the width of the top surface;
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- wherein the first sidewall angle is different than the second sidewall angle.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a surface containing at least one elongated curvilinear embossing element having a length of about 0.06 inch or greater and a top comprising a flat surface having a width;
- the embossing element including a pair of exterior first sidewalls extending from a base to the top disposed at a first sidewall angle, said pair of exterior first sidewalls having a length perpendicular to the width of the top surface, and a pair of interior second sidewalls separated by a gap extending from the top towards the base, said pair of interior second sidewalls having a length perpendicular to the width of the top surface, the pair of interior second sidewalls disposed at a second sidewall angle;
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- wherein the first sidewall angle is greater than the second sidewall angle by about 5 degrees or more.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.