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US 2024/0115085 A1Published application
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 paper product, comprising:
- a continuous sheet of the paper product being separable by a plurality of perforations, the continuous sheet of the paper product being rolled such that the roll:
- is coreless;
- is rolled at a tension between four pounds and six pounds;
- and
- has a center diameter of between one and a half inches and four inches.
2 more elements
A method, comprising:
- rolling a continuous sheet of the paper product into a coreless roll with a roll tension between four pounds and six pounds such that a center diameter of the coreless roll is between one and a half inches and four inches;
- compressing the roll to fit within a non-circular dispenser;
- and
- placing the compressed roll within the non-circular dispenser.
1 more element
A paper product and dispenser, comprising:
- a continuous sheet of the paper product being rolled to a substantially round shape, the roll being coreless and having a center diameter of between one and a half inches and four inches, the continuous sheet of the paper product being rolled at a tension between four pounds and six pounds and subsequently compressed;
- and
- a rectangular dispenser that receives the compressed continuous sheet of the paper product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.