Rolled tissue dispenser
OwnerRowland A. Maddox, JR.inventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for forming a container is provided. The apparatus may include a blank that includes: a first support panel defining a first height; a second support panel; a first bridge panel connected between the first support panel and the second support panel, the first bridge panel defining a second height; and a second bridge panel connected between the first support panel and the second support panel. The apparatus may further include a flexible sheet extending from a first end to a second end, defining a sheet length, and configured to form a first concavity. In some embodiments, the sheet length may exceed lengths defined by the first and second bridge panels. Alternately or additionally, the first height of the first support panel may be less than the second height of the first bridge panel.
Claims16
An apparatus for forming a container, the apparatus comprising:
- a blank including:
- a first support panel having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, and defining a first height between the top and bottom edge of the first support panel;
- a second support panel having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge;
- a first bridge panel connected between the second side edge of the first support panel and the first side edge of the second support panel, the first bridge panel having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, and defining a second height between the top and bottom edge of the first bridge panel;
- and
- a second bridge panel connected to the second side edge of the second support panel, the second bridge panel having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge;
- and
- a flexible sheet extending from a first end to a second end, defining a sheet length and configured to form a first concavity along a first contact surface,
- wherein the sheet length exceeds lengths defined by the top edges of the first and second bridge panels and the first height of the first support panel is less than the second height of the first bridge panel.
A container comprising:
- a first support panel having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, and defining a first height between the top and bottom edge of the first support panel;
- a second support panel having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge;
- a first bridge panel connected between the second side edge of the first support panel and the first side edge of the second support panel, the first bridge panel having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, and defining a second height between the top and bottom edge of the first bridge panel;
- a second bridge panel connected between the second side edge of the second support panel and the first side edge of the first support panel, the second bridge panel having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge;
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- a supporting surface extending from the first support panel to the second support panel and defining a first concavity,
- wherein the first height of the first support panel is less than the second height of the first bridge panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.