Patent ID: 8293072
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: B31F,D21F,D21H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An absorbent sheet of cellulosic fibers that has an upper side and a lower side, the absorbent sheet comprising: (i) a plurality of fiber-enriched hollow domed regions projecting from the upper side of the sheet, the hollow domed regions having sidewalls and a local basis weight that is higher than a mean basis weight of the sheet; (ii) connecting regions forming a network interconnecting the hollow domed regions of the sheet, the connecting regions having a local basis weight that is lower than the local basis weight of the hollow domed regions; and (iii) transition areas with consolidated fibrous regions that transition from the connecting regions into the hollow domed regions, by extending upwardly and inwardly from the connecting regions into the sidewalls of the hollow domed regions.