PACKAGING FOR TISSUE PRODUCTS WITH BRANDING

Abstract

A package comprises a body and a closure tab. The body has a first portion and an adjacent second portion. The closure tab is affixed to the first portion and detachably affixed to the second portion and acts as a seal when affixed to both portions. The closure tab is substantially shaped in the form of brand insignia. A package comprises a body, having a dispensing opening, and a closure tab. The closure tab is at least partially detachably affixed to the body, substantially shaped in the form of brand insignia and configured to at least partially cover the dispensing opening. A method for making a package includes: forming a closure tab by die cutting film material into substantially the same shape as brand insignia; forming a package having a body; applying adhesive to an adhesive-site; and at least partially attaching the closure tab to the body at the adhesive-site.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to dispensing packages and packages for stacked and/or interfolded sheet materials such as facial tissues.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Packages for containing and dispensing stacked and/or interleaved sheet materials can be formed from paperboard or flexible film material. These packages are common in everyday use and are found in a plurality of bathrooms and other rooms within the household. These packages can be rigid constructions or flexible, soft pack constructions, with or without graphics printed upon the outer surfaces thereof.

Often consumers desire that packages of sanitary tissue products have aesthetically pleasing surfaces. Packages of tissue products often sit in visible locations in the home or office, and consumers often desire the package print designs to complement the environment in which it sits. For this reason, often manufacturers of such packages place brand and consumer information, including trademarks and product information, on a removable panel, such that once removed, the package retains an aesthetically pleasing appearance. Alternatively, manufacturers may provide important information in an inconspicuous manner such that the information does not interfere with the aesthetic design of the package. For example, manufacturers may place such important information on the bottom or back side of a package and/or utilize small print or muted colors.

However, manufacturers desire to reinforce brand awareness at purchase and during use, and using removable panels or inconspicuous placement undermines efforts to reinforce a brand. Indeed, if a panel is removed, the information is no longer visible to the user. Likewise, the user tends to overlook information, prior to and during use of the product, when the information does not lend itself to being noticed.

Further still, areas where manufacturers typically provide information, such as removable panels, offer limited space for placing brand and/or consumer information.

Accordingly, there is an unmet need for packaging for sanitary tissue products and other products that provide more noticeable brand awareness to the end user at purchase and/or during use.

Additionally, there is an unmet need for packaging for sanitary tissue products and other products that provides more space for brand and/or consumer information.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention fulfills the needs described above by providing a package that has a body and a closure tab. The body has a first portion and a second portion adjacent to the first portion. The closure tab is affixed to the first portion and detachably affixed to the second portion of the body such that the closure tab acts as a seal when affixed to the first portion and the second portion. The closure tab is substantially shaped in the form of a brand insignia.

In another embodiment, a package having a body and a closure tab is provided. The body has a dispensing opening. The closure tab is at least partially detachably affixed to the body. The closure tab also is substantially shaped in the form of a brand insignia and configured to at least partially cover the dispensing opening when positioned over the dispensing opening.

In yet another embodiment, a method for making a package having a closure tab substantially shaped in the form of a brand insignia is disclosed. The method includes: forming a closure tab by die cutting a film material into substantially the same shape as a brand insignia; forming a package having a body; applying an adhesive to an adhesive-site; and at least partially attaching the closure tab to the body at the adhesive-site.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above-mentioned and other features and advantages of the present disclosure, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent and the disclosure itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a package in accordance with one non-limiting embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the package of FIG. 1 in accordance with one non-limiting embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a package in accordance with a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a package in accordance with yet another non-limiting embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the package of FIG. 4 in accordance with one non-limiting embodiment; and

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a package in accordance with an alternative non-limiting embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure provides for a closure tab suitable for use on packaging, including but not limited to packaging used for sanitary tissue products. As disclosed more fully below, the closure tab can be shaped to provide greater awareness and recognition of the brand as well as an aesthetically pleasing surface for brand and/or consumer information. The inventors have discovered that a shaped tab can drive more brand awareness to a user, at the point of sale and/or during use.

DEFINITIONS

“Brand information” as used herein means any descriptions, depictions, objects or other indicia relating to a brand (i.e., a single source identifier which identifies a product and/or service as exclusively coming from a single commercial source). Nonlimiting examples of a brand are PUFFS® facial tissue, CHARMIN® bath tissue, and BOUNTY® paper towels. PUFFS®, CHARMIN® and BOUNTY® are also trademarks. Nonlimiting examples of brand information are brand names, brand insignia, slogans, history, mascots, endorsements, certifications, recommendations and claims regarding brand performance, quality, recognition or consumers' preferences for the brand.

“Brand insignia” as used herein means objects, words, colors, shapes or other indicia that can be used to distinguish, identify or represent the manufacturer, retailer, distributor or brand of a product, including but not limited to trademarks, logos, emblems, symbols, designs, figures, fonts, lettering, crests or similar identifying marks.

“Consumer information” as used herein means descriptions, depictions, objects or other indicia related to the sale, distribution or use of a product or category of products, or otherwise relevant to the purchaser or consumer of a product or category of products, including but not limited to regulatory information, product ingredients, product use and/or safety information, manufacturer or distributor information, sales, coupons, sweepstakes materials and promotional information, and the like.

“Fiber” as used herein is an elongate particulate having an apparent length greatly exceeding its apparent width (e.g., an aspect ratio of greater than 1). More specifically, as used herein, “fiber” refers to fibrous structure-making fibers. The present disclosure contemplates the use of a variety of fibrous structure-making fibers, such as, for example, natural fibers or synthetic fibers, or any other suitable fibers, and any combinations thereof.

“Fibrous structure” as used herein is a structure that comprises one or more fibers. Non-limiting examples of fibrous structures may include paper, fabrics and absorbent pads.

Non-limiting examples of processes for making fibrous structures include wet-laid processes, air-laid processes, spun-bond processes, weaving processes, melt-blown processes and extrusion processes. Some processes may include steps of preparing a fiber composition in the form of a suspension in a medium, either wet, more specifically aqueous medium, or dry, more specifically gaseous, i.e. with air as medium. The aqueous medium used for wet-laid processes is oftentimes referred to as a fiber slurry. The fibrous slurry is then used to deposit a plurality of fibers onto a forming wire or belt such that an embryonic fibrous structure is formed, after which drying and/or bonding the fibers together results in a fibrous structure. Further processing the fibrous structure may be carried out such that a finished fibrous structure is formed. For example, in typical papermaking processes, the finished fibrous structure is the fibrous structure that is wound on the reel at the end of papermaking and may subsequently be converted into a finished product (e.g., a sanitary tissue product).

“Film material” as used herein is intended to include foils, polymer sheets, co-extrusions, laminates and combinations thereof. Film materials may be fabricated from a polymer that does not have adhesive characteristics, which may be made from homogeneous resins or blends thereof. The properties of a selected film materials can include, though are not restricted to, combinations or degrees of being: porous, non-porous, microporous, gas or liquid permeable, non-permeable, hydrophilic, hydrophobic, hydroscopic, oleophilic, oleophobic, high critical surface tension, low critical surface tension, surface pre-textured, elastically yieldable, plastically yieldable, electrically conductive and electrically non-conductive. Such materials can be homogeneous or composition combinations.

Film materials may be made from homogeneous resins or blends thereof. Single or multiple layers within the film structure are contemplated, whether co-extruded, extrusion-coated, laminated or combined by other known means. The key attribute of the film material is that it be formable to produce protrusions and valleys. Useful resins include, but are not limited to, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), latex structures, nylon, etc.

Polyolefins tend to be lower in cost and relatively easy to form but are not necessary to practice the invention. High density polyethylene (HDPE) is may be used fabricate the film material. Other suitable materials to fabricate the film from include, but are not limited to, aluminum foil, coated (waxed, etc.) and uncoated paper, coated and uncoated wovens, scrims, meshes, nonwovens, and perforated or porous films, and combinations thereof. In one embodiment, flexible film material is a formed film from about 0.0001 inch to about 0.005 inches, or about 0.001 inch thick film.

“Ply” or “Plies” as used herein mean an individual, integral fibrous structure, optionally to be disposed in a substantially contiguous, face-to-face relationship with other plies, forming a multiple ply fibrous structure. It is also contemplated that a single fibrous structure can effectively form two “plies” or multiple “plies”, for example when folded on itself.

“Sanitary tissue product” as used herein means one or more finished fibrous structures, converted or not, that is useful as a wiping implement for post-urinary and post-bowel movement cleaning (e.g., toilet tissue and wet wipes), for otorhinolaryngological discharges (e.g., facial tissue), and multi-functional absorbent and cleaning uses (e.g., paper towels and shop towels). The sanitary tissue products can be embossed or not embossed, creped or uncreped, single or multi-ply.

The sanitary tissue product may be segmented into individual segments of sanitary tissue products having discrete lengths. These individual segments of sanitary tissue products can then be folded upon itself and subsequently stacked and/or interleaved. Such stacked and/or interleaved sanitary tissue products can then be inserted into appropriate packaging consistent with the present disclosure. Packages for containing and dispensing stacked and/or interleaved sheet materials disposed inside can generally be divided into two principal types. The first type enables stacked and interfolded sheets to “pop-up” to dispense through an opening in the top wall of the package. Such pop-up dispensers provide partial withdrawal of the next successive tissue upon pulling sheets out one at a time from the package. The second type of package facilitates dispensing of a stack of sheets that are generally not interfolded by providing an opening in one at least one of the package walls to enable a user to reach into the package and remove one or more of the sheets at a time. This latter type of package is commonly known as a “reach-in” package.

Alternatively, sanitary tissue products may be convolutely wound upon itself about a core or without a core to form a sanitary tissue product roll. Lines of perforation can be provided within the length of the wound product to facilitate separation of adjacent portions of the convolutely wound sanitary tissue product.

The fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products of the present invention may comprise additives such as softening agents, temporary wet strength agents, permanent wet strength agents, bulk softening agents, lotions, silicones, wetting agents, latexes, especially surface-pattern-applied latexes, dry strength agents such as carboxymethylcellulose and starch, and other types of additives suitable for inclusion in and/or on sanitary tissue products.

The invention is described below in the context of a sanitary tissue product, but one skilled the art can readily recognize that the description below equally applies any packaged products, such as paper products, non-woven products or combination paper and non-woven products. These products include sanitary napkins, diapers, medical garments and/or other garments, for example. Further, those of skill in the art can recognize that other products can also be dispensed from the packaging described herein. Therefore, the description below includes the invention in the context of other products as well as sanitary tissue products.

Package

As shown in FIGS. 1-2, an exemplary, but non-limiting, package 10 of the present disclosure is provided as a container having a parallelepiped geometry and a generally rectangular footprint. In another nonlimiting embodiment, as depicted in FIGS. 3-5, the package 10 may have a parallelepiped geometry and a generally square footprint. In yet another embodiment, the package 10 of the present invention may be substantially cylindrical as shown in FIG. 6. One of skill in the art will easily understand the package 10 can form virtually any shape and/or geometry desired to provide the required dispensing of products provided within the body 12 of package 10. This may include, for example, ovular containers, triangular containers, as well as containers having any polygonal shape or structure.

The package 10 of the present invention can be formed from any material known to be suitable for packaging, including paperboard, boxes, plastic tubs or flexible film material. In an embodiment, the package material may be a fibrous structure laminated and/or otherwise bonded (e.g., chemically, physically, electrostatically, adhesively, melt-bonded and the like) to a film material. In one embodiment, a film material can be used to provide the package 10 with a generally liquid impervious characteristic.

Further, in an embodiment, the package 10 may contain a plurality of sanitary tissue products 13, which can be facial tissue paper, such as PUFFS® brand facial tissue. However, one of skill in the art can recognize that virtually any article can be contained in the exemplary package 10 discussed herein. This may include by way of non-limiting example, bath tissue, wet wipes, paper toweling, feminine care products, baby care products, household care products and the like.

As further shown in FIG. 1, the package 10 may have a body 12 comprising a first portion 14 and a second portion 16 adjacent to the first portion 14. In one embodiment, the first portion 14 is at least partially removable from the package 10, and a line of weakening 18, such as a perforation may be used to facilitate removal. In another embodiment, the first portion 14 may be joined to the body 12 by adhesive such that the first portion 14 can be at least partially re-sealable.

The package 10 may include brand insignia 20 in one or more locations on the body 12. The brand insignia 20 may be used to identify the product, its brand or like information. The package 10 may further comprise a closure tab 22, which may be in a shape which reflects brand insignia 20. In a non-limiting example, as shown in FIG. 1, the closure tab 22 may be substantially shaped in the same form as the perimeter of a trademark, such as a trademark associated with PUFFS® brand facial tissue. The closure tab 22 may be in the form of brand insignia 20 that can be found elsewhere on the body 12 or brand insignia 20 that is not otherwise found on the body 12. The closure tab 22 may comprise a color that substantially matches the coloring or colors provided in brand insignia 20.

In one embodiment, the closure tab 22 may be affixed to the first portion 14. The closure tab 22 may be detachably affixed to the second portion 16, such that the closure tab 22 may be removed from the second portion 16. Any suitable means of affixation may used to affix the closure tab to the first portion 14 and/or second portion 16, including but not limited to adhesive, fasteners and other methods known in the art. The closure tab 22 may be detached from the second portion 16 by any suitable means, including pulling the closure tab 22 with sufficient force to peel away, or otherwise detach, the closure tab 22 from the second portion 16. In a nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 may be used to facilitate removal of the first portion 14 from the body 12 by, for example, initiating tearing at the line of weakening 18. In yet another nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 and/or the first portion 14 can have adhesive such that the closure tab 22 can be used both to pull the first portion 14 away from the body 12 for access to sanitary tissue products 13 contained within the body 12 and to re-seal the first portion 14 in an at least partially closed position after use.

In an embodiment, the first portion 14 can be the same size and shape as the boundaries of the line of weakening 18. In an embodiment, the first portion 14 can be a different size and/or have a different shape than the boundaries of the line of weakening 18, and be disposed on package 10 by adhesive or other suitable means.

As shown in FIG. 2, in a closed position, the first portion 14 may at least partially cover a dispensing opening 24 disposed in the body 12, which becomes more visible as the first portion 14 is moved away from the body 12. The dispensing opening 24 may be formed in any geometry that facilitates the dispensing of products, such as sanitary tissue products 13, from the package 10.

In one embodiment, the closure tab 22 may form the shape of brand insignia 22 in combination with the first portion 14 and/or the second portion 16 and/or another portion of the body 12. In other words, the closure tab 22 alone may comprise the shape of a segment of brand insignia 20 while the outline or shape of the complementary segment of the brand insignia 20 may be found elsewhere on the body 12.

One of skill in the art can recognize that the package 10 may include multiple closure tabs 22, which may or may not comprise the same shapes and sizes and may or may not be affixed to the first portion 14 and/or second portion 16 of the body 12.

In an alternative embodiment, as shown for example in FIG. 3, the body 12 may include a dispensing opening 24 disposed upon one or more sides of the body 12. The body 12 may further include a closure tab 22 that may partially cover the dispensing opening 24. The closure tab 22 may be substantially shaped in the form of brand insignia 20. In one embodiment, the closure tab 22 may comprise a color that substantially matches the coloring or colors provided in brand insignia 20.

The dispensing opening 24 may be formed in any geometry that facilitates the dispensing of products, such as sanitary tissue products 13, from the package 10. In one embodiment, the dispensing opening 24 may be formed from a line of weakening 18 in the body 12, such as a line of perforation (shown in FIG. 3 in a closed position).

The closure tab 22 may be affixed to the body 12 in such a way as to initially seal the dispensing opening 24 in an at least partially closed position and/or re-seal the dispensing opening 24 in an at least partially closed position after use. For example, FIG. 4 depicts an embodiment wherein the closure tab 22 covers the dispensing opening 24. FIG. 5 depicts the same embodiment except the closure tab 22 is at least partially moved away from the body 12, revealing the dispensing opening 24 which was not visible in FIG. 4.

In an embodiment, the closure tab 22 can be the same size and shape as the boundaries of the dispensing opening 24. In an embodiment, the closure tab 22 can be larger or smaller than the boundaries of the dispensing opening 24.

One of skill in the art can recognize that the package 10 may include multiple closure tabs 22 and/or multiple dispensing openings 24. Where multiple closure tabs 22 are provided on a package 10, the closure tabs 22 may or may not comprise the same shape and size. Where multiple dispensing openings 24 are provided on a package 10, the dispensing openings 24 may or may not comprise the same shape and size. Further, one of skill in the art can recognize that, where multiple closure tabs 22 and dispensing openings 24 are provided, each closure tab 22 may be individually paired with one dispensing opening 24, one dispensing opening 24 may be paired with multiple closure tabs 22, multiple dispensing openings 24 may be paired with one closure tab 22 or the package 10 may contain a combination of these options. In one nonlimiting example, a closure tab 22 may cover two dispensing openings 24 such that the closure tab 22 may be lifted to reveal one dispensing opening 24 at a time or both simultaneously.

In yet another embodiment, the body 12 itself may comprise the closure tab 22, which may be shaped in the form of brand insignia 20. In one nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 is defined by a line of weakening 18 in the body 12, such as a perforation. The line of weakening 18 is in the shape of brand insignia 20. Upon separating the body along the line of weakening 18, the closure tab 22 becomes at least partially detached from body and is shaped in the form of brand insignia 20.

In an embodiment, the closure tab 22 may include consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28. As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the brand information 28 on the closure tab 22 may include a brand name such as PUFFS®, referring to PUFFS® facial tissue. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1-2 and 6, the brand information 28 may include a statement regarding product quality. In another embodiment (not shown), the closure tab 22 may include brand information 28 comprising nontextual insignia such as pictures or drawings of the product, the product in use or mascots such as the CHARMIN® bath tissue bears. In yet another embodiment (as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6), the closure tab 22 may include consumer information 26 such as sale information or product warnings. The consumer information 26 may comprise nontextual indicia such as symbols.

In one embodiment, consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28 may be present on the inner side of the closure tab 22, such that the consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28 is not visible until the closure tab 22 is at least partially detached from the body 12. In another embodiment, the consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28 may be present on the inner side of the closure tab 22, such that the consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28 is not visible until the closure tab 22 is at least partially unfolded and/or otherwise disassembled.

Consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28 may be present elsewhere on the body 12. In one nonlimiting example, consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28 may be present on interior surfaces of the body 12, such that the consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28 is not visible until product is removed from the package 10 or until the package 10 is void of all products. The consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28 on the closure tab 22 may or may not comprise the same type of consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28 as provided elsewhere on the body 12.

In an embodiment, the closure tab 22 is detachable from the body 12 and sufficiently designed for a secondary use. In one nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 is formed from plastic and can serve as a collector's pin or needle pin or the like. In yet another nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 may comprise a magnet and can be used as a magnet after removal from the body 12.

The closure tab 22 and/or the body 12 may include various features to call attention to its design, consumer information 26 and/or brand information 28. In one nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 comprises holographic effects. In another nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 comprises an area of opacity around brand information 28 and/or consumer information 26 that may be printed on the closure tab 22. In yet another nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 comprises an area of transparency.

In one embodiment, the closure tab 22 may comprise a textured surface. In one nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 comprises elements that are embossed, such as a logo embossed on the closure tab 22. In even another nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 comprises materials that provide a soft surface, including but not limited to materials such as felt, velvet or raised fibers. In yet another nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 comprises a raised portion that facilitates gripping the tab. One of skill in the art will recognize that various texture-enhancing elements and techniques may be included on the closure tab 22 or elsewhere on the body 12.

Process for Making the Package of the Present Invention

A package 10 of the present invention may be formed by any suitable process known in the art for making dispensers for sanitary tissue products. In one embodiment, a package 10 is formed from material comprising a film material or alternatively, a fibrous structure laminated or otherwise bonded (e.g., chemically, physically, electrostatically, adhesively, melt-bonded and the like) to a film material. The film material can provide the resulting package 10 with a generally liquid impervious characteristic. The packaging material is then formed into a package 10 having a parallelepiped geometry and a generally rectangular footprint by any suitable means. One of skill in the art can easily recognize that the package 10 can form virtually any shape and/or geometry desired to provide the required dispensing of products provided within the body 12 of the package 10.

In an embodiment, the package 10 comprises a plurality of products as well as one or more dispensing openings 24 to facilitate dispensing of those products. One skilled in the art can recognize that the plurality products may be added at any appropriate stage of the manufacturing process. For example, the products may be added prior to the packaging material being formed into a package 10 having a body 12 or after the body 12 of the package 10 has been constructed. Likewise, one skilled in the art can recognize that the dispensing openings 24 may be formed at any appropriate stage of the manufacturing process.

The closure tab 22 may be formed by any suitable process. In one embodiment, the closure tab 22 is formed by die cutting film material into a desired shape reflective of brand insignia 20. A nonlimiting example of suitable film material is polyethylene. In another embodiment, the closure tab 22 is formed by hermetically sealing two or more film materials to create the shape of brand insignia 20 and/or to provide a textured or button-like structure. Alternatively, the closure tab 22 may be formed from any other suitable material including but not limited to fibrous structures, such as paper, cloth or plastics which do not constitute film material. Materials used to form the closure tab 22 may be layered and/or laminated. In one embodiment, the closure tab 22 is formed from folding a fibrous structure into the shape of brand insignia 20.

The closure tab 22 may be joined with the body 12 by any suitable means and at any suitable point in the manufacturing process. In one nonlimiting example, adhesive may be applied to an adhesive-site. The adhesive-site may be a portion of the closure tab 22 and/or a portion of the body 12. The closure tab 22 may be joined with the body 12 at the adhesive-site after both the body 12 and the closure tab 22 are fully constructed. In another nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 may be joined to the packaging material with adhesive and/or using the adhesive-site prior to the complete construction of the closure tab 22 and/or prior to the complete construction of the body 12 of the package 10. In one nonlimiting example, the closure tab 22 is adhered to a portion of the material which will eventually comprise the body 12 of the package 10. The packaging material may then be folded and sealed with adhesive around the adjacent surfaces, such that the packaging material forms a parallelepiped geometry and generally rectangular footprint with the closure tab 22 adhered to the body 12. If desired, the closure tab may be further adhered to the body 12 through any suitable means, for example additional adhesive and/or fasteners.

The dimensions and values disclosed herein are not to be understood as being strictly limited to the exact numerical dimension and/or value recited. Instead, unless otherwise specified, each such dimension and/or value is intended to mean both the recited dimension and/or value and a functionally equivalent range surrounding that dimension and/or value. For example, a dimension disclosed as “40 mm” is intended to mean “about 40 mm.”

Every document cited herein, including any cross referenced or related patent or application is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety unless expressly excluded or otherwise limited. The citation of any document is not an admission that it is prior art with respect to any invention disclosed or claimed herein or that it alone, or in any combination with any other reference or references, teaches, suggests or discloses any such invention. Further, to the extent that any meaning or definition of a term in this document conflicts with any meaning or definition of the same term in a document incorporated by reference, the meaning or definition assigned to that term in this document shall govern.

While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it would be obvious to those skilled in the art that various other changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is therefore intended to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications that are within the scope of this invention.

Claims

1. A package comprising:

a body comprising a first portion and a second portion adjacent to the first portion; and

a closure tab, wherein: the closure tab is affixed to the first portion and detachably affixed to the second portion such that the closure tab acts as a seal when affixed to the first portion and the second portion, and the closure tab is substantially shaped in the form of a brand insignia.

2. The package according to claim 1, wherein the closure tab comprises film material.

3. The package according to claim 1, wherein the brand insignia comprises a logo.

4. The package according to claim 1, wherein the brand insignia comprises a trademark.

5. The package according to claim 1, wherein the closure tab comprises consumer information.

6. The package according to claim 1, wherein the closure tab comprises brand information.

7. The package according to claim 1, wherein the closure tab comprises a color substantially matching coloring of the brand insignia.

8. The package according to claim 1, wherein the closure tab is detachably affixed to the second portion with adhesive.

9. The package according to claim 1, wherein the closure tab is re-sealable.

10. The package according to claim 1, wherein the first portion is at least partially removable from the package.

11. The package according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of sanitary tissue products positioned within the body.

12. A package comprising:

a body comprising a dispensing opening; and

a closure tab at least partially detachably affixed to the body, wherein: the closure tab is substantially shaped in the form of a brand insignia, and the closure tab is configured to at least partially cover the dispensing opening when positioned over the dispensing opening.

13. The package according to claim 12, wherein the closure tab comprises film.

14. The package according to claim 12, wherein the brand insignia comprises a logo.

15. The package according to claim 12, wherein the brand insignia comprises a trademark.

16. The package according to claim 12, wherein the closure tab comprises consumer information.

17. The package according to claim 12, wherein the closure tab comprises brand information.

18. The package according to claim 12, wherein the closure tab comprises a color substantially matching coloring of the brand insignia.

19. The package according to claim 12, wherein the closure tab is re-sealable.

20. A method for making a package having a closure tab substantially shaped in the form of a brand insignia, comprising:

forming a closure tab by die cutting a film material into substantially the same shape as a brand insignia;

forming a package having a body;

applying an adhesive to an adhesive-site; and

at least partially attaching the closure tab to the body at the adhesive-site.