Patent ID: 7285317

Claim:
A method for producing an embossed web product comprising bonding at least two plies to one another, wherein: at least a first ply of said at least two plies is embossed producing on said first ply a first series of protuberances and a second series of protuberances, the protuberances of the first series being of greater height than the protuberances of the second series; an adhesive is applied to the first series of protuberances; said first ply is adhesively bonded to a second ply of said at least two plies, protuberances of the first ply projecting inside the web product towards the second ply; the first series of protuberances and the second series of protuberances form in combination with each other complex decorative patterns, each complex decorative pattern being formed by a combination of at least one protuberance of the first series and at least one protuberance of the second series, said at least one protuberance of the first series and said at least one protuberance of said second series being joined to form a single complex protrusion having portions of different heights; each said complex protrusion being distributed to provide a density of complex protrusions equal to or less than 2 patterns per cm 2 ; and said second series of protuberances being substantially free of adhesive.