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US 9,307,876 B2Granted
Stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products
AssigneeSCA Tissue North America LLC
InventorsRobert C. Hochtritt, Andrew M. Conger
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Abstract
A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. The absorbent sheets have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.
Claims6
A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprising:
- a plurality of interfolded absorbent sheets each having an embossed surface relief and at least a first fold and an interfolding fold perpendicular to each other,
- wherein an interfolded absorbent sheet of said plurality of interfolded absorbent sheets has at least two panels sandwiched between adjacent panels of another interfolded absorbent sheet of said plurality of interfolded absorbent sheets,
- wherein an interfolded absorbent sheet of said plurality of interfolded absorbent sheets is detached from all other absorbent sheets of said plurality of interfolded absorbent sheets,
- wherein said interfolding fold interfolds the absorbent sheets of said plurality of interfolded absorbent sheets,
- wherein respective first folds of adjacent absorbent sheets of said plurality of interfolded absorbent sheets lie adjacent one another, and
- wherein each of said absorbent sheets within said stack comprises an uppermost panel whose length and width are approximately equal to an overall length and an overall width of each of said folded absorbent sheets, respectively, and a lower most panel whose length and width are approximately equal to the overall length and the overall width of each of said folded absorbent sheets, respectively.
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