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US 12,458,182 B2Granted
Rolled center dispense paper towels provided in a non-circular dispenser
AssigneeKcooper Brands, Inc.
InventorGeorge W. Dempsey
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Abstract
The present application describes a roll of paper products that may be compressed and subsequently provided in a non-circular dispenser. The roll of paper products is coreless, rolled with a specific tension and has a specific center diameter so as to enable individual paper products to be dispensed from the center of the roll even when compressed.
Claims20
A fabric product, comprising:
- a continuous sheet of the fabric product being separable by a plurality of perforations, the continuous sheet of the fabric product being rolled such that the roll:
- is coreless;
- is rolled at a tension in a range from four pounds to six pounds;
- and
- has a center diameter in a range from one and a half inches to less than four inches, wherein the tension and the center diameter enable the roll to be compressed and enable a single fabric paper to be disposed from the center of the roll when compressed.
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A method, comprising:
- rolling a continuous sheet of a fabric product into a coreless roll with a roll tension in a range of four pounds to six pounds such that a center diameter of the coreless roll is less than four inches;
- compressing the coreless roll to fit within a non-circular dispenser;
- placing the compressed andcoreless roll within the non-circular dispenser;
- and
- dispensing at least one sheet of the continuous sheet of the fabric product from the center diameter of the compressed and coreless roll, wherein at least one of the roll tension and the center diameter enables the at least one sheet to be dispensed from the center diameter of the compressed and coreless roll.
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A fabric product and dispenser, comprising:
- a continuous sheet of the fabric product being rolled to a substantially round shape, the roll being coreless and having a center diameter greater than one and a half inches and less than four inches, the continuous sheet of the fabric product being rolled at a tension in a range of four pounds to six pounds and subsequently compressed, wherein at least one of the tension and center diameter enables the roll to be compressed and enable a single sheet of the fabric product to be dispensed from the center diameter when the roll is compressed;
- and
- a rectangular dispenser that receives the compressed continuous sheet of the fabric product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.