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US 11,623,810 B2Granted
Slit sheet material dispensing pad
OwnerDavid Paul Goodrich, Lorne Herszkowiczinventors
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Abstract
A pad of a plurality of sheets of expandable slit paper is provided in which the paper expands in thickness when stretched to form expanded cells, wherein the sheets of expandable slit paper are bound together along a single edge and otherwise unbound together. In some embodiments, sheets of slit sheet material are removable for use of the slit sheet material for packing items or the like with the slit sheet material in an expanded state.
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A pad, comprising:
- a plurality of sheets of expandable slit paper,
- said paper expanding in thickness when stretched to form expanded cells,
- wherein the sheets of expandable slit paper are bound together along a single edge and otherwise unbound together,
- wherein each of said plurality of sheets of expandable slit paper includes an array of slits that form said expanded cells when the respective sheet is manually pulled away from said single edge along a plane of the respective sheet, and
- wherein said pad includes an adhesive or connector configured to fix said pad to a table or supporting surface such that when a user manually grasps a top sheet of said plurality of sheets and pulls the top sheet in a direction away from said single edge, said pad remains fixed to said table or supporting surface while said top sheet expands to form a plurality of expanded cells.
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A method, comprising:
- a) providing a pad, including:
- a plurality of sheets of expandable slit paper,
- said paper expanding in thickness when stretched to form expanded cells,
- wherein the sheets of expandable slit paper are bound together along a single edge and otherwise unbound together;
- wherein each of said plurality of sheets of expandable slit paper includes an array of slits that form said expanded cells when the respective sheet is manually pulled away from said single edge along a plane of the respective sheet;
- b) having the user manually grasp a top sheet of said plurality of sheets and pull the top sheet in a direction away from said single edge so as to cause said top sheet to expand to form a plurality of expanded cells;
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- c) having the user wrap the expanded top sheet around an item.
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A method, comprising:
- a) providing a pad including;
- a plurality of sheets of expandable slit paper, said paper expanding in thickness when stretched to form expanded cells,
- wherein the sheets of expandable slit paper are bound together along a single edge and otherwise unbound together, and
- b) having a user manually grasp a top sheet of said plurality of sheets and pull the top sheet in a direction away from said single edge so as to cause said top sheet to expand to form a plurality of expanded cells,
- c) prior to separating said top sheet from said pad, having the user wrap the expanded top sheet around an item, and
- d) having the user separate said top sheet from said pad after wrapping the expanded top sheet around an item.
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