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Tissue containing relatively high basis weight buckled regions

  • US 20070131367A1
  • Filed: 12/12/2005
  • Published: 06/14/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of making a tissue or towel sheet comprising:

  • (a) forming a wet tissue web by depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a forming fabric;

    (b) transferring the wet tissue web to a molding fabric which imparts a three-dimensional contour to the web, said contour having spaced-apart elongated elevated regions aligned in the machine direction;

    (c) removing the wet molded web from the molding fabric; and

    (d) flattening the molded web, wherein elongated machine direction-oriented buckled regions are created, said buckled regions having a basis weight that is higher than the average basis weight of the web.

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