Shear-calendering processes for making rolled tissue products having high bulk, softness and firmness

• Main Authors: TROXELL CLAYTON C, CHANG SHARON S, HERMANS MICHAEL ALAN, BAGGOT JAMES LEO, BAUM TAMMY L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.03.2009
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES FOR PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; CALENDERS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PAPER-MAKING; PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE; PULP COMPOSITIONS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G

Spirally wound paper products are disclosed having desirable roll firmness characteristics and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from a single ply tissue web formed according to various processes. Once formed, the tissue web is subjected to a shear-calendering device that increases the fuzz-on-edge properties of the web and preserves the bulk of the web when wound.