Patent ID: 8287986

Claim:
A multi-ply cellulosic tissue comprising: an outer ply bearing a pattern of marks chosen from the group comprising: an embossed pattern; wire marks from a drying fabric; wire marks from an imprinting fabric; wire marks from a forming fabric; creping fabric marks from a creping fabric; printed designs and watermarks; in a first pattern, and an inner ply joined to said outer ply by a plurality of spot embosses, wherein said spot embosses comprise a plurality of glassined spot embosses arrayed in a meandering path interspersed amongst said first pattern, wherein at least said outer ply of tissue comprises a plurality of micro-embossed regions, each comprising an array of closely adjacent regularly spaced micro-emboss elements of a substantially uniform size; said glassined spot embosses: (a) having an area between 25% and 400% of the area of the closely adjacent regularly spaced micro-emboss elements; (b) being arranged along a meandering path; and (c) providing a ply bond strength of at least about 0.7 g/â€³ between said outer ply and said inner ply; each region of said plurality of micro-embossed regions on said outer ply comprises an area having an irregular, non-linear outline having components extending in both the machine direction and the cross direction; and said meandering path of glassined spot embosses by which said outer ply is joined to said inner ply meanders over a path which varies by at least about Â¼â€³ in the cross-machine direction and provides a ply bond strength of at least about 1.5 g/â€³ between said outer ply and said inner ply.