Patent ID: 6558510
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B31F,D21F,D21H

Abstract:
A method of making absorbent sheet comprising:(a) depositing an aqueous cellulosic furnish on a foraminous support; (b) at least partially dewatering said furnish to form a nascent web; (c) applying said nascent web to a rotating cylinder and drying said web to a consistency of from about 30 to about 90 percent; (d) creping said web at said consistency of from about 30 to about 90 percent while maintaining a shelf effective width of less than about 3 times the thickness of the web on said rotating cylinder; and (e) thereafter drying the absorbent sheet, wherein said dried sheet exhibits a Void Volume of at least about 3.5 gms/g.