Claims
- 1. A multi-ply tissue product formed by marrying a first embossed ply with a second ply, said first embossed ply having a TMI sidedness of at least about 0.45 and an embossed area of at least about 2%, wherein the multi-ply tissue product exhibits an overall TMI sidedness of less than about 0.6 and a geometric mean tensile strength of less than about 800 g/3″.
- 2. The product of claim 1, wherein the TMI sidedness of the second ply differs from that of the first by at least about 0.1.
- 3. The product of claim 1, wherein the TMI sidedness of the second ply differs from that of the first by at least about 0.15.
- 4. The product of claim 1, wherein the geometric mean tensile modulus of the multi-ply tissue product is less than about 27.
- 5. The product of claim 1, wherein the geometric mean tensile modulus of the multi-ply tissue product is less than about 25.
- 6. The product of claim 1, wherein the TMI geometric mean friction deviation of the multi-ply tissue product is less than about 0.6.
- 7. The product of claim 1, wherein the TMI geometric mean friction deviation of the multi-ply tissue product is less than about 0.55.
- 8. The product of claim 1, further comprising a GM tensile strength of from about 21 g to about 35 g/3″ width per lb. of basis weight.
- 9. The product of claim 1, further comprising a caliper of at least about 2 mils/8 plies/lb. basis weight.
- 10. The product of claim 1, further comprising a tensile stiffness of less than about 2 g/inch/% strain per lb. of basis weight.
- 11. The product of claim 1, wherein at least one ply has a TMI sidedness of less than about 0.6.
- 12. The product of claim 1, wherein said second ply is embossed.
- 13. The product of claim 1, wherein neither outer surface of said multi-ply tissue has protrusions resulting from said emboss.
- 14. The product of claim 1, wherein said multi-ply tissue is formed from a CWP process.
- 15. The product of claim 1, wherein said multi-ply tissue is formed from a TAD process.
- 16. A multi-ply tissue product formed by marrying a first embossed ply with a second ply, said first embossed ply having a TMI sidedness of at least about 0.45 and an embossed area of at least about 2%, wherein the multi-ply tissue product exhibits an overall TMI sidedness of less than about 0.6 and a geometric mean tensile strength of less than about 35 g/3″ per lb. of basis weight.
- 17. The product of claim 16, wherein the TMI sidedness of the second ply differs from that of the first by at least about 0.1.
- 18. The product of claim 16, wherein the TMI sidedness of the second ply differs from that of the first by at least about 0.15.
- 19. The product of claim 16, wherein the geometric mean tensile modulus of the multi-ply tissue product is less than about 27.
- 20. The product of claim 16, wherein the geometric mean tensile modulus of the multi-ply tissue product is less than about 25.
- 21. The product of claim 16, wherein the TMI geometric mean friction deviation of the multi-ply tissue product is less than about 0.6.
- 22. The product of claim 16, wherein the TMI geometric mean friction deviation of the multi-ply tissue product is less than about 0.55.
- 23. The product of claim 16, further comprising a GM tensile strength of from about 21 g to about 35 g/3″ width per lb. of basis weight.
- 24. The product of claim 16, further comprising a caliper of at least about 2 mils/8 plies/lb. basis weight.
- 25. The product of claim 16, further comprising a tensile stiffness of less than about 2 g/inch/% strain per lb. of basis weight.
- 26. The product of claim 16, wherein at least one ply has a TMI sidedness of less than about 0.6.
- 27. The product of claim 16, wherein said second ply is embossed.
- 28. The product of claim 16, wherein neither outer surface of said multi-ply tissue has protrusions resulting from said emboss.
- 29. The product of claim 16, wherein said multi-ply tissue is formed from a CWP process.
- 30. The product of claim 16, wherein said multi-ply tissue is formed from a TAD process.
- 31. The product of claim 1, wherein said multi-ply tissue comprises more then two piles.
- 32. The product of claim 16, wherein said multi-ply tissue comprises more than two plies.
- 33. The product of claim 1, wherein the embossed area of the first ply is at least about 4%.
- 34. The product of claim 1, wherein the embossed area of the first ply is at least about 8%.
- 35. The product of claim 16, wherein the embossed area of the first ply is at least about 4%.
- 36. The product of claim 16, wherein the embossed area of the first ply is at least about 8%.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 10/112,376, filed Mar. 28, 2002, which claims the benefit of provisional application No. 60/286,887, filed Apr. 27, 2001, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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