Decorative and disposable bath tissue dispenser
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsCrystal Espinoza Sherman, Rebecca Catherine Mohr
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Abstract
An aesthetically pleasing and disposable tissue roll dispenser is disclosed. The tissue roll dispenser may be made from, for instance, a lightweight paperboard and may contain various design elements on the exterior surface. The tissue roll dispenser may contain at least one vertically stacked column of tissue rolls that are gravity fed through the dispenser. For instance, the dispenser may include an opening towards the base of the dispenser for dispensing the tissue rolls. In one embodiment, the opening may be covered by a plastic film that defines a slit. The slit may have a size sufficient to allow the tissue rolls to be dispensed therethrough. The plastic film may be used to protect the tissue rolls from dust, dirt and wetness.
Claims35
A bath tissue roll dispenser comprising:
- at least two complete bath tissue rolls;
- a container housing having a shape configured to hold the at least two bath tissue rolls in a vertical arrangement, the container housing including a first end and a second and opposite end, the container housing defining an opening located adjacent the first end for dispensing the bath tissue rolls therethrough, the container housing being disposable and being made from a paperboard material, the container housing having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- at least one design element appearing on the exterior surface of the container housing;
- and wherein the opening is covered by a film, the film defining a passage for removing the complete bath tissue rolls therethrough.
A tissue roll dispenser comprising:
- at least two complete tissue rolls;
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- a container housing having a shape configured to hold the at least two tissue rolls in a vertical arrangement, the container housing including a first end and a second end, the container housing defining an opening located adjacent the first end, the opening being covered by a film, the film defining a passage for dispensing the complete tissue rolls therethrough.
A coordinated series of disposable paper products comprising:
- a bath tissue dispenser for dispensing rolls of bath tissue, the bath tissue dispenser holding a plurality of complete rolls, the bath tissue dispenser being made from a disposable material comprising a paperboard material, the bath tissue dispenser displaying at least one design element on an exterior surface of the dispenser, the bath tissue dispenser defining an opening for dispensing the bath tissue rolls therethrough, the opening being covered by a flap or a film, the flap being pivotable for removing the complete bath tissue rolls therethrough, while the film defining a passage for removing the complete bath tissue rolls therethrough;
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- at least one other paper product dispenser, the paper product dispenser comprising a dispenser selected from the group consisting of a facial tissue dispenser, a paper towel dispenser, a moist wipe dispenser and a napkin holder, the at least one other paper product dispenser including at least one design element that coordinates with a design element on the bath tissue dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.