Refill Package Patents (Class 221/49)
  • Patent number: 11192706
    Abstract: The wet sheet packaging body includes a plurality of wet sheets (1), a packaging container configured to house the wet sheets. The packaging container includes a top surface and a dispensing opening, on the top surface, configured to take out each of the wet sheets, an opening and closing lid (5) configured to open and close the dispensing opening (33) of the packaging container, and the wet sheets housed in a layered state in the packaging container. The inner bag (2) includes an opening part (24) and a bottom part (21). The wet sheets are housed in the inner bag. The inner bag is housed in the packaging container while the opening part is directed downward and the bottom part is directed upward. The inner bag is pulled out from the dispensing opening of the packaging container for removal when use of the wet sheet packaging body is started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TAIKI CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato Moriyasu, Toshiya Okuda
  • Patent number: 9004313
    Abstract: A stack of hygiene sheet products including first and second webs that are interfolded with each other. The stack includes a top panel of the first web and a top panel of the second web, wherein the top panel of the first web overlays the top panel of the second web but has been cut away so that the top panel of the second web is revealed by the top panel of the first web. An adherence layer is placed on the top panel of the first web and the top panel of the second web and is exposed at the top of the stack so that it can adhere to an adjacent stack so that when the last sheets of the adjacent stack are pulled through a dispenser opening of a dispenser, the first and second sheets are pulled securely through with it as a result of the direct adherence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Anders Andersson, Björn Larsson
  • Patent number: 8881943
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tissue paper supply case comprising a case body for containing tissue paper, a lid having a slot-like take-out hole for taking out the tissue paper therethrough, a platform member mounted within the case body for placing the tissue paper thereon, and means for energizing the platform member from the bottom of the case body toward the lid, wherein the lid is provided on its inner surface with a plurality of lid projections formed in parallel rows to the take-out hole on both sides of the take-out hole, which lid projections are tapered each having a protrusion height becoming larger with increasing distance from the take-out hole, and the platform member is provided on its upper surface with a plurality of platform projections formed in parallel rows to the take-out hole on both sides of the position facing the take-out hole, which platform projections are tapered each having a protrusion height becoming larger with increasing distance from the position facing the take-out hole and wherein the p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Evermate Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Isao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8757432
    Abstract: A pop-up type dispenser is provided for paper towels, in which a specially sized and shaped hole in the dispenser top cooperates with a stack of paper towels housed in the dispenser. The towel stack has at least two interfolded webs of perforated absorbent sheet material in which the perforations of one web are not aligned with the perforations of an adjacent web. The towels may be withdrawn through the opening one sheet at a time, by a user pulling on a first sheet of said one web protruding through said opening without needing to touch a next sheet on the adjacent web or a subsequent sheet on the one web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLC
    Inventors: Janne Muntzing, John S. Formon
  • Patent number: 8757430
    Abstract: Decorative grass and methods of providing same are disclosed wherein the decorative grass is either maintained in flattened configuration until restraint is removed and/or the decorative grass is curled and/or crimp at a point of use and/or sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Wanda M. Weder & William F. Straeter
    Inventor: Donald E. Weder
  • Patent number: 8690008
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a sheet from a stack of sheets is disclosed. The device includes a holder for receiving a refill container including the stack of sheets. The holder includes a holder base wall and opposed holder side walls extending up from the holder base wall. The refill container includes a container base wall and opposed first and second container side walls extending up from the container base wall. A first flap extends inward from an end of the first container side wall, and a second flap extends inward from an end of the second container side wall. The first flap and the second flap are dimensioned to define a longitudinal dispensing slot of the container. At least one of the first flap and the second flap of the container can flex upward when a sheet is dispensed from the device. In one form, the sheets comprise a thin sponge material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon M. Conway, Michael M. Sawalski, Benjamin J. Paprocki, Scott Padiak
  • Patent number: 8608024
    Abstract: A dispenser (10) is disclosed for dispensing a single object (22, 24) at a time, such as a tablet or the like. The dispenser includes a reservoir (26) to contain tablets and an opening in the reservoir sized to pass the tablets. A chute (30) is defined by a wall adjacent to the opening in the reservoir, and defines a dispensing path (39). The movable dispensing guide (32) has a retracted position that does not prevent the advance of tablets along the dispensing path, and an advanced position that intersects the dispensing path between the first and second tablets (22, 24) in the dispensing path. When advanced, the movable dispensing guide allows the first tablet in line to be dispensed from the path, and prevents the second tablet in line from advancing. An actuator is operable to move the movable dispensing guide from its retracted position to its advanced position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Michel Zbirka
  • Patent number: 8584896
    Abstract: By either rotating a folded clip within a dispenser, or by folding the clip into a J-shape instead of a U-shape and then placing the clip into a dispenser, more sheets can be placed into the dispenser without causing an increase in dispensing problems. Alternatively, fewer dispensing problems result if the same number of sheets is placed into the dispenser. In one embodiment, the dispenser was an upright facial tissue carton and the clip was an interfolded stack of facial tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie Thomas Long, Emory Emil Luebke, Michelle Lynn Seabaugh
  • Patent number: 8342360
    Abstract: A product including a stack of a: plurality of interfolded sheets assembled from a folded sheet material. The stack having a first side, a second side, a plurality of first side folded sheets and a plurality of second side folded sheets. A majority of the first side folded sheets folded into a first fold configuration and a majority of the second side folded sheets folded into a second fold configuration. Within the stack, the first fold configuration is different than the second fold configuration. In one embodiment, the first side folded sheets were V-folded and the second side folded sheets were Z-folded. In another embodiment, the first side folded sheets were V-folded and the second side folded sheets were C-folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventor: Leslie Thomas Long
  • Patent number: 8205748
    Abstract: An environmentally friendly package containing refill folded sheets is provided. The package contains a plurality of refill cartridges stacked together. Each refill cartridge contains a stack of interfolded sheets. In one embodiment, for instance, the sheets may comprise facial tissues. Each refill cartridge is configured to refill a sheet dispenser such as a paperboard dispenser. In this manner, a consumer can continually refill a single dispenser instead of having to repurchase a dispenser each time the folded sheet product is purchased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie Thomas Long, Jason John Schumaker
  • Patent number: 8205769
    Abstract: A container for storing and dispensing consumable products. Modular construction is utilized wherein there is one base container and at least one subcontainer mounted above the base container. The base container has a floor, a peripheral wall, and a cover panel. Each subcontainer has a peripheral wall and a cover panel, and is coupled to a container below, such as the base container or another subcontainer, in stacked fashion. The cover panel of that container immediately below forms the floor of the container above, thereby obviating the necessity of forming a floor in each container. Each container may have a closure to enable contents to be withdrawn therefrom. The various containers are coupled together to form a stack by a removable band. When contents of the uppermost container are depleted, the empty container is removed from the stack to reveal the next container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventors: Seda Gaspari, Mike H. Ananighian
  • Patent number: 8132692
    Abstract: A method of interfolding gloves including superposing finger portion of second glove adjacent finger portion of first glove, with second glove finger portion being disposed parallel and in a direction opposite the first glove finger portion, in a superjacent opposing relationship. First glove hand and cuff are lapped over second glove finger to create lapped, superjacent opposing fold. By repeatedly lapping previous glove hand over subsequent glove fingers, a glove bundle is formed. Folding can be longitudinal before lapped, superjacent opposing folding. Gloves are disposed in portable dispenser with lapped, superjacent folding and dispensing opening cooperating to dispense one glove, cuff first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Oneglove, LLC
    Inventor: Earl Jordan
  • Patent number: 8061558
    Abstract: Gloves and dispensers for gloves are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to disposable gloves packaged in a disposable dispenser configured to engage with a carrier. Aspects of the glove assemblies provided herein include a dispenser case having a flange having locking tab for sliding engagement with a channel on the carrier. The dispenser case may be removed from the carrier and a new dispenser case engaged to the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Oneglove, LLC
    Inventors: Earl Jordan, Paul R. Persiani, Mark Robinson
  • Patent number: 8016156
    Abstract: A cleansing wipe container includes a bottom panel, a front panel, a rear panel, a pair of side panels and a lid. The cleansing wipe container may be filled with a plurality of cleansing wipes that are contained in a cartridge. The cartridge and container interact such that a message is displayed on or through a panel of the container. The message is based on the cartridge of wipes and may include a type of wipe, a list of ingredients of the wipes, and/or instructions for using the wipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Sawin, Kilian John O'Neill, Yolanda Christina Kennish
  • Patent number: 7874455
    Abstract: Gloves and dispensers for gloves are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to disposable gloves packaged in a disposable dispenser configured to engage with a carrier. Aspects of the glove assemblies provided herein include a dispenser case having a flange having locking tab for sliding engagement with a channel on the carrier. The dispenser case may be removed from the carrier and a new dispenser case engaged to the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: OneGlove, LLC
    Inventors: Earl Jordan, Paul R. Persiani, Mark Robinson
  • Patent number: 7597213
    Abstract: A container cap can comprise: a covering comprising a first panel, a skirt in contact with the first panel, and a dispensing window attached to the first side of the first panel. The first panel can have an outer periphery and an inner periphery and a first side and a second side. The dispensing window can be attached to the first side of the first panel. The dispensing window can have a dispensing aperture capable of allowing dispensing of an article through the dispensing aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Duane Lyle McDonald
  • Patent number: 7490733
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides a dispenser assembly which houses a disposable container of consumer product. The dispenser assembly improves an aperture that allows access to the product from the exterior of the dispenser assembly. In one embodiment, the disposable container of consumer product is configured to engage with the dispenser assembly in a manner that retains a portion of the container through which the product is dispensed in a pre-defined orientation relative to the cover of the dispenser assembly. In one embodiment, a neck of the container of consumer product through which the product may be accessed engages the aperture of the dispenser assembly to selectively retain the container and the dispenser assembly. In one embodiment, the neck is snap-fit into the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Inventor: Daria Tagliareni
  • Patent number: 7303092
    Abstract: A wet wipes package including an outer carton having an opening. Disposed within the carton is an interior tub having a baffle and an aperture located in the baffle. A rigid flip top is disposed over the carton opening for access to the interior tub and a plurality of wet wipes is disposed within the interior tub beneath the baffle. Because the exterior of the wet wipes package is similar to a facial tissue carton, similar graphical treatments as applied to facial tissue cartons can be used to design an attractive package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Charles Sarbo, Walter George Bauer, Wen Zyo Schroeder, Ryan Leslie Fulscher, Wichnart Ann Imsangjan
  • Patent number: 7063233
    Abstract: A method of interfolding gloves including superposing finger portion of second glove adjacent finger portion of first glove, with second glove finger portion being disposed parallel and in a direction opposite the first glove finger portion, in a superjacent opposing relationship. First glove hand and cuff are lapped over second glove finger, to create lapped, superjacent opposing fold. By repeatedly lapping previous glove hand over subsequent glove fingers, a glove bundle is formed. Folding can be longitudinal before lapped, superjacent opposing folding. Gloves are disposed in portable dispenser with lapped, superjacent folding and dispensing opening cooperating to dispense one glove, cuff first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Oneglove, LLC
    Inventors: Earl Jordan, Paul R. Persiani
  • Patent number: 7028860
    Abstract: A dispenser for inter-folded sheet includes a replaceable cartridge. In preferred embodiments, the replaceable cartridge includes a generally planar rectangular core having a stack of inter-folded food service sheets wrapped around the core in a U-shape and retained in position by shrink wrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Fort James Corporation
    Inventors: Janica S. Behnke, Kathleen R. Rigotti, Katie L. Thomas, Timothy P. Hartjes, Michael R. Kilgore, Gregory D. Budz
  • Patent number: 6745917
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet package including: a sheet stack formed by folding and stacking rectangular sheets; and a container having a dispensing opening through which the sheets are to be removed. Each sheet is first folded on an X-axis folding line substantially parallel to one side of the rectangular shape, and then folded on a Y-axis folding line substantially perpendicular to the X-axis folding line, thereby to form a folded sheet having two outermost sheet portions appearing on two external surfaces thereof and intermediate sheet portions positioned between the outermost sheet portions. Adjacent folded sheets are combined such that X-axis folding lines of the adjacent folded sheets are positioned at opposite sides of the sheet stack and only an outermost sheet portion of one folded sheet is sandwiched between an outermost sheet portion and an intermediate sheet portion of the other folded sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Koyama, Takeshi Bando
  • Patent number: 6685050
    Abstract: An improved stacked sheet material assembly is disclosed. A carton or container for reliably releasing stacked tissues also is disclosed. The assembly includes at least a first web and a second web on the top of the assembly where dispensing is started. The first and second webs are shown using various efficient starter folding patterns, for releasing sheet material webs, or tissues, more reliably and consistently. Folding patterns preferably achieve dispensing of one tissue at a time, from the beginning of the carton to the end of the carton, with relative ease, no tissue tearing, and no package induced fallback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Schmidt, Leslie T. Long
  • Patent number: 6644501
    Abstract: A sheet package can prevent a sheet from causing damage upon dispensing the sheet through a dispensing opening without widening an opening width of the dispensing opening and providing extra gap within a package container. The sheet package includes a sheet stack, in which a plurality of folded sheets are stacked, received within a package container with a dispensing opening. Each individual sheet is folded into two-ply sheet along a first folding line, two sheets of the two-ply sheet are folded along a second folding line extending in parallel to the first folding line together for forming a folded sheet, a plurality of folded sheets are stacked in such a manner that a portion including the first folding line of a lower folded sheet is disposed within a valley folded portion of an upper folded sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventor: Yukiko Iida
  • Patent number: 6644500
    Abstract: A stack of interleaved laminar products comprises a first and a second array of products, each of which has at least one branch interleaved with a corresponding branch of at least one product in the other array. The products are folded into a generally W-shaped profile comprising two outer branches and two inner branches, with the distal edges of the said outer branches projecting at least partially beyond the said inner branches, so that the said distal edges can be used for interleaving with at least one other product in the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Fameccanica.Data Spa
    Inventors: Tonino De Angelis, Davide Sepe, Alessandro D'Andrea
  • Patent number: 6595386
    Abstract: Stacks of wet wipes having improved dispensability are provided. The stacks comprise a first clip of wet wipes and a second clip of wet wipes positioned on top of the first clip of wet wipes. Clips of wet wipes generally include a last wet wipe comprising a bottom portion having a surface area that is greater than the surface area of the top portion. Clips of wet wipes also generally include a next-to-last wet wipe comprising a bottom portion having a surface area that is less than the surface area of the top portion. Individual wet wipes in stacks of the present invention have less tendency to stick together than wet wipes in stacks found in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Vogel, Scott R. Lange, Yung Huang
  • Patent number: 6588626
    Abstract: A product comprising an absorbent paper material and a dispenser adapted to hanging from a support such as a towel bar or a hook is disclosed. The dispenser can be optionally located on a surface instead of hung from a support, and a space at the bottom of the dispenser protects the absorbent paper material from damage due to liquid spills on the surface. The dispenser has an advantage of two distinct dispensing modes, and protection of the unused absorbent paper material from liquid spills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara O. Sauer, Richard Frederick House, Paul Roy Schmidt, Herb F. Velazquez
  • Publication number: 20030116581
    Abstract: An improved stacked sheet material assembly is disclosed. A carton or container for reliably releasing stacked tissues also is disclosed. The assembly includes at least a first web and a second web on the top of the assembly where dispensing is started. The first and second webs are shown using various efficient starter folding patterns, for releasing sheet material webs, or tissues, more reliably and consistently. Folding patterns preferably achieve dispensing of one tissue at a time, from the beginning of the carton to the end of the carton, with relative ease, no tissue tearing, and no package induced fallback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Schmidt, Leslie T. Long
  • Patent number: 6550635
    Abstract: A portable folded wiper dispensing system for dispensing flexible sheets from a stack of sheets. The system includes a refillable apparatus and a stack of sheets. The refillable apparatus is composed of: 1) a relatively flat, flexible base devoid of dispensing slots, the flexible base being adapted to resiliently fold along a fold axis; and 2) a flexible cover defining an opening aligned in parallel relation to the fold axis of the flexible base such that the flexible cover is attached to said flexible base and is adapted to contain a stack of sheets. The opening defines a dispensing slot through which flexible sheets may be individually dispensed while the flexible base remains unfolded. When the flexible base is folded back along the fold axis, the opening defines a refill gap through which a stack of flexible sheets may be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James King, James Justin Beech, Neville John Pryke
  • Patent number: 6543642
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a glove dispenser system that includes a reusable container and a disposable pouch containing stacked, partially folded gloves. The container is rigid and generally rectangular and has a lid and a bottom, spaced, parallel front and back walls, two spaced, parallel side walls and an opening in the lid. The pouch is generally rectangular shaped and it has a pair of spaced parallel extending faces yieldably connected to one another. One of the faces has an opening aligned with the opening in the lid of the container. The pouch contains a plurality of gloves in a stacked folded relationship with one another. The folded relationship being formed by a thumb of the glove being folded under a palm area of the glove and fingers of the glove being folded over the thumb and the palm area. The configuration of the pouch opening and the folded relationship of the gloves provides for the removal of one of the plurality of glove at a time during a dispensing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Daydots International, Inc.
    Inventor: J. Michael Milliorn
  • Publication number: 20030057223
    Abstract: Stacks of wet wipes having improved dispensability are provided. The stacks comprise a first clip of wet wipes and a second clip of wet wipes positioned on top of the first clip of wet wipes. Clips of wet wipes generally include a last wet wipe comprising a bottom portion having a surface area that is greater than the surface area of the top portion. Clips of wet wipes also generally include a next-to-last wet wipe comprising a bottom portion having a surface area that is less than the surface area of the top portion. Individual wet wipes in stacks of the present invention have less tendency to stick together than wet wipes in stacks found in the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Nathan Vogel, Scott R. Lange, Yung Huang
  • Patent number: 6352172
    Abstract: A folded web product dispensing system includes an outer housing that defines an interior space. A dispensing face is defined in the outer housing proximate to an end of a stacking means. The dispensing face has a central portion and a dispensing throat located in the central portion. The stacking means are mounted within the outer housing for holding a stack of folded web product within the interior space and have a staging area proximate to the dispensing throat including at least two curved bumpers. These curved bumpers are oriented so as to be parallel to the path of travel of the folded webs as they approach the dispensing throat. A number of ribs may be defined on the bumpers for temporarily arresting movement of the folded webs as they approach the dispensing throat. The folded web product may be a stack of paper napkins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Inventors: Michael Yuwah Chan, Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: 6286713
    Abstract: A dispensing system for individual folded webs having an area of non-uniform thickness across the length of the web is composed of several components. An outer housing defines an interior space in which stacking means for holding a stack of individual folded webs are mounted. A dispensing face is defined in the outer housing proximate to an end of the stacking means. The dispensing face has a central portion projecting out from the dispenser in the form of a first surface and a second surface joined at an obtuse angle and a dispensing throat located in the central portion at about the intersection of the first and second surfaces. The dispensing system also includes a stack of individual folded webs having an area of non-uniform thickness across the length of the web aligned so that an area of greatest thickness extends across the width of the dispensing throat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Yuwah Chan, Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: 6241118
    Abstract: A container for dispensing individual paper products, the container includes a housing including a plurality of exterior walls defining an interior surface and an interior area within the interior surface for receiving a plurality of the paper products. A first end wall defines a dispensing throat for permitting removal of paper products from the interior area. A mechanism urges paper products within the interior area toward the dispensing throat in a dispensing direction. A first, second and third of the exterior walls intersect the first end wall on opposite sides of the first exterior wall forming a portion of the interior surface. Protrusions extend from the portion of the interior surface on the second and third exterior walls into the interior area for contacting the paper products to oppose the mechanism for urging. The protrusions on the second wall are staggered from the protrusions on the third wall in the dispensing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: 6230929
    Abstract: An adapter for dispensing a plurality of vertically stacked, interfolded sheets is disclosed herein, the adapter being configured to fit within a standard vertically-stacked dual roll dispenser. The adapter includes a housing having an interior adapted to receive a plurality of vertically stacked, interfolded sheets. Each sheet may include a leading edge and a trailing edge separated by spaced-apart side edges. The housing may include a front wall, a back wall spaced apart from the front wall, and two spaced-apart side walls, each side wall extending between the back wall and the front wall. The housing may further include a bottom wall including a boss that extends upwardly into the interior of the housing. An opening having a width dimension is formed in the front wall, the opening adapted to dispense vertically stacked interfolded sheets from the interior of the housing. The side edges of the sheets are urged inwardly by the width dimension of the opening as the sheets pass through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Lawrence Phelps, Richard Paul Lewis, Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: 6213345
    Abstract: A pop-up tissue dispenser comprising a dispensing package and tissues is disclosed. The tissue-dispensing package is cylindrically shaped with a dispensing opening through which tissues are removed individually. The tissues are disposed in the dispensing package in a specific interleaved pattern and orientation, permitting the convenience of pop-up tissue access from the cylindrically shaped dispensing package. The dispensing package may be disposable or refillable, and may also be provided with an attachment means to further facilitate tissue removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Inventor: Wendy Ann Plank
  • Patent number: 6213344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to wet wipes (1) for use in wiping surfaces in the home and in industry, in addition to their use on the human body such as for baby wipes, make-up removal and other skin care applications. The wet wipes are folded and interleaved with one another (40, 50) to provide an improved stacking configuration whereby each wipe can be readily singly separated from the wet wipe stack by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Simon David Julien Hill
  • Patent number: 6000538
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Inventor: Jen-Song Lee
  • Patent number: 5565258
    Abstract: An improved folded absorbent paper product includes a 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley J. McConnell, John A. Bound
  • Patent number: 5531325
    Abstract: A storing and dispensing system for a product packed in a sealed pouch. The dispensing system includes a container of rigid material having a dispensing opening covered by a lid. The container is sufficiently air-tight in its closed condition to prevent free exchange of air between ambient and the inside of the container. A sealed pouch inside the container holds a product. The pouch has a pre-formed dispensing aperture which is sealed by a cover member adhesively attached to the pouch. The cover member is detachable from the pouch and removable through the container dispensing opening without damaging the pouch, and it is refastenable to the pouch. A glue strip attached to the pouch projects through a hole in the bottom of the container to prevent the container slipping on a supporting surface. The pouch has elastic members which cause it to contract as product is removed from the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph F. Deflander, Robert De Caluwe, Marielle J. C. Stulens
  • Patent number: 5511689
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for dispensing an adhesive-backed article. An adhesive-backed article has a first adhesive disposed on at least a portion of its bottom surface. The bottom surface of the adhesive-backed article is bonded to the top surface of a backing layer by a bond formed by the first adhesive. The top surface of the adhesive-backed article is bonded to the bottom surface of the support layer by a bond formed by a second adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the bottom surface. The bond formed between the top surface of the adhesive backed article and the bottom surface of the support layer is stronger than the bond between the bottom surface of the adhesive-backed article and the top surface of the backing layer such that when the support layer is separated from the backing layer, .the adhesive-backed article remains affixed to the support layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Inventor: Richard D. Frank
  • Patent number: 5509571
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispenser for sanitary-hygiene items, such as bags which can be folded up, handkerchiefs, or the like, comprising a box-type housing and a container of a flexible material, such as cardboard, which is exchangeably arranged in the housing and contains the sanitary-hygiene items, the housing of which dispenser comprises at least one projection which projects into the interior of said housing, and the container is provided, in the region of the projections, with predetermined breaking points for puncturing by the projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: DRL Hygiene-Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Franz Weber
  • Patent number: 5462197
    Abstract: A towelette dispensing device is provided, for cleaning a toilet seat on a toilet bowl, which consists of a receptacle mountable onto a vertical flat surface adjacent the toilet seat. A package of towelettes can be inserted into the receptacle. A towelette can be extracted, one at a time, from the receptacle by a person, to wipe clean the toilet seat used by another person previously. This will satisfy a concern and need for individual personal hygiene by lessening the danger of germs being transmitted from the toilet seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Inventor: John D. Pound
  • Patent number: 5143249
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a stack of sanitary paper, a dispenser and a manufacturing method for the stack. The stack of sanitary paper consists of folded, interleaving sheets forming a pile which is placed inside a cardboard sleeve (1) which is open at both ends and characterized in that the sleeve (1) comprises a first pair of opposite sides (14, 15) parallel and adjacent to the folding edges of the sheets, a second pair of sides (12, 13) parallel to the sheet surfaces and perpendicular to the first pair, and an opening (10) in a least on one of the sides of the second pair (12, 13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Kaysersberg, SA
    Inventors: Jean Saint Criq, Henriette Bros
  • Patent number: 5050737
    Abstract: A system and method for packaging, containing and dispensing moist towelettes such as baby wipes. A main container for containing moist towelettes is provided. Moist towelettes in vertical stacked arrangement are enclosed within a disposable, moisture impermeable, flexible plastic envelope. The envelope can be opened and placed within the main container to load the main container with moist towelettes. Use of the envelope permits continued reuse of the main container to reduce costs and minimize waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Rockline, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel V. Joslyn, Randy L. Rudolph
  • Patent number: 4185753
    Abstract: This invention provides a device for dispensing flexible sheets of absorbent paper or other fiberous material. The sheets are preferably end-wrap papers used in the art of cosmetology and particularly for permanently setting waves in hair. The device employs a container with a slit in the top. The preferred device is of triangular cross-section having a width less than the width of a given end-wrap sheet. The end wraps are withdrawn from the container through the slit such that, the removal of one end wrap causes the next lower end wrap to be partially withdrawn through the slit. The container can be removably fastened to a wrist bracelet which is adjustable to fit a user's arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Assignee: Poly Pak, Inc.
    Inventor: Maria J. Leto