Embossed tissue

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an embossed tissue showing one embodiment of our new design. The bottom plan view forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view along line 2--2 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of an embossed tissue showing an alternative embodiment of our new design. The bottom plan view forms no part of the claimed design. and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view along line 4--4 of FIG. 3.

In both FIGS. 1 and 3, the embossed tissue is shown cut away on each of its four sides to indicate indeterminate length and width. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design and depict one repeat unit of the design which repeats uniformly.

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Patent History
Patent number: D408152
Type: Grant
Filed: May 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 1999
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Lee Delson Wilhelm (Appleton, WI), Jerome Steven Veith (Menasha, WI), Sandra Ann Enderby (New Franken, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Thomas J. Connelly
Application Number: 0/88,298
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 5/53; D5/37
International Classification: 0506;