Dispensing System for Sanitary Tissue Products
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Publication Date
- 2015-07-30
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to packages for sanitary tissue products, in particular soft-sided packages for sanitary tissue products.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Sanitary tissue products, such as facial tissue, are typically provided in paperboard cartons or similarly rigid containers. Such cartons have their drawbacks. For instance, consumers often desire a more flexible yet durable package and / or water resistant package, which would permit maintaining sanitary tissue products in more areas (e.g., bathrooms, cars, etc.). Further, manufacturers of sanitary tissue products desire a way to better communicate the properties of their products through the feel of their packaging.
[0003] Flexible containers have been developed for sanitary tissue products but still present undesired limitations. For instance, current flexible packages lack a premium feel and / or structural features that connotes to consumers high quality and / or tactile properties of the prod...