Napkin with adhering portion for wrapping cutlery
AssigneeEssity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
InventorMartin Stenberg
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Abstract
A napkin is provided with an adhering portion and an engaging location that can releasably adhere together. The adhering portion is located on an upper side of the napkin and the engaging location is located on the lower side such that the napkin can be wrapped around items of cutlery and secured to form a wrap by engaging the adhering portion with the engaging location. The adhering portion and the engaging location are provided with mutually adhesive material that allows the adhering portion and the engaging location to releasably adhere to each other but which mutually adhesive material does not adhere to the napkin material. A cutlery wrap using the napkin of this design and a method for wrapping cutlery are also provided.
Claims14
A folded napkin, wherein the napkin is formed from a sheet of napkin material, having an inner surface and an outer surface and being folded at least once with the inner surface inwards, the folded napkin having an upper side and a lower side and four corners and being provided with an adhering portion and an engaging location with both the adhering portion and the engaging location being located on the outer surface, the adhering portion being located on the upper side and the engaging location being located on the lower side at corresponding positions such that the napkin can be wrapped around an object and secured by engaging the adhering portion with the engaging location and can be subsequently unfolded for use, the adhering portion and the engaging location being provided with a mutually adhesive material to allow the adhering portion and the engaging location to releasably adhere to each other, wherein the mutually adhesive material does not adhere to the napkin material, and wherein the engaging location is located close to a center of the napkin and wherein corners on the lower side are devoid of the mutually adhesive material.
A method of wrapping cutlery to form a cutlery wrap, the method comprising:
- providing a folded napkin, wherein the napkin is formed from a sheet of napkin material, having an inner surface and an outer surface and being folded at least once with the inner surface inwards, the folded napkin having an upper side, a lower side, four corners and being provided with, an adhering portion and an engaging location with both the adhering portion and the engaging potion being located on the outer surface, the adhering portion being located on the upper side, and the engaging location being located on the lower side at corresponding positions such that the napkin can be wrapped around an object and secured by engaging the adhering portion with the engaging location and can be subsequently unfolded for use, the adhering portion and the engaging location being provided with a mutually adhesive material to allow the adhering portion and the engaging location to releasably adhere to each other, wherein the mutually adhesive material does not adhere to the napkin material, and wherein the engaging location is located close to a center of the napkin and wherein corners on the lower side are devoid of the mutually adhesive material;
- placing one or more items of cutlery onto the napkin;
- wrapping the cutlery in the napkin;
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- engaging the adhering portion with the engaging location on the napkin to secure the wrap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.