Patent ID: 6913673

Claim:
An embossed paper product comprising: a base web, said base web having a basis weight of from about 6 lb2880 sq. ft. to about 70 lb2880 sq. ft., said base web comprising pulp fibers; and a well-defined, decorative pattern embossed into said base web by means of heat and pressure applied at a heated embossing nip formed between a rigid pattern roll and a backing roll covered by a resilient elastomeric material, said pattern being defined by fiber bonding areas, said fiber bonding areas comprising regions where said pulp fibers have been bonded together by means of the heat and pressure applied at the heated embossing nip, the bonding areas being at least 0.02 inches deep, said decorative pattern covering from about 2% to about 60% of the surface area of the base web, said decorative pattern extending to the central portion of the base web.