High bulk rolled tissue products
View Patent ↗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.
1. 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.
2. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein at least one ply of the multi-ply tissue web comprises a through-air dried web.
3. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the roll bulk is about 17 cc/g or greater.
4. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the roll bulk is about 18 cc/g or greater.
5. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the Kershaw firmness is less than about 8 mm.
6. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the Kershaw firmness is from about 5 mm to about 8 mm.
7. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the geometric mean tensile strength of the tissue web is about 900 g/3 inches or greater.
8. The tissue product of claim 1 wherein the geometric mean tensile strength of the tissue web is from about 900 g/3 inches to about 1300 g/3 inches.
9. The tissue product of claim 1 wherein the CD stretch of the tissue web is greater than about 10 percent.
10. The tissue product of claim 1 wherein the CD stretch of the tissue web is from about 10 to about 15 percent.
11. The tissue product of claim 1 wherein the Burst Strength of the tissue web is greater than about 1000 grams.
12. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the multi-ply tissue web comprises two plies.
13. The tissue product of claim 12 , wherein the two plies comprise through-air dried webs.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein at least one ply of the multi-ply tissue web comprises an uncreped through-air dried web.
17. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the roll bulk is from about 18 to about 22 cc/g.
18. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the Kershaw firmness is from about 5 to about 9 mm.
19. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the basis weight of the tissue web is from about 32 to about 38 gsm.
20. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the geometric mean tensile strength of the tissue web is about 900 g/3 inches or greater.
21. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the geometric mean tensile strength of the tissue web is from about 900 to about 1300 g/3 inches.
22. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the CD stretch of the tissue web is greater than about 7 percent.
23. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the CD stretch of the tissue web is greater than about 10 percent.
24. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the CD stretch of the tissue web is from about 13 to about 15 percent.
25. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the Absorbency is greater than about 16 grams per gram.
26. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the tissue web comprises two plies.
27. The tissue product of claim 26 , wherein the two plies comprise uncreped through-air dried webs.
28. 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.
29. The tissue product of claim 28 , wherein at least one ply of the multi-ply tissue web comprises an uncreped through-air dried web.
30. The tissue product of claim 28 , wherein the multi-ply tissue web comprises two plies.
31. The tissue product of claim 28 , wherein the Kershaw firmness is from about 3 to about 5 mm.
32. The tissue product of claim 28 , wherein the geometric mean tensile strength of the tissue web is from about 900 to about 1300 g/3 inches.
33. The tissue product of claim 29 wherein the CD stretch of the tissue web is from about 7 to about 12 percent.
34. 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.
35. The tissue product of claim 34 , wherein at least one ply of the multi-ply tissue web comprises an uncreped through-air dried web.
36. The tissue product of claim 34 , wherein the multi-ply tissue web comprises two plies.
37. The tissue product of claim 34 , wherein the Kershaw firmness is from about 3 to about 5 mm.
38. The tissue product of claim 34 , wherein the geometric mean tensile strength of the tissue web is from about 900 to about 1300 g/3 inches.
39. The tissue product of claim 34 , wherein the CD stretch of the tissue web is from about 7 to about 12 percent.
40. The tissue product of claim 34 , wherein the MMD of the tissue web is from about 0.01 to about 0.02.
41. The tissue product of claim 34 , wherein the Shear Rigidity of the tissue web is from about 3 to about 5.