Tissue refill for tissue recovery
AssigneeEssity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
InventorRobert Kling
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Abstract
A tissue paper refill for a tissue paper dispenser. The refill includes a web of tissue paper having a leading end and a trailing end for engagement with the trailing end and leading end respectively of a previous and subsequent refill. The web is provided with a mechanical connector at one or both of its ends to realize such engagement. The mechanical connector is water soluble for the purpose of tissue recovery. Also, a method of tissue recovery.
Claims20
A tissue paper refill for a tissue paper dispenser, the refill comprising a web of tissue paper, having a leading end and a trailing end for engagement with the trailing end and leading end respectively of a previous and subsequent refill, the web being provided with a mechanical connector at one or both of its ends to realise such engagement, the mechanical connector being water soluble for the purpose of tissue recovery.
A plurality of tissue paper refills, each refill comprising a web of tissue paper, having a leading end and a trailing end, wherein the trailing end of a first refill is connected to the leading end of a second refill by a mechanical connector, the mechanical connector being water soluble for the purpose of tissue recovery.
A method of tissue recovery for used tissues from multi-refill tissue paper dispensers, comprising water soluble mechanical connectors for joining the tissue paper of a first refill with the tissue paper of a second refill, the method comprising:
- a. collecting the used tissues, including the water soluble mechanical connectors, in a dedicated recipient;
- b. soaking the tissues in water or an aqueous medium for a period of time and at a temperature sufficient to dissolve the mechanical connectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.