EP0302382A1 - Distributeur de mouchoirs en papier - Google Patents
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- EP0302382A1 EP0302382A1 EP88112146A EP88112146A EP0302382A1 EP 0302382 A1 EP0302382 A1 EP 0302382A1 EP 88112146 A EP88112146 A EP 88112146A EP 88112146 A EP88112146 A EP 88112146A EP 0302382 A1 EP0302382 A1 EP 0302382A1
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- carton
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
- A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
- A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
- A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
- A47K10/421—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked dispensing from the top of the dispenser
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
- B65D83/0894—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession the articles being positioned relative to one another or to the container in a special way, e.g. for facilitating dispensing, without additional support
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H45/00—Folding thin material
- B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
- B65H45/24—Interfolding sheets, e.g. cigarette or toilet papers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
- A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
- A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
- A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
- A47K2010/428—Details of the folds or interfolds of the sheets
Definitions
- Tissue put-ups which consists of a carton containing a clip of tissues, are available in a variety of shapes and sizes.
- One popular put-up has been the upright carton with tissue pop-up dispensing.
- This type of put-up is described in U.S. Patent No. 3,369,700 issued February 20, 1968 to Howard N. Nelson and is also described herein with reference to Figure 1. It essentially contains a clip of individual interfolded tissues which has been folded in an inverted "U" shape, which is necessary in order to fit conventionally interfolded tissues into an upright carton.
- this type of product has many advantages, the first tissues removed from the carton are frequently torn because of insufficient sheet strength relative to the initial resistance resulting from the compaction of the full clip within the carton.
- the box is larger than necessary to hold an equivalent number of tissues.
- the invention resides in a tissue put-up comprising a carton and a clip of interfolded tissues, said carton having a dispensing opening through which the tissues are individually withdrawn, each of said tissues within the carton being at least once-folded to form one or more fold lines and each of said folded tissues being interfolded with adjacent folded tissues such that the interfold line is perpendicular to at least one of the fold lines.
- the invention resides in a tissue put-up for "pop-up" dispensing comprising a carton and a clip of interfolded tissues, said carton having a dispensing opening through which the tissues are individually withdrawn, each of said tissues within the carton being at least once-folded such that the fold line is parallel to the machine direction of the tissue and each of said folded tissues being interfolded with adjacent folded tissues such that the interfold line is parallel to the cross-machine direction of the tissue, wherein the interfolded tissues are withdrawn from the carton in a direction aligned with the machine direction of the tissue.
- the tissue put-up of this invention provides many advantages over conventional tissue put-ups.
- the tissue put-up of this invention provides at least double the amount of tissue in the same size carton as discussed above in connection with the prior art or, alternatively the same amount of tissue in a carton one-half the size or smaller.
- the tissues have more than twice the strength to resist tearing during pop-up dispensing, due in part to the folded configuration of the tissue and in part to the fact that the tissue is preferably positioned to be withdrawn from the carton in a direction substantially parallel to the machine direction of the sheet, which is typically significantly stronger than the cross-machine direction of the sheet.
- this invention provides wide flexibility in carton sizes and shapes while maintaining individual tissue sheet sizes with pop-up dispensing. It further provides dispensed tissues which are already folded, which appeals to certain consumers and is useful for certain specialty applications. In addition, it increases productivity potential for an interfolder of any given width by presenting prefolded, and thus narrower, sheets to the interfolder.
- this invention is applicable to any sheet material, it is more applicable to cellulosic facial tissues having a basis weight of from about 25 to 35 grams per square meter.
- Figure 1 illustrates a prior art put-up, showing a top view and a side view 2 of the carton containing a U-folded clip of interfolded tissues. Shown is the top 4 of the carton containing an oval dispensing opening 6.
- the cross-machine direction (CD) and the machine direction (MD) of the tissues within the carton are indicated by the labelled arrows.
- the leading edge 7 of the top interfolded tissue is grasped by the user to pull the first tissue from the box.
- the side view of the carton clearly illustrates the U-folded clip 8 of interfolded tissues (shown in phantom lines).
- the MD direction of the tissue is illustrated by the labelled arrow. As is well known to those skilled in the art of tissue manufacture, the MD corresponds to the direction in which the tissue travels through the tissue machine during its manufacture and the CD is the perpendicular direction.
- the U-shaped clip of tissues When the carton is first opened the U-shaped clip of tissues is compressed within the carton. As a result, in some instances, the frictional resistance imparted by this compression causes the first few tissues to tear during dispensing. This situation is compounded by the fact that the tissues are removed by unfolding and pulling them through the dispensing opening in a direction aligned with the CD of the tissue.
- the CD of the tissue typically has about 40% less tensile strength than the MD and stretch of only about 5% compared to an MD stretch of about 15 to 25%.
- the corresponding toughness, as measured by tensile energy absorption (TEA), is only about 1.5 grams per centimeter in the CD compared to about 11.0 grams per centimeter in the MD. The result is a further tendency to tear during dispensing until enough tissues have been removed to alleviate the compression and resulting frictional resistance.
- FIG. 2 depicts in several consecutive stages the folding process undergone by a sheet of tissue during the manufacturing process.
- Interfolding apparatus for converting tissue in accordance with this invention is known in the papermaking art and is commercially available from papermaking equipment manufacturers.
- the drawing focuses on one individual sheet of tissue, although it must be kept in mind that in practice each individual sheet is part of a continuous web wherein adjacent sheets are preferably separated and defined by lines of perforation.
- Shown in the first stage 10 is a perforated continuous tissue web 11 which has lines of perforation 12 which define the length of the individual tissue sheets within the web.
- the MD and CD of the web are indicated by the appropriate arrows.
- the sheet 11 is being folded in the direction of the arrow 21. This is easily accomplished by passing the continuous web sheet over a folding board.
- the resulting sheet is once-folded having a folding line 22 parallel to the MD of the sheet.
- the once-folded sheet is being folded in a different direction as indicated by the arrow 31.
- the folding line 32 is hereinafter referred to as an interfolding line to distinguish it from the previous folding line 22.
- the interfolding line 32 is parallel to the CD of the sheet.
- the fourth stage 40 is the folded sheet resulting from the interfolding step illustrated in the third stage.
- Figure 3 shows several folded sheets of one continuous, perforated folded web interfolded with corresponding folded sheets of another continuous, perforated web 51.
- Apparatus for accomplishing the interfolding of the two perforated folded webs, separating them into clips, and packaging the interfolded clips is well known in the papermaking converting art and is available commercially.
- FIG. 4 Shown in Figure 4 is a product of this invention, i.e. a put-up comprising a carton 61 containing the interfolded tissue clip illustrated in Figure 3. Note that the tissues are withdrawn through the dispensing opening 61 in a direction corresponding to the MD of the tissue or sheet being withdrawn.
- the web can be initially folded parallel to the MD of the web one or more times as desired or as is necessary to multiply the increase in MD tensile strength of the tissue.
- Such multiple folds are commonly referred to as "C” folds, "Z” folds or “W” folds.
- the single fold embodiment illustrated in Figure 2 is sometimes referred to as a "V" fold.
- Other types of folds are also within the scope of this invention including, without limitation, multiple folds prior to interfolding such that the fold lines are perpendicular to each other. This is distinguished from the abovesaid C-fold, Z-fold, and W-fold, wherein the fold lines are all parallel to each other. In each case, however, the number of panels of plies of the tissue is effectively increased for purposes of compaction and greater strength during dispensing.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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US8353587A | 1987-08-07 | 1987-08-07 | |
US83535 | 1987-08-07 |
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EP0302382A1 true EP0302382A1 (fr) | 1989-02-08 |
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EP88112146A Withdrawn EP0302382A1 (fr) | 1987-08-07 | 1988-07-27 | Distributeur de mouchoirs en papier |
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EP (1) | EP0302382A1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPS6484877A (fr) |
AU (1) | AU2027388A (fr) |
MX (1) | MX170203B (fr) |
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WO1997022288A1 (fr) * | 1995-12-15 | 1997-06-26 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Produits en feuilles ameliores destines a etre utilises dans un distributeur instantane et procede de formation |
US6604651B2 (en) | 2001-01-24 | 2003-08-12 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Storage and dispensing package for wipes |
US6811638B2 (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2004-11-02 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Method for controlling retraction of composite materials |
US6840401B2 (en) | 2002-12-19 | 2005-01-11 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Multiple layer baffle structure for dispenser for wipes |
WO2005034701A1 (fr) | 2003-09-12 | 2005-04-21 | Sca Tissue North America Llc | Pile de produits absorbants entreplies de type feuilles |
WO2005034703A1 (fr) | 2003-09-12 | 2005-04-21 | Sca Tissue North America Llc | Distributeur de produits absorbants sous forme de feuilles pliees |
US7176150B2 (en) | 2001-10-09 | 2007-02-13 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Internally tufted laminates |
US7681756B2 (en) | 2001-01-03 | 2010-03-23 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Stretchable composite sheet for adding softness and texture |
US8133569B2 (en) | 2008-08-28 | 2012-03-13 | Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Lp | Folded sheet material and array of folded sheet materials |
EP2559635A1 (fr) * | 2011-08-17 | 2013-02-20 | C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Produit en feuille plié et agencement de conditionnement |
WO2013007302A3 (fr) * | 2011-07-13 | 2013-03-28 | Sca Hygiene Products Ab | Distributeur et pile de produits en feuilles |
US8573398B2 (en) | 2002-05-28 | 2013-11-05 | Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Lp | Refillable flexible sheet dispenser |
US20170135533A1 (en) * | 2014-06-19 | 2017-05-18 | Sca Hygiene Products Ab | Stack of z-folded web with connector to another stack |
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US1666553A (en) * | 1927-10-22 | 1928-04-17 | Peter J Christman | Interfolding machine |
US3369700A (en) * | 1966-06-09 | 1968-02-20 | Kimberly Clark Co | Sheet material dispensing package |
US3795355A (en) * | 1973-01-19 | 1974-03-05 | D Gerstein | Dispenser for individually dispensing the endmost sheet of a continuous web of connected sheets |
US4200200A (en) * | 1976-06-28 | 1980-04-29 | American Can Company | Sheet dispensing carton |
US4638921A (en) * | 1985-09-16 | 1987-01-27 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Device for dispensing individual sheets from an array of stacked sheets |
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- 1988-07-27 EP EP88112146A patent/EP0302382A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 1988-08-01 AU AU20273/88A patent/AU2027388A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1988-08-02 MX MX1252688A patent/MX170203B/es unknown
- 1988-08-05 JP JP19593088A patent/JPS6484877A/ja active Pending
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US1666553A (en) * | 1927-10-22 | 1928-04-17 | Peter J Christman | Interfolding machine |
US3369700A (en) * | 1966-06-09 | 1968-02-20 | Kimberly Clark Co | Sheet material dispensing package |
US3795355A (en) * | 1973-01-19 | 1974-03-05 | D Gerstein | Dispenser for individually dispensing the endmost sheet of a continuous web of connected sheets |
US4200200A (en) * | 1976-06-28 | 1980-04-29 | American Can Company | Sheet dispensing carton |
US4638921A (en) * | 1985-09-16 | 1987-01-27 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Device for dispensing individual sheets from an array of stacked sheets |
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WO1997022288A1 (fr) * | 1995-12-15 | 1997-06-26 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Produits en feuilles ameliores destines a etre utilises dans un distributeur instantane et procede de formation |
US6811638B2 (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2004-11-02 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Method for controlling retraction of composite materials |
US6946413B2 (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2005-09-20 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Composite material with cloth-like feel |
US7681756B2 (en) | 2001-01-03 | 2010-03-23 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Stretchable composite sheet for adding softness and texture |
US6604651B2 (en) | 2001-01-24 | 2003-08-12 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Storage and dispensing package for wipes |
US7879172B2 (en) | 2001-10-09 | 2011-02-01 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Methods for producing internally-tufted laminates |
US7176150B2 (en) | 2001-10-09 | 2007-02-13 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Internally tufted laminates |
US8573398B2 (en) | 2002-05-28 | 2013-11-05 | Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Lp | Refillable flexible sheet dispenser |
US6840401B2 (en) | 2002-12-19 | 2005-01-11 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Multiple layer baffle structure for dispenser for wipes |
US7611765B2 (en) | 2003-09-12 | 2009-11-03 | Sca Tissue North America Llc | Stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products |
WO2005034703A1 (fr) | 2003-09-12 | 2005-04-21 | Sca Tissue North America Llc | Distributeur de produits absorbants sous forme de feuilles pliees |
US7939159B2 (en) | 2003-09-12 | 2011-05-10 | Sca Tissue North America Llc | Stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products |
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US9307876B2 (en) | 2003-09-12 | 2016-04-12 | Sca Tissue North America Llc | Stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products |
US8399087B2 (en) | 2003-09-12 | 2013-03-19 | Sca Tissue North America Llc | Stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products |
US9179809B2 (en) | 2003-09-12 | 2015-11-10 | Sca Tissue North America Llc | Stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products |
WO2005034701A1 (fr) | 2003-09-12 | 2005-04-21 | Sca Tissue North America Llc | Pile de produits absorbants entreplies de type feuilles |
US8623492B2 (en) | 2003-09-12 | 2014-01-07 | Sca Tissue North America Llc | Stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products |
US8133569B2 (en) | 2008-08-28 | 2012-03-13 | Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Lp | Folded sheet material and array of folded sheet materials |
AU2011373053B2 (en) * | 2011-07-13 | 2015-10-29 | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | Dispenser and stack of sheet products |
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WO2013007302A3 (fr) * | 2011-07-13 | 2013-03-28 | Sca Hygiene Products Ab | Distributeur et pile de produits en feuilles |
CN103648936B (zh) * | 2011-07-13 | 2016-08-17 | Sca卫生用品公司 | 分配器和片材产品的堆叠 |
US10758096B2 (en) | 2011-07-13 | 2020-09-01 | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | Dispenser and stack of sheet products |
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US10221380B2 (en) | 2016-04-01 | 2019-03-05 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Dryer-activated fabric conditioning products having frangible boundaries and methods |
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MX170203B (es) | 1993-08-11 |
JPS6484877A (en) | 1989-03-30 |
AU2027388A (en) | 1989-02-09 |
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