Repeating pattern for an embossed paper product

- Fort James Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a repeating pattern for an embossed paper product showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a single repetitive unit of the design of FIG. 1.

The stippled grid design within the pattern forms part of the claimed design.

The pattern of the claimed design may be applied to either a single or multi-ply paper product. Preferably, the pattern of the claimed design is applied to a paper bathroom tissue product. the broken lines in the drawings depict the boundaries of the embossed paper product to which the pattern is applied, as well as represent the boundaries of the claimed design. The claimed design repeats uniformly throughout the length and width of the paper product, which is understood to extend indeterminately in one or more directions. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D422416
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 14, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 11, 2000
Assignee: Fort James Corporation (Deerfield, IL)
Inventors: Galyn A. Schulz (Greenville, WI), Pamela J. Wiese (Green Bay, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/97,763
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 5/53; D5/25; D5/37; D5/58
International Classification: 0506;