PAPER WEB HAVING A RELATIVELY THINNER CONTINUOUS NETWORK REGION amp; DISCRETE RELATIVELY THICKER REGIONS IN THE PLANE OF THE CONTINUOUS NETWORK REGION

摘要

A PAPER WEB (20) AND METHOD OF MAKING THE PAPER WEB ARE DISCLOSED. IN ONE EMBODIMENT THE PAPER WEB INCLUDES A CONTINUOUS RELATIVELY THINNER REGION (30) AND A PLURALITY OF DISCRETE RELATIVELY THICKER REGIONS (50). THE RELATIVELY THICKER REGIONS ARE DISPOSED IN THE PLANE OF THE RELATIVELY THINNER REGION. THE PAPER WEB CAN HAVE A RELATIVELY PATTERED FACE AND A RELATIVELY SMOOTH FACE. THE PAPER STRUCTURES CAN BE DRIED RELATIVELY QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY, AND CAN PROVIDE ENHANCED ABSORBENCY AND BULK DENSITY WHILE HAVING A RELATIVELY SMOOTH FACE.FIG. 2