Reduced ply separation tail seal

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, wherein:

• a. the tail of the roll of tissue product has a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll, a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll and a medial portion in-between;
• b. the distal portion of the tail being transversely folded over thereby forming a transverse fold and a folded tail seal tab extending across the tail;
• c. an adhesive bond extends over an area spaced from the distal edge of the tail adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• d. said adhesive bond penetrates through the distal portion of the folded tail and the proximal portion of the tail;
• e. the area over which said adhesive bond extends neither spans nor adjoins a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product;
• and
• f. the medial portion of the tail comprising the folded tail seal tab, the folded tail seal tab having a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, the tail of the roll of tissue product having:

• a. a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• b. a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll;
• and
• c. a medial portion in-between;
• d. the distal portion of the tail being transversely folded, thereby forming a transverse fold and a folded tail tab extending across the tail, said distal portion of the tail having a primary adhesive bond;
• i) extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the tail;
• ii) adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• the area over which said primary adhesive bond extends neither spanning nor adjoining a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product, said folded tail tab projecting from said roll and having a length of between ¼″ and 2¼″, and the medial portion of the tail comprises the folded tail tab, the folded tail tab having a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, the tail of the roll of tissue product having:

• a. a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• b. a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll;
• and
• c. a medial portion in between;
• the distal portion of the tail being transversely folded, thereby forming a transverse fold and a folded tail tab extending across the tail, said distal portion of the tail having an adhesive bond;
• i) extending over an area adjacent the distal edge of the tail;
• ii) adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• the dry tensile strength of the projecting folded over tail tab exceeding 400 g/in and the caliper thereof exceeding one mil;
• the area over which said adhesive bond extends neither spanning nor adjoining a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product and the medial portion of the tail comprises the folded tail tab, the folded tail tab having a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, the tail of the roll of tissue product having:

• a. a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• b. a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll;
• and
• c. a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being transversely folded, thereby forming a transverse fold and a folded tail tab extending across the tail, said distal portion of the initial sheet having an adhesive bond;
• i) extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the tail;
• ii) adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• iii) the strength of the adhesive bond being at least about 50 g/3″ but no more than about 300 g/3″;
• the area over which said adhesive bond extends neither spanning nor adjoining a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product and the medial portion of the tail comprises the folded tail tab, the folded tail tab having a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, the tail of the roll of tissue product having:

• a. a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• b. a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll;
• and
• c. a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being folded inwardly along a transverse fold line, thereby forming a transverse fold and a folded tail tab extending across the distal portion, said distal portion of the initial sheet having a primary adhesive bond;
• i) extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the initial sheet;
• ii) adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• iii) the strength of the primary adhesive bond being at least about 50 g/3″ but no more than about 300 g/3″;
• iv) said primary adhesive bond joining the innermost of the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next underlying tissue sheet and penetrating inwardly through the portion of the tail adjacent to said adhesive bond and forming an subsidiary bond adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to each other;
• the area over which said adhesive bond extends neither spanning nor adjoining a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product and the medial portion of the tail comprising the folded tail tab having a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, the initial sheet of the roll of tissue product having:

• a. a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• b. a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll;
• and
• c. a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being folded along a transverse fold line, thereby forming a transverse fold and a folded tail tab extending across the distal portion, said distal portion of the initial sheet having an adhesive bond;
• i) extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the tail;
• ii) adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• iii) the strength of the adhesive bond being no more than about 75% of the machine direction dry tensile strength of the tissue product;
• iv) the area over which said adhesive bond extends neither spanning nor adjoining a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product.

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, the tail of the roll of tissue product having:

• a. a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• b. a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll;
• and
• c. a medial portion in between;
• the distal portion of the tail being folded inwardly along a transverse fold line, thereby forming a transverse fold and a folded tail tab extending across the tail, and having an adhesive bond;
• i) extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the tail;
• ii) adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• iii) the strength of the adhesive bond being no more than about 75% of the machine direction dry tensile strength of the tissue product;
• and
• the area over which said adhesive bond extends neither spanning nor adjoining a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product.

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, wherein:

• a. the tail of the roll of tissue product has a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll, a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll and a medial portion in-between;
• b. the distal portion of the tail being folded along a transverse fold line, thereby forming a transverse fold and a folded exterior sheet extending across the tail;
• c. a primary adhesive bond extends over an area spaced from the distal edge of the tail adheres the innermost of the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• d. said primary adhesive bond penetrates and joins distal and proximal portions of the tail to each other;
• e. the area over which said primary adhesive bond extends neither spanning nor adjoining a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product;
• and
• f. the medial portion of the tail comprises a folded tail tab having a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, wherein:

• a. the initial sheet of the roll of tissue product has a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll, a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll and a medial portion in-between;
• b. the distal portion of the tail being folded along a transverse fold line, thereby forming a transverse fold extending across the tail;
• c. an adhesive bond extends over an area overlapping the distal edge of the tail adhering both the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the exterior of the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• d. the area over which said adhesive bond extends neither spanning nor adjoining a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product;
• and
• e. the medial portion of the tail comprises a folded tail tab having a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, the tail of the roll of tissue product having:

• a. a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• b. a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll;
• and
• c. a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the tail being folded transversely, thereby forming a transverse fold and a folded tail tab extending across the tail, said folded tail tab having an adhesive bond;
• i) extending over an area of the distal and proximal portions of the tail;
• ii) adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the exterior of the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• iii) the strength of the adhesive bond being at least about 50 g/3″ but no more than about 300 g/3″;
• the area over which said adhesive bond extends neither spanning nor adjoining a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product and the medial portion of the tail comprising the folded tail tab, the folded tail tab having a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

A roll of tissue product comprising a plurality of sheets of tissue, each sheet separated from the others by lines of perforation, wherein:

• a. the free end of the roll of tissue product has a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll, a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll and a medial portion in-between;
• b. the distal portion of the free end being folded along a transversely extending fold line, thereby forming a tail seal tab extending across the distal portion;
• c. an adhesive bond extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the free end adhering the distal portion thereof to the next interior sheet of tissue adjacent thereto;
• d. said adhesive bond penetrating outwardly through both the distal portion of the folded free end and the proximal portion of the free end;
• e. the area over which said adhesive bond extends neither spanning nor adjoining a line of perforation joining sheets in the initial four sheets of the roll of tissue product;
• and
• f. the medial portion of the tail comprises a folded tail seal tab having a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal and proximal portions of the tail to the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.