CA1250260A - Towelling package - Google Patents
Towelling packageInfo
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- CA1250260A CA1250260A CA000487242A CA487242A CA1250260A CA 1250260 A CA1250260 A CA 1250260A CA 000487242 A CA000487242 A CA 000487242A CA 487242 A CA487242 A CA 487242A CA 1250260 A CA1250260 A CA 1250260A
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- dispensing
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A dispensing package comprising a stack of folded, interleaved paper towels and a plastic wrapper enclosing the stack of towels. A dispensing slit is provided in the wrapper through which the towels are manually dispensed one at a time. Each towel pulls the next towel part-way out of the wrapper through the slit. A layer of adhesive, on the outer surface of the wrapper adjacent the slit, holds each next towel in its partly withdrawn position, ready for use.
A dispensing package comprising a stack of folded, interleaved paper towels and a plastic wrapper enclosing the stack of towels. A dispensing slit is provided in the wrapper through which the towels are manually dispensed one at a time. Each towel pulls the next towel part-way out of the wrapper through the slit. A layer of adhesive, on the outer surface of the wrapper adjacent the slit, holds each next towel in its partly withdrawn position, ready for use.
Description
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This invention is directed toward a package of interleaved sheets.
The invention is more particularly directed toward an improved dispensing package of interleaved sheets.
Dispensing packages of interleaved sheets, such as sheets of tissue, are well known. The package is provided with a top opening through which the sheets are manually pulled out, one at a time, as needed. As one sheet is pulled out for use, it pulls the next interleaved sheet part-way ou* of the package, through the opening, ready to be used next. The opening in the package is sized and/or shaped so as to have its defining edges frictionally hold this next sheet in its partly-withdrawn position where it is readily accessible to be gripped and completely pulled out of the package when needed.
In another embodiment, the top of the package can be provided with a special panel containing the opening, and with friction increasing means on the panel adjacent the opening. The friction increasing means can comprise a specific coating, or a roughened portion on the upper surface of the panel. An example of such a package is shown in Canadian Patent 839,560 issued April 21, 1970, to Kimberly-Clark Corp. The embodiment in this patent is meant to be employed in packages having sheets whexe the frictional force exerted by the edges of the opening is not sufficient alone to hold the sheets in a partly-withdrawn position.
However, the employment of a special frictional holding surface on the dispensing package increases its cost. Im a~.dition, the known special fxictional holding sur-faces still cannot prevent certain sheets, such as heavy paper towels, from falling back through the opening into the package.
Applicant's invention is directed toward an
This invention is directed toward a package of interleaved sheets.
The invention is more particularly directed toward an improved dispensing package of interleaved sheets.
Dispensing packages of interleaved sheets, such as sheets of tissue, are well known. The package is provided with a top opening through which the sheets are manually pulled out, one at a time, as needed. As one sheet is pulled out for use, it pulls the next interleaved sheet part-way ou* of the package, through the opening, ready to be used next. The opening in the package is sized and/or shaped so as to have its defining edges frictionally hold this next sheet in its partly-withdrawn position where it is readily accessible to be gripped and completely pulled out of the package when needed.
In another embodiment, the top of the package can be provided with a special panel containing the opening, and with friction increasing means on the panel adjacent the opening. The friction increasing means can comprise a specific coating, or a roughened portion on the upper surface of the panel. An example of such a package is shown in Canadian Patent 839,560 issued April 21, 1970, to Kimberly-Clark Corp. The embodiment in this patent is meant to be employed in packages having sheets whexe the frictional force exerted by the edges of the opening is not sufficient alone to hold the sheets in a partly-withdrawn position.
However, the employment of a special frictional holding surface on the dispensing package increases its cost. Im a~.dition, the known special fxictional holding sur-faces still cannot prevent certain sheets, such as heavy paper towels, from falling back through the opening into the package.
Applicant's invention is directed toward an
-2- ~2~60 improved dispensing package for interleaved sheets that is relatively inexpensive yet capable of dispensing relatively heavy sheets without having the sheets fall back into the package. Applicant's invention is par-ticularly suited to an inexpensive dispensing package ofpaper towels. Packages of paper towels are employed in the dairy industry. The towels are used to wipe the udders of cows beore milking. The towels are packaged inexpensively in a plastic wrapper and dispensed through a top opening in the wrapper. However the heavy towels often fall back through the opening into the package and must be fished out with difficulty through the opening when needed.
In accordance with applicant's invention, the fallback problem is minimized by providing an adhesive on the outer surface of the wrapper adjacent the opening.
Each towel pulled partly out of the package sticks to the adhesive and thus is prevented from falling back into the package. The adhesive on the wrapper is provided as part of a cover means for the opening in the package.
A slit in the wrapper, forming the opening, is initially closed with a cover strip. The cover strip is attached to the wrapper with a layer of special adhesive to form the cover means. The adhesive layer remains on the wrapper, adjacent the slit, when the cover strip is removed to use the package. The adhesive also remains tacky, thus providing a gripping surface for the sheets to retain them in a partly-withdrawn position when pulled part-way out of the wrapper.
Applicant's invention pro~ides a simple, inexpen-sive, towel dispensing package. The package is easily opened for use by peeling off the adhesively attached cover strip. The adhesive employed to attach the cover strip is also then used to prevent the sheets from falling back into the package during dispensing. No other ~ -3~ ~26~
special frictional means are necessary.
The invention is particularly directed toward a ` dispensing package comprising a stack of interleaved sheets and a wrapper enclosing the stack. Means are provided in the wrapper for forming a dispensing opening therein for use in manually removing the sheets from within the wrapper one at a time. Adhesive means are also provided on the outer surface of the wrapper, adjacent the opening. The adhesive means releasably retain a towel, pulled part-way out of the package by a previously used towel, in its partly-withdrawn position, ready for use.
The invention will now be described in detail having reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the dispensing package before use;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the dispensing package during use;
Fig. 3 is an end view of the package during use;
and Fig. 4 is an end view of another embodiment of the package during use.
The dispensing package 1, as shown in the drawings, comprises a stack 3 of disposable towels 5 enclosed by a wrapper 7. The towels 5 are folded and interleaved in a manner so that when one towel 5A is withdrawn from the package 1 for use, it pulls the next towel 5B partially out of the package 1, ready to be used next. The towels 5 are preferably paper towels. The wrapper 7 preferably is made from a suitable plastic material such as poly-ethylene.
A dispensing opening is formed in the top 9 of the wrapper 7 for use in removing the towels 5 from within the wrapper. The opening comprises a slit 11 generally centrally located on the top 9 of the wrapper and extend-~`` 3,~:s~æ6~
ing almost completely across the package top 9 in adirection parallel with the fold lines 13 in the towels.
The slit 11 can be preformed in;the package. ~lter-natively, a line of perfoxations (not shown) can be formed in the wrapper during manufacture. When ready for use, the line of perforations can be opened up to form slit 11. The same effect could also be achieved by replacing the line of perforations with a line of weakness (not shown). The line of weakness is broken open to form a slit 11 when the package is to be used.
The slit 11, and the immediate area of the outer surface of top 9 of the wrapper 7 surrounding the slit 11, are initially covered with a flexible strip 15 of material. The cover strip 15 closes the package 1 until use. The cover strip 15 is attached to the wrapper 7 with adhesive. The adhesive can be applied in a layer 17 on the wrapper. The adhesive is of the type that stays tacky when exposed. A suitable adhesive is an Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer such as is sold by Swift Canadian Co. Limited under their trade mark CZ 12-050.
The cover strip 15 itself is made from suitable paper or plastic material.
When the package is to be used, the cover strip 15 is peeled off the top 9 of the wrapper 7, exposing slit 11. At least a portion of the adhesive layer 17, releasably holding the cover strip 15 to the wrapper, remains on the top 9 of the wrapper 7, on either side of, and adjacent, the slit 11. The top towel 5A is then withdrawn from the wrapper 7 through the slit 11 for use. As the towel 5A is withdrawn from the wrapper 7, it also pulls the next towel 5B part-way out of the wrapper through slit 11. This next towel 5B falls across the tacky adhesive layer 17, as shown in Fig. 3, which layer holds the towel and prevents it from slipping back through the slit into the wrapper. Thus the next -5~
towel 5B is held in an accessible position ready for use. The -towel user does not have to fish inside the wrapper, through the slit, to pull out the next towel.
In an alternative embodiment, as shown in Fig. 4, the adhesive layer 17 can be applied on the top surface 21 of a carrier strip 23. The carrier strip 23 itself is non-detachably attached, via its bottom surface, with an adhesive layer 25 to the top 9 of the wrapper 7.
The slit 11 is formed through both the center of the carrier strip 23 and the top 9 of the wrapper 7. The slit 11 is covered, as before,-with cover strip 15 releasably attached to the adhesive layer 17 on the carrier strip 23. When the cover strip 15 is removed, slit 11 is exposed as is the tacky adhesive 17 on each side of slit 11. Towels partially pulled out of the wrapper, adhere to adhesive 17, so as to avoid falling back into the wrapper.
In a further embodiment of the package, the adhesive layer 17, the cover strip 15, and the carrier strip 23 if used, can be positioned adjacent the slit 11, or the means forming the slit, instead of covering the slit. This positions the adhesive layer 17 on one side or the other of the slit 11, but closely adjacent to it to hold a paper towel extending part-way out of the package. If desired, two adhesive layers 17, two cover strips 15, and two carrier strips 23 if used, can be positioned one on each side of the slit 11, or the means forming the slit. This positions an adhesive layer 17 on each side of the slit.
In accordance with applicant's invention, the fallback problem is minimized by providing an adhesive on the outer surface of the wrapper adjacent the opening.
Each towel pulled partly out of the package sticks to the adhesive and thus is prevented from falling back into the package. The adhesive on the wrapper is provided as part of a cover means for the opening in the package.
A slit in the wrapper, forming the opening, is initially closed with a cover strip. The cover strip is attached to the wrapper with a layer of special adhesive to form the cover means. The adhesive layer remains on the wrapper, adjacent the slit, when the cover strip is removed to use the package. The adhesive also remains tacky, thus providing a gripping surface for the sheets to retain them in a partly-withdrawn position when pulled part-way out of the wrapper.
Applicant's invention pro~ides a simple, inexpen-sive, towel dispensing package. The package is easily opened for use by peeling off the adhesively attached cover strip. The adhesive employed to attach the cover strip is also then used to prevent the sheets from falling back into the package during dispensing. No other ~ -3~ ~26~
special frictional means are necessary.
The invention is particularly directed toward a ` dispensing package comprising a stack of interleaved sheets and a wrapper enclosing the stack. Means are provided in the wrapper for forming a dispensing opening therein for use in manually removing the sheets from within the wrapper one at a time. Adhesive means are also provided on the outer surface of the wrapper, adjacent the opening. The adhesive means releasably retain a towel, pulled part-way out of the package by a previously used towel, in its partly-withdrawn position, ready for use.
The invention will now be described in detail having reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the dispensing package before use;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the dispensing package during use;
Fig. 3 is an end view of the package during use;
and Fig. 4 is an end view of another embodiment of the package during use.
The dispensing package 1, as shown in the drawings, comprises a stack 3 of disposable towels 5 enclosed by a wrapper 7. The towels 5 are folded and interleaved in a manner so that when one towel 5A is withdrawn from the package 1 for use, it pulls the next towel 5B partially out of the package 1, ready to be used next. The towels 5 are preferably paper towels. The wrapper 7 preferably is made from a suitable plastic material such as poly-ethylene.
A dispensing opening is formed in the top 9 of the wrapper 7 for use in removing the towels 5 from within the wrapper. The opening comprises a slit 11 generally centrally located on the top 9 of the wrapper and extend-~`` 3,~:s~æ6~
ing almost completely across the package top 9 in adirection parallel with the fold lines 13 in the towels.
The slit 11 can be preformed in;the package. ~lter-natively, a line of perfoxations (not shown) can be formed in the wrapper during manufacture. When ready for use, the line of perforations can be opened up to form slit 11. The same effect could also be achieved by replacing the line of perforations with a line of weakness (not shown). The line of weakness is broken open to form a slit 11 when the package is to be used.
The slit 11, and the immediate area of the outer surface of top 9 of the wrapper 7 surrounding the slit 11, are initially covered with a flexible strip 15 of material. The cover strip 15 closes the package 1 until use. The cover strip 15 is attached to the wrapper 7 with adhesive. The adhesive can be applied in a layer 17 on the wrapper. The adhesive is of the type that stays tacky when exposed. A suitable adhesive is an Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer such as is sold by Swift Canadian Co. Limited under their trade mark CZ 12-050.
The cover strip 15 itself is made from suitable paper or plastic material.
When the package is to be used, the cover strip 15 is peeled off the top 9 of the wrapper 7, exposing slit 11. At least a portion of the adhesive layer 17, releasably holding the cover strip 15 to the wrapper, remains on the top 9 of the wrapper 7, on either side of, and adjacent, the slit 11. The top towel 5A is then withdrawn from the wrapper 7 through the slit 11 for use. As the towel 5A is withdrawn from the wrapper 7, it also pulls the next towel 5B part-way out of the wrapper through slit 11. This next towel 5B falls across the tacky adhesive layer 17, as shown in Fig. 3, which layer holds the towel and prevents it from slipping back through the slit into the wrapper. Thus the next -5~
towel 5B is held in an accessible position ready for use. The -towel user does not have to fish inside the wrapper, through the slit, to pull out the next towel.
In an alternative embodiment, as shown in Fig. 4, the adhesive layer 17 can be applied on the top surface 21 of a carrier strip 23. The carrier strip 23 itself is non-detachably attached, via its bottom surface, with an adhesive layer 25 to the top 9 of the wrapper 7.
The slit 11 is formed through both the center of the carrier strip 23 and the top 9 of the wrapper 7. The slit 11 is covered, as before,-with cover strip 15 releasably attached to the adhesive layer 17 on the carrier strip 23. When the cover strip 15 is removed, slit 11 is exposed as is the tacky adhesive 17 on each side of slit 11. Towels partially pulled out of the wrapper, adhere to adhesive 17, so as to avoid falling back into the wrapper.
In a further embodiment of the package, the adhesive layer 17, the cover strip 15, and the carrier strip 23 if used, can be positioned adjacent the slit 11, or the means forming the slit, instead of covering the slit. This positions the adhesive layer 17 on one side or the other of the slit 11, but closely adjacent to it to hold a paper towel extending part-way out of the package. If desired, two adhesive layers 17, two cover strips 15, and two carrier strips 23 if used, can be positioned one on each side of the slit 11, or the means forming the slit. This positions an adhesive layer 17 on each side of the slit.
Claims (8)
1. A dispensing package comprising: a stack of relatively heavy interleaved sheets; a wrapper enclosing the stack of sheets;
means in the wrapper for forming a dispensing opening therein for use in manually removing the sheets from within the wrapper one at a time; adhesive means on the outer surface of the wrapper adjacent the means forming the dispensing opening, the adhesive means includ-ing adhesive of the type that remains tacky when exposed; a cover strip initially covering the means forming the dispensing opening and held in place on the wrapper by the adhesive; removal of the cover strip allowing the sheets to be removed from within the wrapper through the dispensing opening formed in the wrapper; each sheet being removed normally pulling the next sheet partially up out of the opening ready for dispensing, this next sheet, as the stack diminishes in size, having a tendency due to its weight to slide back down in the wrapper; the now exposed adhesive holding the next sheet to prevent it from sliding back down into the wrapper.
means in the wrapper for forming a dispensing opening therein for use in manually removing the sheets from within the wrapper one at a time; adhesive means on the outer surface of the wrapper adjacent the means forming the dispensing opening, the adhesive means includ-ing adhesive of the type that remains tacky when exposed; a cover strip initially covering the means forming the dispensing opening and held in place on the wrapper by the adhesive; removal of the cover strip allowing the sheets to be removed from within the wrapper through the dispensing opening formed in the wrapper; each sheet being removed normally pulling the next sheet partially up out of the opening ready for dispensing, this next sheet, as the stack diminishes in size, having a tendency due to its weight to slide back down in the wrapper; the now exposed adhesive holding the next sheet to prevent it from sliding back down into the wrapper.
2. A dispensing package as claimed in claim 1 wherein the means forming the dispensing opening comprises a slit cut in the wrapper.
3. A dispensing package as claimed in claim 1 wherein the means forming the dispensing opening comprises a line of per-forations formed in the wrapper which line can be torn into a slit.
4. A dispensing package as claimed in claim 1 wherein the adhesive means comprises a layer of adhesive on the outer sur-face of the wrapper, adjacent the means forming the dispensing opening.
5. A dispensing package as claimed in claim 4 wherein the adhesive layer is on both sides of the dispensing opening.
6. A dispensing package as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sheets comprise paper towels.
7. A dispensing package as claimed in claim 1 wherein the adhesive means comprises a layer of adhesive on the top surface of a carrier strip; and the carrier strip is non-removably attached via its bottom surface to the outer surface of the wrapper.
8. A dispensing package as claimed in claim 7 wherein the dispensing opening extends through the carrier strip.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000487242A CA1250260A (en) | 1985-07-22 | 1985-07-22 | Towelling package |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000487242A CA1250260A (en) | 1985-07-22 | 1985-07-22 | Towelling package |
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| CA1250260A true CA1250260A (en) | 1989-02-21 |
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| CA000487242A Expired CA1250260A (en) | 1985-07-22 | 1985-07-22 | Towelling package |
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