Method of manufacturing a disposable product

Claim 2

In a process for manufacturing a multi-ply absorptive paper product, the steps comprising: continuously embossing a pair of webs of cellulosic material to form a plurality of closely spaced embossments, continuously printing an adhesive on selected minor portions of one of said webs by passing said one web through a nip including a patterned roll having corresponding selected minor portions raised thereon and a back-up roll which carries said adhesive to thereby apply adhesive to said web in the area of said nip where said raised portions bear against said back-up roll and on the side of said web opposite that contacted by said raised portions, the remainder of said web being substantially free of adhesive, said minor raised portions being arranged in an open pattern leaving large areas relative to the size of the embossments free of adhesive, continuously traveling said other web towards said one web for engagement with the adhesive printed thereon and selectively uniting said webs in the areas carrying adhesive.

Claim 3

A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the selective uniting of said webs is effected by passing said webs through a pressing nip having an upstanding pattern which is similar to and in register with said printed adhesive pattern for pressing said webs together at the adhesive printed minor portions thereof while maintaining other areas free of compression thereby avoiding subjecting other portions of said web to compressive forces which would crush said united web between the adhesive printed portions.

Claim 4

A process in accordance with claim 1 including the further steps of longitudinally tensioning one of said webs relAtive to the other prior to uniting said webs and relieving said tensioned web of tension thereafter whereby the united webs have a generally quilted configuration.

Claim 5

In a process for manufacturing a multi-ply absorptive paper product, the steps comprising: continuously embossing a pair of webs of cellulosic material to form a plurality of closely spaced embossments, continuously printing an adhesive on selected minor portions of one of said webs by passing said one web through a nip including a patterned roll having corresponding selected minor portions raised thereon and a back-up roll carrying adhesive to thereby apply adhesive to said web in the area of said nip where said raised portions bear against said back-up roll, the remainder of said web being substantially free of adhesive, said minor raised portions being arranged in an open pattern leaving large areas relative to the size of the embossments free of adhesive, continuously traveling said other web towards said one web for engagement with the adhesive printed thereon, then passing said webs through a pressing nip having an upstanding pattern which is similar to and in register with said printed adhesive pattern for pressing said webs together at the adhesive printed minor portions thereof while maintaining other areas free of compression thereby avoiding subjecting other portions of said web to compressive forces which would crush said united web between the adhesive printed portions and longitudinally tensioning one of said webs relative to the other prior to uniting said webs and relieving said tensioned web of tension thereafter whereby the united webs have a generally quilted configuration.

Claim 6

In a process for manufacturing a multi-ply absorptive paper product, the steps comprising: continuously embossing a pair of webs of cellulosic material to form a plurality of closely spaced embossments, continuously printing an adhesive on selected minor portions of one of said webs by passing said one web through a nip including a patterned roll having corresponding selected minor portions raised thereon and a back-up roll carrying adhesive to thereby apply adhesive to said web in the area of said nip where said raised portions bear against said back-up roll, the remainder of said web being substantially free of adhesive, said minor raised portions being arranged in an open pattern leaving large areas relative to the size of the embossments free of adhesive, continuously traveling said other web towards said one web for engagement with the adhesive printed thereon, then passing said webs through a pressing nip having an upstanding pattern which is similar to and in register with said printed adhesive pattern for pressing said webs together at the adhesive printed minor portions thereof while maintaining other areas free of compression thereby avoiding subjecting other portions of said web to compressive forces which would crush said united web between the adhesive printed portions and longitudinally tensioning one of said webs relative to the other prior to uniting said webs and relieving said tensioned web of tension thereafter whereby the united webs have a generally quilted configuration.