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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Michael Alan Hermans, Neenah, WI (US);
Samuel August Nelson, Menasha, WI (US);
Mark William Sachs, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides tissue products having increased CD stretch, which may be manufactured using a process in which the nascent web is subjected to two distinct rush transfers. The first rush transfer occurs when the web is transferred from the forming fabric to the transfer fabric, i.e., the 'first position,' and the second occurs when the web is transferred from the transfer fabric to the through-air drying fabric (TAD) fabric, i.e., the 'second position.' The overall speed differential between the forming fabric and the TAD fabric may be, for example, from about 10 to about 50 percent, with the amount of rush transfer being divided between the first and second position in a manner sufficient to achieve the desired CD stretch and other sheet properties.