Bundled product and system and method for forming the same
AssigneeFirst Quality Tissue, LLC
InventorsChris B. Anklam, Byrd Tyler Miller, Justin S. Pence, James E. Sealey
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Abstract
A direct-to-consumer heat shrunk bundled product made up of a plurality of paper product rolls each individually packaged by a first package material and arranged relative to one another so as to form a bundle, the bundle being packaged by a second package material, wherein a substantial portion of the inner surface of the second package material is in contact with the first package material of the plurality of paper product rolls and is nonstick relative to the first package material. The bundle includes fused end seals so that the bundle does not include open gussets that might otherwise catch on machinery during sorting and shipping.
Claims24
A direct-to-consumer heat shrunk bundled product comprising:
- a plurality of paper product rolls each individually packaged by a first package material and arranged relative to one another so as to form a bundle, the bundle being packaged by a second package material, wherein a substantial portion of the inner surface of the second package material is in contact with the first package material of the plurality of paper product rolls and is nonstick relative to the first package material.
A direct-to-consumer heat shrunk bundled product comprising:
- a plurality of paper product rolls each individually packaged by a first package material and arranged relative to one another so as to form a bundle, the bundle being packaged by a wrapper made of a second package material, wherein the wrapper comprises at least one end seal that comprises:
- a middle portion made up of two overlapping layers of the second package material;
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- side portions made up of at least three overlapping layers of the second package material that are fused to one another so that there are no openings between the at least three overlapping layers.
A direct-to-consumer heat shrunk bundled product comprising:
- a plurality of tissue product rolls arranged in groups with each group individually packaged by a first package material and arranged relative to one another so as to form a bundle, the bundle being packaged by a second package material, wherein each tissue product roll has a Kershaw firmness of 3.5 mm or more and the packaged bundle deflects less than 6 inches under a 150 lb force as tested in accordance with ASTM D 642 where the force was applied perpendicular to a longest side of the bundle.
A direct-to-consumer heat shrunk bundled product comprising:
- a plurality of paper towel product rolls each individually packaged by a first package material and arranged relative to one another so as to form a bundle, the bundle being packaged by a second package material, wherein each tissue product roll has a Kershaw firmness of 6.0 mm and the packaged bundle deflects less than 7 inches under a 150 lb force as tested in accordance with ASTM D 642 where the force was applied perpendicular to a longest side of the bundle.
A method of forming a direct-to-consumer heat shrunk bundled product comprising:
- individually packaging a plurality of paper product rolls with a first packaging material so as to form a bundle;
- packaging the bundle with a wrapper made of a second packaging material so as to form a packaged bundle;
- subjecting the packaged bundle to heat treatment within a heated tunnel, a temperature of the heat treatment applied by the heated tunnel is 300-400° F. and heat is applied to the packaged bundle for 20 to 45 seconds;
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- applying force to sides of the packaged bundle after heat treatment so as to fuse folded portions of the second packaging material together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.