High bulk rolled tissue products
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMichael Alan Hermans, Samuel August Nelson, Paulin Pawar
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Abstract
Spirally wound paper products are disclosed having desirable roll bulk, firmness and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from a multiple ply tissue webs formed according to various processes. Tissue webs having basis weights greater than about 40 grams per square meter were wound into rolls having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 9 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 15 cc/g. Similarly, tissue webs having basis weights less than about 40 grams per square meter were wound into rolls having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 9 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 18 cc/g.
Claims41
A rolled tissue product comprising a multi-ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the wound roll having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 9 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 15 cc/g, the tissue web having a basis weight of greater than about 40 gsm.
A rolled tissue product comprising a through-air dried multi-ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the wound roll having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 9 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 15 cc/g, the tissue web having a basis weight of greater than about 40 gsm, a Burst Strength greater than about 1000 grams and a geometric mean tensile strength from about 900 to about 1300 g/3 inches.
A rolled tissue product comprising a multi-ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the wound roll having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 9 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 18 cc/g, the tissue web having a basis weight less than about 40 gsm.
A rolled tissue product comprising a multi-ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the wound roll having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 10 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 18 cc/g, the multi-ply tissue web having a first and a second surface, the first surface having a Surface Smoothness from about 0.15 to about 0.25 MIU, wherein the web has a basis weight less than about 50 gsm.
A rolled tissue product comprising a multi-ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the wound roll having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 5 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 10 cc/g, the multi-ply tissue web having a first and a second surface, the first surface having a Surface Smoothness greater than about 0.15 MIU, wherein the web has a basis weight greater than about 40 gsm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.