Patent ID: 8535780

Claim:
A coreless tissue product comprising: a tissue sheet spirally wound to form a roll, the tissue sheet having a length and a width, the roll defining an axial passageway that extends from a first end of the roll to a second and an opposite end of the roll in a direction perpendicular to the length of the tissue sheet, the passageway being lined only by the tissue sheet, the passageway having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape and having a diameter of at least about 0.5 inches, the tissue sheet comprising a first end, a middle and a second end, the second end lining the passageway, the second end of the tissue sheet having a geometric mean tensile strength, an absorbency, and a stiffness that is within 50% of the geometric mean tensile strength, absorbency, and stiffness of the middle of the tissue sheet and wherein a portion of the tissue sheet lining the passageway is bonded to adjacent layers of the tissue sheet through hydrogen bonding.