Out indicator sheets
AssigneeGPCP IP Holdings LLC
InventorsJared S. Felix, William G. Burr
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a dispensing device and methods of using a dispensing device having an improved out indicator. The dispensing device includes a housing having a cavity. A tissue stack is disposed within the cavity, the tissue stack including a plurality of tissue sheets folded along a crease. An aperture is formed in a top surface of the housing such that a tissue sheet is removable from the cavity through the aperture. A portion of the tissue sheets includes an out indicator formed along a centerline of each tissue sheet and across the crease.
Claims9
A method for forming a tissue, the method comprising:
- receiving a first sheet from a first parent roll;
- transporting the first sheet via a first roller beneath a surface of a first print head, the first print head positioned above the first sheet and directly over the first roller;
- spraying, from the first print head, wax ink onto a surface of the first sheet to form a first out indicator on the surface of the first sheet;
- receiving a second sheet from a second parent roll;
- transporting the second sheet via a second roller beneath a surface of a second print head, the second print head positioned above the second sheet and directly over the second roller;
- spraying, from the second print head, wax ink onto a surface of the second sheet to form a second out indicator on the surface of the second sheet;
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- interfolding the first sheet and the second sheet to form a tissue stack.
An apparatus for forming a tissue having an out indicator, the apparatus comprising:
- a first parent roll comprising a first tissue sheet;
- a second parent roll comprising a second tissue sheet;
- a first printing apparatus comprising eight print heads;
- a second printing apparatus comprising eight print heads;
- a first plurality of rollers for transporting the first tissue sheet beneath a surface of each print head of the first printing apparatus, each print head positioned above a surface of the first tissue sheet and directly over a roller of the first plurality of rollers;
- a second plurality of rollers for transporting the second tissue sheet beneath a surface of each print head of the second printing apparatus, each print head positioned above a surface of the second tissue sheet and directly over a roller of the second plurality of rollers;
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- an interfolding apparatus for interfolding the first sheet and the second sheet to form a tissue stack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.