Patent ID: 8287694

Claim:
An embossing system for embossing at least a portion of a web comprising: a first embossing roll; and a second embossing roll, wherein the first and second embossing rolls define a first nip for receiving the web, and wherein at least one of the first and second rolls has male embossing elements; a third embossing roll, wherein the second and third embossing rolls define a second nip for receiving the web, and wherein at least one of the second and third rolls has male embossing elements; wherein at least a substantial portion of the male embossing elements of at least one of the first, second, and third embossing rolls comprise a plurality of individual elements in juxtaposition with one another and are substantially oriented in the cross-machine direction and, wherein the elements on at least two embossing rolls define a perforate nip for embossing and perforating the web.