Soft fibrous structure

Abstract

Fibrous structures, especially to through-air-dried fibrous structures, that exhibit a Slip Stick coefficient of Friction of less than about 0.023 and a B Compressibility of from about 15 to about 50 and/or fibrous structures, especially through-air-dried fibrous structures, that exhibit a Slip Stick Coefficient of Friction of less than about 0.0175 are provided.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A fibrous structure that exhibits a Slip Stick Coefficient of Friction of less than about 0.0175.  
     
     
         2 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a Slip Stick Coefficient of Friction of from about 0.0135 to about 0.0175.  
     
     
         3 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure further exhibits a B compressibility of from about 15 to about 50.  
     
     
         4 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 3  wherein the fibrous structure further exhibits a Coefficient of Friction of from about 0.65 to about 0.83.  
     
     
         5 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 4  wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a Coefficient of Friction of from about 0.65 to about 0.81.  
     
     
         6 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 3  wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a B Compressibility of from about 20 to about 40.  
     
     
         7 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure comprises hardwood fibers.  
     
     
         8 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 7  wherein the fibrous structure comprises tropical hardwood fibers.  
     
     
         9 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 8  wherein the tropical hardwood fiber comprises Acacia fibers, Eucalyptus fibers and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         10 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure comprises softwood fibers.  
     
     
         11 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure comprises a chemical softener.  
     
     
         12 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 11  wherein the chemical softener is selected from the group consisting of: silicone compounds, quaternary ammonium compounds and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         13 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 12  wherein the silicone compounds comprise a cationic silicone polymer comprising one or more polysiloxane units and one or more non-pendant quaternary nitrogen moieties.  
     
     
         14 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 13  wherein the cationic silicone polymer comprises at least 2 or more polysiloxane units and at least 2 or more quaternary nitrogen moieties.  
     
     
         15 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a WABY factor of less than about 0.2.  
     
     
         16 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a smoothness of greater than about 500.  
     
     
         17 . A single- or multi-ply sanitary tissue product selected from the group consisting of facial tissue products, hankies, toilet tissue products, paper towel products and mixtures thereof, comprising a fibrous structure according to  claim 1 .  
     
     
         18 . A fibrous structure that exhibits a Slip Stick Coefficient of Friction of less than about 0.023 and a B Compressibility of from about 15 to about 50.  
     
     
         19 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 18  wherein the fibrous structure further exhibits a WABY factor of less than about 0.2.  
     
     
         20 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 18  wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a Coefficient of Friction of from about 0.65 to about 0.83.  
     
     
         21 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 18  wherein the fibrous structure comprises a chemical softener.  
     
     
         22 . A single- or multi-ply sanitary tissue product selected from the group consisting of facial tissue products, hankies, toilet tissue products, paper towel products and mixtures thereof, comprising a fibrous structure according to  claim 18.