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US 7,401,697 B2Granted
Soap wrappers
AssigneeUnilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorDavid Moss
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Abstract
A bar of soap having, wrapped laterally of the bar, around at least a longitudinal extent of the bar, a stiffening member comprising a stiff sheet material having at least respective outer surfaces thereof each provided by a plastics material. At least a portion of the stiffening member is transparent to allow the soap to be viewed.
Claims10
A process for making a packaged soap bar product, comprising the steps of:
- providing a bar of soap having opposed longitudinal ends;
- wrapping the bar of soap with a stiffening member having a transparent portion, the stiffening member including a stiff sheet material made entirely of a plastics material;
- wrapping the bar of soap and stiffening member with a wrapper having edge portions so that the edge portions overlap with each other and wherein the edge portions are secured to one another;
- wherein the stiffening member is wrapped laterally of the bar around at least a longitudinal extent of the bar;
- and the longitudinal ends of the bar of soap are not surrounded by the stiffening member.
2 more elements
A packaged soap bar product produced by a process comprising the steps of:
- providing a bar of soap having opposed longitudinal ends;
- wrapping the bar of soap with a stiffening member having a transparent portion, the stiffening member including a stiff sheet material having edge portions, the sheet material made entirely of a plastics material;
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- wrapping the bar of soap and stiffening member with a wrapper having edge portions so that the edge portions overlap with each other along a length of the bar of soap and wherein the edge portions are secured to one another;
- wherein the stiffening member is wrapped laterally of the bar around at least a longitudinal extent of the bar;
- and the longitudinal ends of the bar of soap are not surrounded by the stiffening member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.