Reduced ply separation tail seal

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

• the initial sheet of the roll of multi-ply tissue product has a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll, a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll at a line of perforation and a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet is folded inwardly forming a transversely folded exterior ply having a folded interior ply nested in-between and defining a doubled over tail tab at the fold extending transversely across the tail;
• an adhesive bond extends over an area spaced from the distal edge of the initial sheet adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• said adhesive bond penetrates outwardly through the distal portion of the interior ply of the folded initial sheet to the proximal portion of the interior ply of the folded interior ply of the initial sheet and thence to the proximal portion of the folded exterior ply of the initial sheet;
• said adhesive bond penetrates inwardly through the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent said adhesive bond adhering said exterior ply to the interior ply thereof;
• 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 multi-ply tissue product;
• and
• wherein the medial portion of the initial sheet comprising a doubled over tail tab has a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

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

• a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll at a line of perforation;
• and
• a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being folded inwardly forming a transversely folded tail tab extending across the tail and having a primary adhesive bond:
• extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the initial sheet;
• and
• adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply 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 multi-ply tissue product, said folded tail tab projecting from said roll and having a length of between ¼″ and 2¼″ and wherein the medial portion of the initial sheet comprising a folded tail tab has a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

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

• a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll at a line of perforation;
• and
• a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being folded inwardly forming a transversely folded tail tab extending across the tail and having an adhesive bond:
• extending over an area adjacent the distal edge of the initial sheet;
• and
• adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• the dry tensile strength of the projecting folded 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 multi-ply tissue product and wherein the medial portion of the initial sheet comprising a folded tail tab has a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

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

• a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll at a line of perforation;
• and
• a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being folded inwardly forming a transversely folded tail tab extending across the tail and having an adhesive bond;
• extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the initial sheet;
• and
• adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• 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 multi-ply tissue product and wherein the medial portion of the initial sheet comprising a folded tail tab has a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

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

• a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll at a line of perforation;
• and
• a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being folded inwardly forming a transversely folded tail tab extending across the tail and having a primary adhesive bond;
• extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the initial sheet;
• and
• adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• the strength of the primary adhesive bond being at least about 50 g/3″ but no more than about 300 g/3″;
• said primary adhesive bond penetrating inwardly through the exterior ply of a multi-ply tissue sheet underlying the tissue sheet inwardly adjacent to said adhesive bond and forming an interior subsidiary bond adhering the exterior ply of that multi-ply tissue sheet to the interior ply of the multi-ply tissue sheet thereof;
• 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 multi-ply tissue product and wherein the medial portion of the initial sheet comprising a folded tail tab has a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

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

• a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll at a line of perforation;
• and
• a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being folded inwardly forming a transversely folded tail tab extending across the tail and having an adhesive bond:
• extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the initial sheet;
• and
• adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• the strength of the adhesive bond being no more than about 75% of the machine direction dry tensile strength of the multi-ply tissue product;
• 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 multi-ply tissue product and wherein the medial portion of the initial sheet comprising a folded tail tab which has a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.

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

• a distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll at a line of perforation;
• and
• a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being folded inwardly forming a transversely folded tail tab extending across the tail, and having an adhesive bond;
• extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the initial sheet;
• adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• the strength of the adhesive bond being no more than about 75% of the machine direction dry tensile strength of the multi-ply tissue product;
• 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 multi-ply tissue product and wherein the folded tail tab has a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply 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;

• 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 at a line of perforation and a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being folded inwardly forming a transversely folded exterior sheet and defining a doubled over tail tab extending across the width of the tail at the fold with the distal edge of the exterior sheet being located inwardly of the doubled over free end defining said doubled over tail tab, said transversely folded exterior sheet having;
• an adhesive bond extending over an area spaced from the distal edge of the initial sheet adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior sheet to the exterior of the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• said adhesive bond penetrating outwardly through the distal portion of the folded exterior initial sheet to the proximal portion of the folded exterior sheet;
• 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 wherein the doubled over tail tab has a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal portion of the initial sheet 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 at a line of perforation and a medial portion in-between;
• and
• b. the distal portion of the initial sheet is folded inwardly forming a transversely folded exterior sheet defining a doubled over tail tab extending across the tail at the fold with the distal edge of the exterior sheet being located inwardly of the doubled over tail tab, said transversely folded exterior sheet having;
• an adhesive bond extending over an area overlapping the distal edge of the initial sheet adhering both the distal and proximal portions of the folded exterior sheet to the exterior of the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• said adhesive bond penetrating outwardly through the distal portion of the folded exterior initial sheet to the proximal portion of the folded exterior sheet;
• 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 wherein the medial portion of the initial sheet comprises said doubled over tail tab, which has a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply 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 distal portion spaced away from the remainder of the roll;
• a proximal portion adjoining the remainder of the roll at a line of perforation;
• and
• a medial portion in-between;
• the distal portion of the initial sheet being folded forming a transversely folded doubled over tail tab extending across the tail at the fold with the distal edge of the initial sheet being located inwardly of the doubled over tail tab, said doubled over tail tab having an adhesive bond;
• extending over an area of the distal and proximal portions of the initial sheet;
• adhering the distal and proximal portions of the folded initial sheet to the exterior of the next interior sheet of tissue inwardly adjacent thereto;
• 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
• wherein the medial portion of the initial sheet comprises the doubled over tail tab, said doubled over tail tab having a dry tensile strength of at least 1½ times the strength of the adhesive bond adhering the distal portion of the folded exterior ply to the exterior ply of the next interior sheet of multi-ply tissue inwardly adjacent thereto.