High bulk rolled tissue products
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMichael Alan Hermans, Samuel August Nelson, Paulin Pawar, Frank Stephen Hada, Robert Eugene Krautkramer
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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.
Claims20
A rolled tissue product comprising a multi-ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the tissue web having a basis weight less than about 40 gsm and an Absorbency greater than about 17 grams per gram.
A rolled tissue product comprising a multi-ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the spirally wound roll having a Kershaw Firmness less than about 5.0 mm and a Roll Bulk greater than about 10 cc/g, and the tissue web having a basis weight greater than about 40 gsm.
A rolled tissue product comprising a multi-ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the multi-ply tissue web comprising at least a first ply and a second ply, wherein the first ply is a creped through air dried web, the multi-ply tissue web having a basis weight from about 40 to about 48 gsm and a CD Stretch greater than about 11 percent, the wound roll having a Roll Bulk greater than about 16 cc/g.
A rolled tissue product comprising a multi-ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the multi-ply tissue web comprising at least a first ply and a second ply, wherein the first ply is a creped through air dried web, the multi-ply tissue web having a basis weight less than about 40 gsm, the wound roll having a Roll Bulk greater than about 18 cc/g.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.