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Dispenser with tissue stack

A dispenser, paper stack technology, applied in the directions of dispensing devices, flat item dispensing, folding thin materials, etc., can solve problems such as cracking, dispensing problem sheets, reducing the number of sheets, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-11-21
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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However, other shaped dispensers are typically not suitable for the size of standard paper stacks which generally fit better in and dispense better from traditional shaped cartons
For example, a dispenser with an oval cross-section can provide a distinctive appearance, however, the depth of the oval dispenser, measured from the front, may be less than the 4.4 inches deep in the vertical carton
The reduced depth can significantly reduce the number of sheets that can fit into the oval dispenser and / or can cause dispensing problems when dispensing (sheet breakage, multiple dispenses, and sheet rejection)
Dispensing issues can create a perception of low quality in the mind of the user / buyer, making it difficult to position the oval dispenser as a premium product

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[0025] As used herein, the words "comprises", "having" and "including" are legally equivalent and open-ended. Therefore, other unmentioned elements, functions, steps or limitations may mean present in addition to the already mentioned elements, functions, steps or limitations.

[0026] A "sheet" as used herein is a flexible sheet used for housekeeping, cleaning, personal care, health care, food packaging, application or removal of makeup. Non-limiting examples of suitable sheets for use with the dispenser include nonwoven sheets, woven sheets, hydroentangled sheets, air-entangled sheets, cellulose-containing paper sheets such as towels, Toilet paper or paper towels, waxed paper sheets, synthetic sheets containing cellulose fibers and polymeric fibers, wet sheets such as wet rags, wet cleaning wipes, wet toilet paper wipes and baby wipes, films or plastic sheets such as those used for Wrap food, shop towels and more. Also suitable are laminated or stacked sheets having two or...

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By controlling the profile of a folded stack when placed into an oval dispenser, it is possible to reduce the compression of the folded stack by. the dispenser's sidewall, thereby reducing or eliminating sheet tears when dispensing the sheet-material from the dispenser. In particular, by making the folded stack thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges, as a result of providing a variable width flat stack prior to folding the flat stack, the folded stack will better fit into an oval or circular dispenser.

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Background technique [0001] Producers of wafer dispensers, such as tissue boxes, are increasingly interested in other shapes than the typical parallelepiped shape usually offered. The parallelepiped (rectangular prism) dispenser shape can have several advantages, such as efficient packaging of the product, efficient distribution of the product, efficient utilization of the sheet material from which the carton is made, etc. However, consumers have grown accustomed to the shape, and one product is virtually indistinguishable from the other. Image manipulation helps differentiate the products, but the basic dispenser shape remains roughly the same for all manufacturers. [0002] A common paper dispenser is a cube-shaped vertical carton that holds an inverted U-shaped, V-folded, interwoven stack of facial tissues. Vertical cartons typically have a square top and bottom that measures approximately 4.4 inches by 4.4 inches. The height of the vertical carton is approximately 5 inc...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A47K10/42
CPCB65H45/24B65H2701/1924A47K10/185A47K10/421B65D83/08B65D83/0894
Inventor L·T·朗J·克里斯滕森C·A·布洛杰特
Owner KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC