Patent EA-004821-B1 (EA)
Title: Paper towel
Inventor: HAUKE HARALD
IPC: A47K10/16
Filed: 2002-11-21
Abstract: 1. Paper towel with at least two layers (2, 3, 4), of which at least one layer (3, 4) is provided with embossing (6) and at least one layer (2) at least in areas is provided with printing (5), characterized in that, at least one layer (2, 3, 4) is at least partially transparent and that the layers (2, 3, 4) are cemented to one another. 2. Paper towel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the layers (2, 3, 4) are cemented to one another by means of a binder (9) which is applied in the course of joining the layers (2, 3, 9). 3. Paper towel as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein it has three layers (2, 3, 4). 4. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least two layers (3, 4) are provided with embossing. 5. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the print (5, 5') is applied to at lest one side which is located within the paper towel. 6. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the print (5, 5') is applied to one side of an outer layer (2, 3) which faces another layer (3, 2) of the paper towel. 7. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the print is applied on one side of a layer which is the outer side. 8. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 6, wherein it has three or more layers (2, 3, 4) and wherein the print (5) is applied to at least one side of the inner layer (2). 9. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 8, wherein at least one layer (2, 3, 4) is dyed through at least in areas. 10. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the binder (9) is a glue. 11. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the binder (9) is a printing ink, optionally with glue or the like added. 12. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 2 to 10, wherein the binder (9) is colored. 13. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 2 to 10, wherein the binder (9) is colorless. 14. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the embossing (6) has a uniform pattern over the entire surface of the layer (3, 4). 15. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the embossing (6) has a different pattern in different surface areas of the layer. 16. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the embossing (6) has a figured pattern. 17. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 16, wherein two or optionally more layers (3, 4) have embossing (6) and wherein the embossing (6) of the different layers (3, 4) is the same. 18. Paper towel as claimed in claim 17, wherein the orientation of the embossing (6) of the layers (3, 4) is different. 19. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 18, wherein two or optionally more layers (3, 4) have embossing (6) and wherein the embossing (6) of the layers (3, 4) is different. 20. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 2 to 19, wherein the color of the binder (9) and the color of the print (5') are different. 21. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 2 to 20, wherein the thickness of the applied binder (9) is of different size in different surface areas. 22. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 2 to 21, wherein the binder (9) is applied only in different partial areas, for example, in a strip shape. 23. Paper towel as claimed in one of claims 1 to 22, wherein at least one layer (2, 3, 4) consists entirely or partially of plastic.