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US 12,679,581 B2Granted
Sanitary tissue product packages and arrays comprising shoulder area ratio(s)
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsKari Beth Ross, J Michael Bills
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Abstract
The present disclosure discloses sanitary tissue product package(s) and/or arrays of sanitary tissue product packages comprising novel actual shoulder area(s) and/or novel actual shoulder area ratio(s). The packages of the present disclosure may comprise reveal(s) that overlap and show roll size (e.g., roll diameter) and/or abutting roll space and/or actual shoulder area.
Claims27
An array of packages comprising disposable, fibrous, rolled products, the array comprising:
- a first package comprising:
- a first rolled sanitary tissue product comprising a first top face, a first bottom face, and a first side face;
- a second rolled sanitary tissue product a second top face, a second bottom face, and a second side face;
- a third rolled sanitary tissue product a third top face, a third bottom face, and a third side face;
- a fourth rolled sanitary tissue product a fourth top face, a fourth bottom face, and a fourth side face;
- wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth rolled sanitary tissue products are disposed in the package such that the first side face is in contact with at least two of the second, third, and fourth side faces, and such that the second side face is in contact with at least two of the first, third, and fourth side faces, and such that the third side face is in contact with at least two of the first, second, and fourth side faces, and such that the fourth side face is in contact with at least two of the first second, and third side faces;
- wherein at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth rolled sanitary tissue products has a first roll diameter;
- wherein the first, second, third, and fourth rolled sanitary tissue products have a first shoulder area ratio of about 0.68 or less;
- and
- a second package comprising:
- a fifth rolled sanitary tissue product comprising a fifth top face, a fifth bottom face, and a fifth side face;
- a sixth rolled sanitary tissue product a sixth top face, a sixth bottom face, and a sixth side face;
- a seventh rolled sanitary tissue product a seventh top face, a seventh bottom face, and a seventh side face;
- an eighth rolled sanitary tissue product an eighth top face, an eighth bottom face, and an eighth side face;
- wherein each of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth rolled sanitary tissue products are disposed in the package such that the fifth side face is in contact with at least two of the sixth, seventh, and eighth side faces, and such that the sixth side face is in contact with at least two of the fifth, seventh, and eighth side faces, and such that the seventh side face is in contact with at least two of the fifth, sixth, and eighth side faces, and such that the eighth side face is in contact with at least two of the fifth, sixth, and seventh side faces;
- wherein at least one of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth rolled sanitary tissue products has a second roll diameter;
- wherein the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth rolled sanitary tissue products have a second shoulder area ratio greater than about 0.68;
- wherein at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth rolled sanitary tissue products has a first roll firmness value, and wherein at least one of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth rolled sanitary tissue products has a second roll firmness value, and wherein the first firmness value is greater than the second firmness value;
- and
- wherein the first and second packages comprise the same brand name and/or are manufactured by the same company.
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