MXPA00010604A - A tissue box - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a box (10) for containing tissues, comprising at least one opening (11) located on at least one side of the box, under which a dispensing insert (14) is positioned so that it covers at least partially said opening of the box, said dispensing insert further comprising a cut-out portion (15) or a dispensing slot with at least two portions (16) that contact the border of the box opening, said box being characterized in that the dispensing insert is made out of material with high resilience, so that after being bent it is capable of coming back to its initial shape on its own, without losing its elastic properties.

Description

A BOX FOR PA UELOS FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a box for containing tissues, which comprises a dispensing insert.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is applied with a tissue box; These containers typically comprise, for example, a box body constructed so that the tissues can be removed one by one through an opening located on one side of the body of the box and a dispenser insert covering the opening of the box. The insert also comprises a slot or portion in a dispensing cut by which the jumping tissues are taken.

The arrangement of instant dispatch of scarves or arrangement of scarves usually consists in that the scarves are folded and interlaced to form a stack of tissues, the insert must cooperate to remove them one by one in such a way that when a tissue is removed from the box, the next handkerchief is partially peeled out and held in an essentially upright position by the dispenser insert, so that it is comfortable for the User take it and -jail it for your next use. This requires an adequate balance between the shape and the material that is used for the insert. Typically, some problems occur when the headscarves are removed from the box, for example, that the handkerchiefs are chained or fallen. This is typically due to the friction of the tissues over the insert or between them, and / or due to an inadequate shape of the insert opening. Chaining is defined as the fact that when a handkerchief is taken from the box, several handkerchiefs are pulled together outward. The chaining of handkerchiefs leads to the supply of more than one handkerchief at the same time, which obviously is not the purpose of a system of handkerchiefs, and it is clearly inconvenient for the consumer. The backward fall of the handkerchiefs is defined as the fact that when the first handkerchief is removed from the box, the next one is completely inside the box, which is also not the purpose of the handkerchief system. The following references are directed to box tissues including a dispenser insert: U.S. Patent No. 5,316,177, Kimberley-Clark Co. (KC), May 31, 1994: which exposes a carton box for facial skipping handkerchiefs that It includes a paper dispensing window. The dispensing window is provided with an elongated opening with two or more grooves projecting from its two ends so that, in this way, a means for retaining the dispensed handkerchief is provided. Germán Utili t Model, by VPS, G9108036 of August 22, 1991, which exhibits a cardboard box for handkerchiefs that has an opening located on one of its sides. A paper insert covers, at least partially, the opening of the box and also comprises an opening. The opening in the dispensing insert has a shape such that it reaches the margin line of the opening of the box in at least two points. Handkerchief boxes, as described in the previous documents, have certain disadvantages. First, while the paper used can be coated with a low friction material, it is still noisy. In addition, the insert made of coated paper results in an essential percentage of falling backward of the handkerchief, especially after several handkerchiefs have been removed from the box. This usually occurs because the insert is deformed, bent or even broken. Second, the shapes that are used in combination with the paper material also result in a substantial percentage of backstroke drops and chaining.

Therefore, a primary objective of the present invention is to provide the user with a box for containing and dispensing handkerchiefs, particularly cosmetic handkerchiefs, which comprises an insert that prevents backward collapse and handkerchief chaining.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a pocket for containing handkerchiefs, which comprises at least one opening located on at least one side of the box, below which a dispensing insert is placed to cover at least less partially the opening of the box, the dispenser insert also comprises a cutting portion or a dispensing slot with at least two portions that are in contact with the opening margin of the box, the box is characterized in that the dispensing insert is made of a material of high resilience, so that when it is folded for a prolonged period of time, it is able to return to its initial shape by itself, without losing its elastic properties.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the Figure A shows the insert with at least two portions in contact with the opening margin of the box, - Figure 2 is a top view showing an embodiment of the invention wherein the opening of the insert extends from the limits up to the limits of the opening margin of the box, in order to delimit the elastic release tongues.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A box (1) is provided, as shown in Figure 1, which may have any suitable shape, but preferably is a rectangular parallelepiped. It comprises a box body (10) with upper and lower walls facing one another, front and back walls facing one another, and right and left walls facing one another. The box is made of any suitable material such as plastic, or flat cardboard. Packaging materials should be used alone or in combination. Preferably, the box is made entirely of cardboard material. The ca is preferably to contain handkerchiefs, more preferably multi-layered handkerchiefs. The handkerchiefs can be wet or dry, but preferably they are dry handkerchiefs. At least one of the sides of the body (10) of the box, preferably at least the upper side it comprises an opening (11) of the box. Optionally, although preferably, the opening of the wall is created by the removal of a panel, the panel is created by a pre-cut line (13) on the wall of the box. With the first use, the panel is removed and the opening (11) of the box is created in the body (10) of the box. The opening (11) of the ca comprises a margin (12) corresponding to the pre-cut line (13), once the removable panel has been removed after the first use. The opening (11) of the box can have any suitable shape, but is preferably an ellipse. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the removable panel comprises a means, for example, a notch that allows the user to insert (14) their fingers to easily remove the panel before the first use, by separating it along the line ( 13) Pre-cut, from the rest of the box. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 1, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the box (1) has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and the opening (11) of the box has the shape of an ellipse. , the longitudinal axis of the opening of the box (11) is preferably parallel to the longitudinal axis of the box. However, it can be located in some other way, for example diagonally or even perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the box. A dispenser insert (14) is attached below the opening (11) of the channel, and covers it at least partially. The dispensing insert (14) is preferably placed in a plane, but can also be positioned so that it is curved in at least one direction, for example if the side to which it is attached is not flat, but curved. The insert (14) dispenser is made of a material of high resilience, so that even after being bent for a long period of time, do not remain bent and return to its original position, without losing its elastic properties. The material must also be selected so that it does not break after several uses. This ensures that the insert (14) will maintain the same dispensing properties for a prolonged period of time and will prevent back fall and chaining. Preferably, the material that is used is a film of a thermoplastic material, such as, for example, polyethylene or polypropylene, and more preferably polyethylene. This has been tested as a non-noisy material with excellent elasticity for comfort of use, and excellent memory properties, so as to ensure the stability of the dispensing properties over a prolonged period of time, even with heavy use. The dispenser insert (14) also comprises at least a cut portion, so that when the insert (14) is fixed over the opening (11) of the box, the tissues can be removed through the cutting portion. The cutting portion can be either a single dispensing slot or a larger cutting portion (15) as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The slot or cutting portion (15) can be produced, for example, by the use of a die or by laser cutting. It is preferably symmetrical and centered with the insert (14) and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the opening (11) of the box. In one embodiment of the present invention, at least two points of the slot or cutting portion are in contact with the margin (12) of the opening (11) of the box. Preferably, the insert (14) comprises a cutting portion (15) with four points that are in contact with the margin (12) of the opening (11) of the box, as shown in Figure 1, so that In this mode, four tabs are formed. In the embodiment of the present invention as shown in Figure 1, the tongues have an unequal length, but are arranged symmetrically so that two long tongues are confronted with each other and two short tongues are confronted with each other. It has been proven that this particular form is highly effective to avoid the backward fall of the handkerchief and the chaining during the dispatch. However, other ways can be used such as which is illustrated in the embodiment shown in Figure 2. The insert (14) and the cutting portion (15) comprise multiple points, preferably, more than six points in contact with the margin (12) of the opening (11) from the box from one point to the other. This configuration creates dispatch tabs with a reduced length from the point of contact to the other, and thus, have high resilience. The slot or cutting portion (15) of the insert (14) is designed to allow the removal of the tissues one by one from a stack of tissues contained within the box. In a more preferred embodiment of the invention, the handkerchiefs are folded in a zig-zag fashion to provide the typical instant or "jumping" dispatch arrangement. This system is well known to those skilled in the art, and allows the removal of items, usually handkerchiefs one by one from a container, such that when the first handkerchief is removed from the box, the following one is pulled partially outwardly. of the ca a. The purpose of this system is that after removing the handkerchief, the next one remains in a straight position, ready to be dispatched by the user. Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the guide edge of the first tissue to be removed is folded along a diagonal, relative to the e e longitudinal of the cutting portion (15) or delivery slot of the insert (14), the leading edge is defined as the edge of the handkerchief that the user takes when removing the handkerchief from the neck. This allows the consumer to remove the first handkerchief from the bag in a more convenient manner. The combination of the shape of the opening of the insert (14) with a material of high resilience and memory, proved to be surprisingly effective to prevent the falling and chaining of tissues, as well as to maintain the guiding edge of a tissue in an upright position even over a prolonged period of time and a period of intense use.

Claims (7)

1. CLAIMS: 1. A box for containing handkerchiefs, which comprises a box body, further comprises at least one opening of the box located on at least one side of the body of the box, to which a dispenser insert is placed. to cover at least partially the opening of the box, the dispensing insert also comprises a cutting portion or a dispensing slot with at least two portions in contact with the opening margin of the box, the box being characterized in that The dispenser insert is made of high resilience material, so that after it has been folded, it is able to return to its initial shape by itself, without losing its elastic properties.
2. 2. A box according to claim 1, wherein the insert is made of a thermoplastic material.
3. 3. A box according to claim 2, wherein the insert is made of a polyethylene film.
4. 4. A box according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the body of the box is made entirely of paper material.
5. 5. A box according to claim 4, wherein the body of the ca is made completely flat cardboard. A box according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the cutting portion or dispensing slot of the dispensing insert extends from points to others of the opening margin of the box, thus delimiting the elastic release tabs. A box according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the guide edge of the first handkerchief is folded along a diagonal, so as to facilitate the removal of the first handkerchief from the box.