Embossed paper product

- Fort James Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an embossed paper product showing our design. Each dot in FIG. 1 representing a single raised element as such elements are shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the cross section of the embossed paper product of FIG. 1 taken at 2--2; and,

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the cross section of the embossed paper product of FIG. 1 taken at 3--3.

The product embodied by the attached drawings can be a single or multi-ply product and is preferably a tissue or towel product. The broken boundary line in FIG. 1 represents the embossed paper product to which the pattern is applied, as well as the boundaries of the claimed design which repeats uniformly throughout the length and width of the paper product. The broken boundary line does not represent a part of the claimed design.

Surfaces of the article other than the top surface are not considered to be part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D419307
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 25, 2000
Assignee: Fort James Corporation (Deerfield, IL)
Inventor: John Boyce (Green Bay, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/78,232
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 5/53
International Classification: 0506;