Patent ID: 8083893

Claim:
A method for producing a deep-nested embossed product comprising the steps of: a) providing an embossing apparatus, the apparatus having mating first and second embossing members; b) providing the first embossing member with a plurality of discrete embossing elements extending from a first surface thereof and disposed in a non-random pattern, each of the discrete embossing elements having a distal end disposed away from the first surface and being generally circular or oval in shape and having a diameter or major length of less than about 5.0 mm; c) providing the second embossing member with only at least one linear embossing element extending from a second surface thereof; d) coordinating the at least one linear embossing element with the non-random pattern of first embossing elements; e) aligning the first embossing member and the second embossing member so that the respective coordinated non-random pattern of first embossing elements nest together with the at least one linear embossing element to an engagement depth of greater than about 0.01 mm; f) providing one or more plies of material to the embossing apparatus; and, g) passing the one or more plies of the material between the first and second embossing members to produce the deep-nested embossed product.