Global Patent Index - EP 2088237 A1

EP 2088237 A1 20090812 - High basis weight TAD towel prepared from coarse furnish

Title (en)

High basis weight TAD towel prepared from coarse furnish

Title (de)

Hochgewichtiges TAD-Handtuch aus einer groben Stoffmischung

Title (fr)

Serviette TAD à poids de base élevé préparée à partir d'une composition brute

Publication

EP 2088237 A1 20090812 (EN)

Application

EP 09001039 A 20090126

Priority

  • US 2554908 P 20080201
  • US 35752409 A 20090122

Abstract (en)

Kitchen roll toweling having surprising softness, absorbency and bulk is formed from a furnish comprising long cellulosic fiber having: (i) average weight-weighted fiber length of at least 2.5 mm; coarseness at least 15.5 mg/100 mm; and a Canadian Standard freeness of at least 600 ml combined with (ii) short cellulosic fiber having an average weight-weighted fiber length of at most 1.9 mm having a Canadian Standard freeness of at least 500 ml in a weight ratio of short fiber to long fiber of at least 0.25 to 1.0 to form a nascent web having a consistency in the range from about 10% to about 35% which is rush transferred from one fabric to another at a speed differential of at least about 15%, and creping the web from a Yankee dryer while controlling the real crepe to at most 3% and thereafter converting the web to form a two ply product having a basis weight of at least 29 lb/rm and caliper of at least 220 mils/8 sheets.

IPC 8 full level

D21F 5/18 (2006.01); D21F 11/00 (2006.01); D21H 27/00 (2006.01); D21H 27/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D21F 5/182 (2013.01); D21F 11/006 (2013.01); D21H 27/002 (2013.01); D21H 27/40 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2088237 A1 20090812; CA 2651127 A1 20090801

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09001039 A 20090126; CA 2651127 A 20090126