Fibrous structures

Abstract

Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Flexural Rigidity (GM Flexural Rigidity) of less than 40.0 mg*cm 2 /cm and/or less than 18.0 mg*cm 2 /cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method described herein and/or a Cross-Machine Direction Flexural Rigidity (CD Flexural Rigidity) of less than 21.0 mg*cm 2 /cm and/or less than 18.0 mg*cm 2 /cm and/or less than 17.4 mg*cm 2 /cm and/or less than 17.25 mg*cm 2 /cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method described herein are provided.

1 . A wet textured fibrous structure that exhibits a GM Flexural Rigidity of less than 18.0 mg*cm 2 /cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method described herein. 
     
     
         2 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure comprises cellulosic pulp fibers. 
     
     
         3 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure is a throughdried fibrous structure. 
     
     
         4 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure is an uncreped fibrous structure. 
     
     
         5 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a basis weight of greater than 15 gsm to about 120 gsm as measured according to the Basis Weight Test Method described herein. 
     
     
         6 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure is a sanitary tissue product. 
     
     
         7 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 6  wherein the sanitary tissue product is in individual sheet form. 
     
     
         8 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 6  wherein the sanitary tissue product is a multi-ply sanitary tissue product. 
     
     
         9 . A fibrous structure that exhibits a GM Flexural Rigidity of less than 18.0 mg*cm 2 /cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method described herein and a Density of less than 0.073 g/cm 3  as measured according to the Density Test Method described herein. 
     
     
         10 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 9  wherein the fibrous structure comprises cellulosic pulp fibers. 
     
     
         11 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 9  wherein the fibrous structure is a throughdried fibrous structure. 
     
     
         12 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 9  wherein the fibrous structure is an uncreped fibrous structure. 
     
     
         13 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 9  wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a basis weight of greater than 15 gsm to about 120 gsm as measured according to the Basis Weight Test Method described herein. 
     
     
         14 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 9  wherein the fibrous structure is a sanitary tissue product. 
     
     
         15 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 14  wherein the sanitary tissue product is in individual sheet form. 
     
     
         16 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 9  wherein the sanitary tissue product is a multi-ply sanitary tissue product. 
     
     
         17 . A wet textured fibrous structure that exhibits a GM Flexural Rigidity of less than 18.0 mg*cm 2 /cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method described herein and a Wet Burst of greater than 49.0 g as measured according to the Wet Burst Test Method described herein. 
     
     
         18 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 17  wherein the fibrous structure comprises cellulosic pulp fibers. 
     
     
         19 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 17  wherein the fibrous structure is a throughdried wet textured fibrous structure. 
     
     
         20 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 17  wherein the fibrous structure is an uncreped wet textured fibrous structure.