Abstract: A package for containing hygienic articles. The package has a dispensing aperture covered by a refastenably closable flap. The flap overlaps the dispensing aperture, to minimize external contamination. The aperture is made by a cut-out, leaving an opening in the material used to form the package. A separate retaining band is added to decrease the size of the opening so that the desired overlap can be maintained independent of the cut-out used to form the opening or the flap. The package is intact as presented to the user, and may completely enclose the hygienic articles after the first use of a hygienic article.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a facial tissue dispensing system which is a portable, flexible pack for dispensing large tissues. The portable, flexible pack container is thin yet contains regular-sized or large-sized tissues for cleaning in the alternative to paper towels or rags. Before being placed into the container, each of the tissues is first reversibly folded three times onto itself to decrease the size of the tissue in first or lateral dimension and is second reversibly folded onto itself at least one time to decrease the size of the tissue in a second or longitudinal dimension, which is generally perpendicular to the first dimension. The tissues are folded such that they unfold as they pass through the tissue dispensing opening of the container. The tissue dispensing opening may be covered by a resealable closure flap. In this manner, tissues are kept from the environment to keep them clean and dry.

Abstract: A package of a continuous strip of material comprises a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a line transverse to the strip and such that the side edges of the strip portions are aligned. The strip is continuous through each stack and is connected by a splice from the end of one stack to beginning of the next stack. The package is compressed to reduce the height of the stacks and maintained in the compressed condition by an evacuated sealed bag. The preferred package arrangement uses the package for pay off of the strip in an orientation in which the stacks are horizontal The spliced connection portions are flat against opposed sides of the package.

Abstract: A toilet paper holder is made up of a main body and a movable lid. The main body is provided therein with a receiving space for holding toilet paper sheets which are arranged in a stack in an organized manner such that the toilet paper sheets can be drawn out one after another. The movable lid is provided with a through hole through which the toilet paper sheets contained in the main body are drawn out. The main body is provided in two opposite side walls thereof with a short slide slot and a long slide slot. The movable lid is provided in the longitudinal side edge thereof with an adjustment rod which can be retained at both ends thereof in the slide slots of the main body so as to adjust the distance between the underside of the movable lid and the topmost sheet of the pile of the toilet paper sheets held in the receiving space of the main body. The movable lid has an arcuate underside to reduce the contact area between the underside of the lid and the topmost sheet of the toilet paper sheets.

Abstract: A towelette product is provided usable for cleansing/make-up removal which includes a stack of folded flexible towelettes impregnated with a fluid composition, a pouch for storing the stack of towelettes and an outer container surrounding the pouch and having walls more rigid than the flexible sheet forming the pouch. A dispensing aperture is formed in a deck panel of the pouch. A seal is adhesively arranged over the dispensing aperture to minimize fluid evaporation and control foreign objects from contaminating the towelettes. The outer container is defined by top, bottom, front, rear and side walls, the top wall having an opening with left and right flanking panels, the opening of the container and dispensing aperture of the pouch being aligned to allow towelette removal. A lid is hingedly attached to the outer container which in a closed position overlies the opening and at least a portion of the flanking panels.

Abstract: A package of a continuous strip of material comprises a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a line transverse to the strip and such that the side edges of the strip portions are aligned. The strip is continuous through each stack and is connected by a splice from the end of one stack to beginning of the next stack. The package is compressed to reduce the height of the stacks and maintained in the compressed condition by an evacuated sealed bag. The preferred package arrangement uses the package for pay off of the strip in the orientation in which it is formed with the bottom of the stacks resting on a support and the package tilted to one side so that the stacks lean against a support surface for stability.

Abstract: A package (1) comprising an array (3) of compressed, flexible absorbent articles (5) that have a front face (7), a back face (9), a top face (6), a bottom face (8), side faces (10), an upper section (11) and a lower section (13). The upper and lower sections have mutually different compressibilities and calipers, and the absorbent articles are placed with the front and back faces in a contacting relationship. The package comprises a flexible outer casing (19).

Abstract: A flexible polymer packaging bag is provided with an easy-open end seal feature for easily tearing through a fused seal. The bag has a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, in which the walls form an interior space. A stack of articles are contained in the interior space. A seal is in one of the walls and includes at least one seal area and at least one weakened zone. A frangible line for opening the bag is in the one wall and intersects the seal at the weakened zone, so that the frangible line can be easily tom where it intersects the seal.

Abstract: A facial tissue carton, which enables the user to elevate the clip of tissues within the carton as the tissues are removed from the carton, comprises a strip of material, such as a paper strip, which is fixed at one end of the carton and extends underneath the tissue clip. A free end of the strip passes out through the opposite end of the carton. To elevate the partially used clip in order to avoid "faltback", the user simply pulls on the exposed end of the strip and appropriately secures the end of the strip at the end of the carton.

Abstract: A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip, which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a line transverse to the strip and such that the side edges of the strip portions are aligned. The strip is continuous through each stack and can be connected by a splice from the end of one stack to beginning of the next stack. The package is compressed to reduce the height of the stacks and maintained in the compressed condition by an evacuated sealed bag. The package can have the stacks oriented vertically or horizontally. When the stacks are horizontal, the spliced portions are vertical and coplanar with the strips and at alternate ends. When the stacks are vertical, the spliced portions extend from the bottom of the stack along one end of the stack to the top of the next stack.

Abstract: A substantially rectangular stack of folded wet wipes having an improved dispensability and a method of producing the same are described. The stack of folded wet wipes includes a plurality of wet wipes which are individually folded and arranged in a stacked configuration. Each wet wipe includes a leading end edge which is folded about a fold line. The location of the leading end edge of each wet wipe is selectively varied throughout the stack of wet wipes to provide a more stable stack of wet wipes which has a substantially planar top surface.

Abstract: A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a line transverse to the strip and such that the side edges of the strip portions are aligned. The strip is continuous through each stack and is connected by a splice from the end of one stack to beginning of the next stack. The package can be compressed to reduce the height of the stacks and maintained in the compressed condition by an evacuated sealed bag. The package can be formed by folding a wide web of material back and forth and by slicing the folded web in a direction parallel to the sides of the web to form one or more stacks of a strip of width less than that of the web. The stack can be used to form the above package or can be used in a further processing by unfolding slitting and winding.

Abstract: A personal disinfection system is capable of providing a user ready access to a protective glove and to a towelette impregnated with a disinfectant or medicine for application to a desired surface. The personal disinfection system is comprised of a package having an upper and lower outer layer and a non-porous layer and a two-layer lamination layer therebetween. The towelette is sandwiched between the non-porous layer and the lamination layer. An outline of a glove is formed in the lamination layer and the upper layer of the lamination layer is laminated to the lower layer of the lamination layer along the outer periphery of the glove outline and an opening is formed in the base of the glove. The upper layer is peeled back exposing the lamination layer. A user's hand is inserted into the glove and the glove is detached from the remainder of the lamination layer. The towelette is retrieved and used as desired.

Abstract: A combination telephone disinfecting towelette and dispenser for dispensing individual telephone disinfecting towelettes. The combination includes a plurality of telephone disinfecting towelettes each being treated with a disinfectant and in a layered interlocking position with an adjacent one of the plurality of telephone disinfecting towelettes. The plurality of telephone disinfecting towelettes are positioned within the dispenser. The dispenser includes a cylindrical shell including a sealed bottom side and a top side including a recess therein and a device for releasably sealing the recess. The dispenser further includes a device for dividing the dispenser into first and second sections, hermetically sealing the plurality of telephone disinfecting towelettes within the second section whereby a top one of the plurality of telephone disinfecting towelettes extends through the dividing device and into the first section where it may be removed from the dispenser through the recess.

Abstract: A package (10) for compressed flexible articles comprising one or more unit packages (20), wherein each unit package comprises more than one compressed flexible article (21), said unit packages being surrounded by a covering made from a film (15) of thermoplastic material characterised in that each unit package is maintained in its compressed condition by a paper wrapping (12).

Abstract: A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a line transverse to the strip and such that the side edges of the strip portions are aligned. The strip is continuous through each stack and is connected by a splice from the end of one stack to beginning of the next stack. The package can be compressed to reduce the height of the stacks and maintained in the compressed condition by an evacuated sealed bag. The package can have the stacks vertical or horizontal. The stacks are connected by a spliced portion so that the strip is continuous through the package. When the stacks are horizontal, the spliced portions are vertical and coplanar with the strips and at alternate ends. When the stacks are vertical, the spliced portions extend from the bottom to the top at one end of the stack.

Abstract: A multiuse carton is provided for carrying, dispensing and displaying items contained therein. The carton is formed by first and second base panels separated from each other by side walls and end walls to form an interior space in which the items are arranged in a row. The first panel includes a removable tear away element extending transversely of the carton and located at least close to one end wall for, when removed, creating an opening in the carton whereby, with the carton supported on this one end wall, the items can be dispensed one by one through the opening. The carton further includes a hinged tear away portion panel for, with the carton supported on the second base panel and the hinged tear away portion pulled back from the one end wall, exposing the packages in the carton for display. The hinged tear away portion includes an integral erectable header portion defined by a through cut line.

Abstract: A rapidly deployable fire shelter employs a flexible web handle attached directly to a protective pouch holding the folded fire shelter. The handle includes opposed fastener surfaces that may be interposed between the closure normally holding the cover to the protective pouch. The handle extends outside the pouch to be grasped by the firefighter and pulled so as in a single motion to release the cover from the pouch and extract the fire shelter without loss of control of the fire shelter.

Abstract: A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a line transverse to the strip and such that the side edges of the strip portions are aligned. The stacks are formed in a stepped fashion, with a series of separate layers being laid down for each stack. The package can be compressed to reduce the height of the stacks and maintained in the compressed condition by an evacuated sealed bag.

Abstract: A patient bathing system in the form of a sealed, flexible, hollow outer package having an inner insulating layer lining the package and forming an inner cavity. The layer is shaped by slits for forming the inner cavity. A series of impregnated washcloths are disposed within the cavity for dispensing through an elongated dispensing slit in the outer package. The package and the insulating layer are preferably microwave transparent while the impregnated washcloths absorb microwave energy so that the contents of the package can be warmed while heat is retained by the insulating layer.

Abstract: A sheet material assembly comprising a stack of longitudinally folded sheet material webs including a first web and second web. The first web includes a first fold, a second fold overlying a portion of said first fold, and a third fold lying between the first and second folds. The second web includes a first fold underlying the first fold of the first web, a second fold overlying the second fold of the first web and a third fold underlying the third fold of the first web. A folding device for forming a web includes a first, second and third folding edge extending from a first junction and formed in a first plane, a fourth folding edge extending from the first junction out of the first plane, a fifth and sixth folding edge extending from a second junction formed in a second plane parallel to and above the first plane, and a seventh folding edge extending from the second junction out of the second plane. The fifth folding edge crosses over the third folding edge in a spaced apart relationship.

Abstract: An improved folded absorbent paper product includes first, central panel; a second panel, unitary with the first panel and folded over a first side of said first panel; a third panel, unitary with the first panel, and folded over a second side of the first panel; a fourth panel, unitary with the second panel, and folded so as to be positioned between the first and second panels; and a fifth panel that is unitary with the third panel and folded so as to be positioned between said first and third panels. Advantages of the improved product include an optimization of weight to space considerations, the fact that exposed edges are kept out of view, an ability to work in a gravity feed dispenser in any of four possible orientations, and an assurance of double ply strength at intended gripping locations. A method of dispensing and of use is also disclosed.

Abstract: A kit containing a washing cleaner liquid and one or more paper towels can be used for cleaning an automotive windshield in situations where cleaning materials may not be readily available. The cleaning liquid is contained within a sealed pocket structure that includes a porous wall. Hand movement of the kit package across the windshield, or other surface to be cleaned, causes the liquid cleaner to flow through the porous wall and distributed over the work surface. The paper towel can be removed from the kit package for removing the emulsified dirt and wiping the surface to a clean dry condition.

Abstract: A medical clean up kit made up of a container with multiple compartments for storing the clean up material. A first compartment dispensively houses a supply of moistened towelettes saturated with anti-pathogenic agents for destroying various viruses and bacteria. A second compartment dispensively houses a supply of dry towelettes. Various lids and closures are disclosed for sealing the compartments, and preventing the accidental spillage of anti-pathogenic agents which might precipitate from the moist towelettes.

Abstract: A moist wipe package 1 comprising moist wipes 11 and a storing body 12 for storing the moist wipes 11 therein, the storing body 12 having a generally rectangular parallelepiped body formed from a generally square sleeve-like packing material whose opposite ends are open, an outlet opening 13 through which said moist wipes 11 are withdrawn being formed in one surface 12a of the packing material, opposite side edge portions 12a', 12a' of one surface 12a and/or opposite side edge portions 12b', 12b' of the other surface 12b opposing the one surface 12a being enhanced in rigidity so that they may have self-supporting properties, and the one surface 12a and the other surface 12b being sealed at the opposite ends, the sealed opposite ends 12d, 12d being fixed so that the one surface 12a forms opposing two end faces 12e in the generally rectangular parallelepiped body.

Abstract: A wet wipe container having improved single handed opening and dispensing is disclosed. The container includes a container base, a container lid hingedly connected to the base and a closure. The front of the container lid defines a convex portion which extends outwardly and which includes a recess therein. The closure is provided by a tongue projection which extends from the container base and which is configured to extend through an aperture in the recess of the front wall of the lid. The recess and tongue projection are of sufficient size to allow easy access by a user's fingers to provide single handed opening. In one embodiment, the container lid also includes a sealing wall which is configured to provide frictional engagement with the interior of the container base when the container is closed to prevent moisture from escaping.

Abstract: A new Reusable Facial Tissue Dispensing System for providing an enviromentally friendly tissue dispensing box which may be reused many times thereby reducing the amount of garbage. The inventive device includes a tissue dispensing box having an open rear side and a top side, an opening into the top side, a left and right flap, a top flap and a bottom flap pivotally secured to respective sides, a slit in the bottom flap and a tongue flap secured to the top flap. The slit receives the tongue flap when the box is closed with the tissue paper positioned within an interior of the box. Thereafter, the tissue paper is manually dispensed through the opening.

Abstract: A pop-up tissue dispenser is provided for improved removal of a top tissue from a clip of tissues located within a carton. In one embodiment, a visually distinctive tissue has primary and secondary folds and a visual indicator disposed adjacent the secondary fold. Except for the presence of the visual indicator, the visually distinctive tissue is substantially identical to the other, substantially visually uniform tissues in the clip. In another embodiment, the visually distinctive tissue and the other tissues form a color interface that is visible through the carton opening prior to the removal of any tissues from the carton.

Abstract: A packet with wet tissues is continuously manufactured. At first, a lid unit part including a pick-up port enabling pop-up of a wet tissue and a lid body capable of sealing the pick-up port is prepared. An air-tight film is continuously supplied, and an opening portion is formed in the film by punching. Then, the lid unit part is placed on the film with the opening portion, and a peripheral portion of a base member of the lid unit part is joined with a peripheral edge portion of the opening portion. Thereafter, a wet tissue stacked body is placed on the film with the lid unit part and is wrapped by the film. Center lap portions of the film are joined to each other while respective end lap portions formed at both end sides are joined to each other to thereby form a packet. A boundary portion between the adjacent two packets is cut for separating the packets from each other.

Abstract: A container for stacking continuous web, fan-fold paper and a paper guide assembly are disclosed. The container has a contoured bottom that includes an extended center section which is slopped, a toe section at the lower end of the center section, and a crest and fan-fold shelf at the upper end of the center section of the bottom of the container. The center section is slopped sufficiently to cause the sheets of the continuous web of printed paper to slide downward to the toe section of the container and thereby become aligned with the stack forming in the container. The toe is aligned with the paper guide assembly that is an abutment against which an edge of the paper stack forms. The crease in the bottom of the container causes the paper to fold to reduce the tendency of the web to bulge. The paper guide assembly guides the paper as it falls from the printer chute output into the container.

Abstract: A resealable package having a label applied over an opening into the package. The label has a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and is repeatably peelable from the package body and reappliable thereto. Full peeling of the label from the body is inhibited by a portion of the label co-acting with a portion of the package body. In one form of the invention, the label has cuts on opposite sides with an uncut portion therebetween, and the inhibiting of peeling is due to puckering of the package and the label when the label is peeled back to the cuts. In a second form of the invention, the package includes tabs or fragments which adhere to the label, with the peeling being inhibited when un-cut portions of the tabs or fragments are reached.

Abstract: Flexible plastic bag for a plurality of compressible absorbent articles which are arranged in parallel, one beside the other. The bag has an approximately rectangular base, a front side, a rear side, two narrow sides, and an upper side and is closed on all sides. The bag also has a line of weakness which marks an opening for the individual removal of the articles. The height of the bag is greater than the depth of the bag, the line of weakness extends, midway along the bag, from the longitudinal center of the upper side, toward the base, about half way down the front side of the bag. The base has a downwardly directed supporting band. The absorbent articles do not exerting sufficient pressure on any of the sides of the bag filled with said articles to cause the opening to gape open. The opening can be formed by bending the bag to open the line of weakness, and it closes after removal of the product when the bag is replaced on its supporting edge.

Abstract: A packet for wet tissue, has a packet containing wet tissues, and a lid unit having a sliding lid for covering and uncovering a tissue dispensing opening. The lid unit is fitted in an opening formed in the pouch and is attached to the periphery of the opening. The lid unit has a base plate provided with the tissue dispensing opening and a lid supporting part formed so as to surround the tissue dispensing opening. The sliding lid is supported horizontally slidably on the lid supporting part to cover and uncover the tissue dispensing opening. The tissue dispensing opening is sealed when the lid is closed.

Abstract: A container for wetted tissues comprises a container body, a stationary lid member and a movable lid member each molded from a suitable synthetic resin material. The stationary lid member fits on the container body to close an upper opening of the container body and the movable lid member is hinged to the stationary lid member so as to cover an opening formed substantially in a central zone of the stationary lid member through which the wetted tissues will be picked out. Any one of an upper surface of the stationary lid member and an inner surface of the movable lid member is provided with an elastic strip fixed across the hinged portion. As the movable lid member is closed, the elastic strip is curved generally in a U-shape or .OMEGA.-shape within a space defined between the inner surface of the movable lid member and the upper surface of the stationary lid member and thereby charged with an elastic energy biasing the movable lid member to be opened.

Abstract: A package for containing hygienic articles. The package has a dispensing aperture covered by a refastenably closable flap. The flap overlaps the dispensing aperture, to minimize external contamination. The aperture is made by a cut-out, leaving an opening in the material used to form the package. A separate retaining band is added to decrease the size of the opening so that the desired overlap can be maintained independent of the cut-out used to form the opening or the flap. The package is intact as presented to the user, and may completely enclose the hygienic articles after the first use of a hygienic article.

Abstract: The invention provides a bag dispenser comprising a container having a back plate intended to be attached to a vertical surface, and a cover which can be opened for loading the container with a plurality of bags and which has an opening through which the bags can be dispensed one after the other. A dividing member is provided within the container around which dividing member the bags can be folded, and the cover is hinged to the bottom of the back plate during loading of the container, whereby the bags become folded around the dividing member by the cover as the cover is closed. The invention also provides a method of dispensing bags one after the other from the container, the bags being loaded into the container so that they hang substantially vertically of the back plate, and folded around the dividing member by the step of closing the cover.

Abstract: A folded paper napkin includes four paper sheet panels interconnected by fold lines. The folded paper napkin is for dispensing from a paper napkin dispenser having a dispenser opening. A grasping tab is presented to the user at the dispenser opening to retrieve the paper napkin therefrom whether the paper napkin is positioned frontwards or backwards in the dispenser.

Abstract: A dispensing container for a plurality of like flat, thin products disposed in stacked relationship within the container and including a tear-away closure tab whose removal results in an opening through a front panel of the container through which the level of products within the container may be observed and individual ones of the products may be removed from the container. The opening is defined by a unique plurality of perforations and cuts through the thickness of the front panel of the container and has a profile resembling an inverted funnel. A blank for making the carton from a single sheet of material is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an easy-to-use and effective magnetically resealable moisture-proof pouch containing moisture-curable orthopedic splinting/casting product in bulk form or in individually packaged rolls. The preferred pouch incorporates a frame disposed about an opening into the pouch which provides a mounting place for a moisture-proof magnetic seal. Also disclosed are containers for the preferred pouches which are adapted for use with the magnetic sealing system according to the present invention.

Abstract: Contaminants are removed from a surface being prepared to receive a finish coating or a treatment. Solvent is applied manually to the surface with carrier sheets dispensed from reclosable packages where the solvent is contained along with a plurality of quarter-folded carrier sheets formed from non-woven material. The packages can be grounded to reduce the incidence of static electrical build-up.

Abstract: A dispenser for flexible sheets, especially end wrap papers. The dispenser is designed to be worn on the arm of a user or to be strapped to a stand. The dispenser comprises a box for holding a plurality of the sheets. At least one flap is connected to the bottom or at least one of the sides of the box and projects inwardly. Sheets are adapted to be disposed in the box on that side of the at least one flap that faces away from the bottom. Two flaps can also be provided on the top of the box, with each of these flaps extending from an opposite side half way toward the other side. Each of these top flaps opens in an opposite direction. The top flaps define a slot that permits individual sheets to be held between them and to be individually withdrawn from the box.

Abstract: An easy opening plastic bag includes a plastic front panel, a plastic rear panel, and plastic left and right end panels coupled to the front and rear panels. A plastic gusset is formed at the top of the bag and is joined to the front, rear, left, and right panels. A first frangible portion is disposed near a top of the front panel, and a second frangible portion is disposed near a top of the rear panel. The first and second frangible portions lie in a plane which allows a portion of the bag to rotate away from the remainder of the bag about an axis parallel to the plane. A third frangible portion is provided in the bag and extends substantially perpendicular to the plane of the first and second frangible portions.

Abstract: A wiper assembly for use in cleansing a controlled environment. The assembly comprises a generally flat container having therein a plurality of wiper cloths presaturated with a selected cleaning or disinfectant solvent. A top portion of the container defines an opening for wiper cloth removal which may be selectively opened and closed using a flexible adhesive panel. The bottom portion of the container is characterized by a greater rigidity than the rigidity of the top portion. This enhanced rigidity is sufficient to substantially prevent bending of the container during removal of the wiper cloths and closure of the container opening.

Abstract: An easy opening plastic bag includes a plastic front panel, a plastic rear panel, and plastic left and right end panels coupled to the front and rear panels. A plastic gusset is formed at the top of the bag and is joined to the front, rear, left, and right panels. A first frangible portion is disposed near a top of the front panel, and a second frangible portion is disposed near a top of the rear panel. The first and second frangible portions lie in a plane which allows a portion of the bag to rotate away from the remainder of the bag about an axis parallel to the plane. A third frangible portion is provided in the bag and extends substantially perpendicular to the plane of the first and second frangible portions.

Abstract: An improved method is disclosed for forming a strata of overlapping sheets suitable for use in a pop-up dispensing system. The sheets are cut from ribbons having at least one side edge which has a knee-like protrusion, with the opposing side edge being either, substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ribbon, or having one or more knee-like protrusions formed on the opposing edge. The ribbons are then phased so that the knee-like protrusion on one edge aligns with either the essentially parallel edge of an adjoining ribbon or a knee-like protrusion on the side edge of the adjoining ribbon. Phasing can be accomplished by either, aligning knee-like protrusions on the side edges of adjoining ribbons, or reversing the orientation of the side edges of alternating ribbons. After phasing, the ribbons are overlapped creating a series of predetermined, areas of greatest overlap adjoining areas of least overlap such that successive ribbons are bonded only by the interfacial interaction between ribbons.

Abstract: A cotton pad package comprising a plurality of cotton pads and a dispensing package. The plurality of cotton pads is compressed in two discrete stages, each of which stage can be released independently from the other. The first stage of compression is less than the second stage of compression. The cotton pads are transported and stored while under the second stage of compression. The user releases the second stage of compression, whereby the cotton pads can expand up to the first stage of compression. The user releases the first stage of compression just before installing the plurality of cotton pads into a dispensing package or dispenses the cotton pads through a restraint while they are held in the first stage compression.

Abstract: A method and a packaging system for packaging a sterilizable item for aseptic presentation onto a sterile field are disclosed. The packaging system for the sterilizable item includes a sterilizable flexible elongate tubular member having an outside, a closed end and an open end having a circumference. The item is placeable in the tubular member proximate the closed end. The tubular member includes a border portion having a width, an attached edge and an opposing edge spaced apart from the attached edge by the width. The attached edge is attached to the tubular member proximate the open end along the circumference of the open end and the opposing edge is located proximate the outside of the tubular member. The opposing edge receives thereunder the attached edge of the border portion to enclose the item in the tubular member. The packaging system also includes a sterilizable container for receiving therein the tubular member and the item.

Abstract: A case is disclosed which is essentially a case with a cover that is designed to allow a user to remove the contents of the case one by one. A first flap encloses the material within the case and a second flap covers the opening that allows access to the contained material. The case is typically used to hold and distribute blocks of paper sheets, paper handkerchiefs, small plastic bags, and other material.

Abstract: A hand held masking machine for applying tape along both edges of a sheet of masking material which has relatively movable frame portions that engage and journal opposite ends of a roll of masking material to accurately position tape being applied to its edges; frame portions adapted to have end portions of tape on the machine adhered thereto so that the masking machine can adhere tape along both or only a desired one of the masking material edges; an adjustable cutting blade assembly that accommodates applying tapes of different widths to the masking material, and specially longitudinally folded rolls of masking material so that the taped masking material may be wider that the roll from which the masking material is dispensed.

Abstract: Broadly, the present invention provides a folded sheet dispenser with a vertical end opening extending into the top with a unique, new and novel, internal control plate which controls the one at a time consecutive removal of folded sheets in a horizontal and somewhat vertical direction from within the dispenser and through the end opening. This folded sheet dispenser with the end opening and the internal control plate are the two basic features of this invention which can be combined in the refillable, molded plastic design as well as with the disposable cardboard design.