Fibrous structures
A fibrous structure. The structure includes a plurality of semi-continuous knuckles extending from portions of the surface of the fibrous structure in a parallel path, wherein the plurality of semi-continuous knuckles are separated by adjacent semi-continuous pillow regions. Each semi-continuous knuckle comprises a plurality of discrete pillows, the plurality of discrete pillows are arranged in a spaced configuration along the path of each of the semi-continuous knuckle.
1. A fibrous structure, comprising:
a plurality of MD-continuous knuckles extending from a surface of the fibrous structure in a parallel path, wherein the plurality of MD-continuous knuckles are separated in the CD by MD-continuous pillow regions;
wherein each MD-continuous knuckle comprises a plurality of discrete pillows, the plurality of discrete pillows are arranged in a spaced configuration along the plurality of MD-continuous knuckles, such that the discrete pillows are formed within side edges of the plurality of MD-continuous knuckles;
wherein the MD-continuous knuckles are wave-form in shape, and wherein the MD-continuous pillow regions have the same wave-form shape as the MD-continuous knuckles.
2. The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein all of the MD-continuous knuckles each have a generally equal width.
3. The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein all of the MD-continuous pillows each have a generally equal width.
4. The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the discrete pillows have a circular shape.
5. The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the discrete pillows has a shape selected from the group consisting of circle, ellipse, oval, triangle, square, and dogbone.
6. The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous structure comprises two plies.
7. The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous structure is embossed.
8. The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous structure is creped.
9. The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous structure is through air dried.
10. The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous structure is one of a paper towel or bath tissue.
11. A fibrous structure, comprising:
a plurality of MD-continuous knuckles extending from a surface of the fibrous structure in a parallel path, wherein the plurality of MD-continuous knuckles are separated in the CD by MD-continuous pillow regions;
wherein each MD-continuous pillow comprises a plurality of discrete knuckles, the plurality of discrete knuckles are arranged in a spaced configuration along the plurality of MD-continuous pillows, such that the discrete knuckles are formed within side edges of the plurality of MD-continuous pillows; and
wherein the MD-continuous pillows are wave-form in shape, and wherein the MD-continuous knuckle regions have the same wave-form shape as the MD-continuous pillows.