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 tissue web having a basis weight greater than about 40 grams per square meter (gsm) and a CD Stretch greater than about 12%, the rolled tissue product having a roll bulk greater than about 16 cubic centimeters per gram (cc/g).
2. The rolled tissue product of claim 1 having a Kershaw Firmness from about 5 to about 8.
3. The rolled tissue product of claim 1 having a roll bulk from about 16 to about 20 cc/g.
4. The rolled tissue product of claim 1 wherein the tissue web has a basis weight from about 40 to about 50 gsm.
5. The rolled tissue product of claim 1 wherein the tissue web has a geometric mean tensile (GMT) from about 500 to about 800 g/3″.
6. The rolled tissue product of claim 1 wherein the tissue web comprises at least one through-air dried ply.
7. The rolled tissue product of claim 1 wherein the tissue web comprises two through-air dried plies.