Patent ID: 7048885

Claim:
A process for forming an embossed article, comprising moving a target web along an appointed machine-direction at a web speed which is at least about 1.9 m/sec; and operatively contacting said target web with a rotary embossing device to thereby form a nonlinear embossment region in at least a target portion of said target web; wherein said embossing device includes an outer peripheral surface having a lateral cross-direction and a circumferential-direction, and includes a nonlinear embossing member located on said outer surface; said embossing member has been configured to include a traversing occurrence of at least 1.5 cycles within a 5 cm length along the circumferential-direction of said embossing device; and said embossing member has been configured to include a lateral traversing distance which is at least a minimum of about 0.5 cm.