Stack of fan folded material and combinations thereof
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsGerald Keith Sosalla, Yung Hsaing Huang
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Abstract
The invention relates to a stack of fan folded material and related systems and processes. The stack includes at least two clips of fan folded material. Each clip includes a plurality of fan folded sheets, with each sheet joined to at least one adjacent sheet by a weakened line. Each clip is joined to an adjacent clip by a last sheet of one clip being separably joined to a first sheet of a succeeding clip.
Claims34
A dispensing system for fan folded material comprising:
- a dispenser comprising a base and a top enclosing an interior;
- a stack of fan folded material stored in the interior, the top comprising an opening through which the fan folded material can pass to an external position outside the dispenser;
- the stack of fan folded material comprising:
- at least two clips of fan folded material;
- each clip comprising a plurality of fan folded sheets, each sheet joined to at least one adjacent sheet by a weakened line;
- and
- each clip joined to an adjacent clip by a last sheet of one clip being separably joined to a first sheet of a succeeding clip.
A dispensing system for fan folded material comprising:
- a dispenser comprising a base and a top enclosing an interior;
- a stack of fan folded material stored in the interior, the top comprising an opening through which the fan folded material can pass to an external position outside the dispenser;
- the stack of fan folded material comprising:
- at least two clips of fan folded material;
- each clip comprising a plurality of fan folded sheets, each sheet joined to at least one adjacent sheet by a weakened line;
- and
- each clip joined to an adjacent clip by a sheet of one clip being separably joined to a different sheet of a succeeding clip.
A process for dispensing a stack of fan folded material from a dispenser comprising:
- pulling a first sheet of the material through an opening of the dispenser;
- separating the first sheet from a subsequent adjacent second sheet of the material at a weakened line between the first and second sheets;
- pulling a subsequent third sheet of the material through the opening of the dispenser;
- and
- separating the subsequent third sheet of the material from a subsequent adjacent fourth sheet of the material at a separably joined interface between the third and fourth sheets wherein the separably joined interface between the third and fourth sheets is a different type of separably joined interface from the weakened line between the first and second sheets.
A process for dispensing a stack of fan folded material from a dispenser comprising:
- pulling a first sheet of the material through an opening of the dispenser;
- separating the first sheet from a subsequent adjacent second sheet of the material at a first type of separably joined interface between the first and second sheets;
- pulling a subsequent third sheet of the material through the opening of the dispenser;
- and
- separating the subsequent third sheet of the material from a subsequent adjacent fourth sheet of the material at a second type of separably joined interface between the third and fourth sheets wherein the second type of separably joined interface is a different type of separably joined interface from the first type of separably joined interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.