SOFT TISSUE PRODUCT COMPRISING COTTON

Title:

SOFT TISSUE PRODUCT COMPRISING COTTON

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/041987

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

The disclosure provides a tissue product comprising at least one multi-layered tissue web that includes a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer. The first fibrous layer comprises wood fibers and the second fibrous layer comprises cotton fibers. Cotton fibers are present within the second fibrous layer in an amount from about 1 to about 2 percent by weight of the layer, in some embodiments from about 5 to about 20 percent by weight of the layer, and in some embodiments, from about 10 to about 15 percent by weight of the layer. The selective incorporation of cotton fibers in the tissue web results in a web having improved handfeel without negatively effecting strength and durability.

Inventors:

ZWICK KENNETH JOHN (US)
WERNER IV JOHN ALEXANDER (US)
REKOSKE MICHAEL JOHN (US)
RIPP RYAN GARY (US)
KRUCHOSKI BENJAMIN JOSEPH (US)

Application Number:

PCT/IB2012/054065

Publication Date:

June 13, 2013

Filing Date:

August 09, 2012

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Assignee:

KIMBERLY CLARK CO (US)
ZWICK KENNETH JOHN (US)
WERNER IV JOHN ALEXANDER (US)
REKOSKE MICHAEL JOHN (US)
RIPP RYAN GARY (US)
KRUCHOSKI BENJAMIN JOSEPH (US)

International Classes:

D21H27/00; A47K10/16; D21H17/02; D21H27/30

Domestic Patent References:

WO2001021873A1

2001-03-29

Foreign References:

US6174412B1	2001-01-16
US20050051286A1	2005-03-10
JP2010090489A	2010-04-22
US20030098135A1	2003-05-29

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