Embossed tissue

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an embossed tissue showing our new design. The embossed tissue is shown cut away on each of its four sides to indicate indeterminate length and width. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design and depict one repeat unit of the design, which repeats uniformly throughout the entire surface of the tissue. The bottom plan view forms no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view along line 2--2 as shown in FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D390363
Type: Grant
Filed: May 2, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 10, 1998
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Tammy Lynn Baum (Fremont, WI), Paul Kerner Pauling (Appleton, WI), MaryAnn Zunker (Oshkosh, WI)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Gregory E. Croft
Application Number: 0/69,455
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 5/53; D5/32
International Classification: 0506;