Interleaved Folds Patents (Class 221/38)
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Patent number: 11534038Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel and advantageous cases for holding multiple items. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to novel and advantageous cases for holding one or more dispensers, wherein product may be dispensed from the dispensers while the items are in the case. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to novel and advantageous cases for holding multiple items and dispensers, at least one of the items or dispensers being pet or child related, wherein product may be dispensed from the dispenser(s) while the dispenser(s) are in the case.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: JC InnovationsInventor: Jane Chovanec
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Patent number: 10863875Abstract: A sheet product dispenser for dispensing sheet product from a roll of sheet product having a sealed tail is provided. The sheet product dispenser includes a roll interface configured to engage and at least partially support the roll of sheet product, the roll interface including a separating member configured to engage and unseal the sealed tail; a feed roller assembly configured to dispense sheet product from the roll of sheet product, the feed roller assembly including a feed roller configured to engage and at least partially support the roll of sheet product; and a controller operable to initiate driving of the feed roller and rotation of the roll of sheet product such that the sealed tail is unsealed by engaging the separating member. A related method of automatically loading a roll of sheet product having a sealed tail in a sheet product dispenser also is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Ryan Anthony Goltz, Mark Edwin Peters, Alan Joseph Johnson, Justin Matthew Oliphant, Paul James Ruthven
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Patent number: 10405705Abstract: A dispenser is disclosed that includes a housing defining an interior volume for receiving a stack of sheet products, an actuator, a dispensing member, a roller, and a support structure for engaging a front face of the stack including opposed shelves for supporting opposed sides of the front face. The actuator is operable by a user to activate a dispensing member to dispense a desired number of sheet products. The actuator includes two or more user interfaces that a user can actuate to transmit to the dispensing member an amount of movement corresponding to different numbers of sheet products being dispensed depending upon which of the user interfaces is actuated. The roller is located between the opposed shelves and engages and grips on the front face of the stack.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAGInventors: John S. Formon, Joseph Wieser, Jeffrey J. Brickl, Matthew T. Woerpel
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Patent number: 8910826Abstract: A dispenser is described for dispensing sheeted cleaning media, such as disposable hand towels, in a residential or household setting using the existing towel bar for a means of placement.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Inventor: Gregg R. Rapala
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Publication number: 20140209623Abstract: A napkin dispensing system improving the efficiency of napkins dispensed from a Low-Fold napkin dispenser. A housing fits over a Low-Fold napkin dispenser and the slot for pulling the napkins from the Low-Fold dispenser and through the housing is shaped in such a way as to allow only one napkin at a time to be dispensed. The system's napkins are tri-folded, interleaved, two-ply, and have an approximate width of between 5.1 to 5.2 inches, and an unfolded, approximate length of between 10 to 12 inches.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: BelleMarque, LLCInventors: Nicholas Marcalus, Alec Marcalus
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Patent number: 8757432Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 16, 2005Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: Janne Muntzing, John S. Formon
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Patent number: 8752729Abstract: The present invention fulfills the above and other objects by providing a combination dispensing and disposal container (1) having a dispensing end (2) with a dispensing opening (3) for dispensing new items, such as facial tissue, wet wipes, candy, etc. On the opposite end of the container is a disposal end (4) with a disposal opening (5) for accepting trash. A bladder (6) located inside of the container separates a storage compartment (7) where new items are held from a disposal compartment (8) where trash is held. In addition to or in lieu of a bladder, a rigid partition (9) may also separate the storage compartment from the disposal compartment. One or more lids (10, 11) keeps the dispensing and end and the disposal end sealed when not in use. An additional feature is a strap (12) that allows a user to attach the tissue container to his or her wrist.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Inventor: Susan C. Maccario
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Publication number: 20130228587Abstract: A gravity feed dispenser including a dispensing opening that exposes part of a front face and part of a bottom face of a stack of interfolded napkins. Interference tabs restrict the dispensing opening at the front face of the stack of napkins. A stack of interfolded napkins is seated on a bottom wall of the dispenser. The bottom wall is set back from a front wall in a front to rear direction to provide a dispensing gap. A leading flap of the stack of napkins hangs through the dispensing gap while a leading fold of the stack of napkins is pressed against a bottom end of the front wall. When the leading flap is pushed back, the leading fold passes beneath a bottom edge of the front wall to be grasped by a user for dispensing napkins at least two at a time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ABInventor: John S. FORMON
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Publication number: 20130193158Abstract: A napkin dispensing system improving the efficiency of napkins dispensed from a Tall-Fold napkin dispenser. A housing fits over a Tall-Fold napkin dispenser and the slot for pulling the napkins from the Tall-Fold dispenser and through the housing is shaped in such a way as to allow only one napkin at a time to be dispensed. The system's napkins are tri-folded, interleaved, and have an approximate width of between 6.4 to 6.6 inches, and an unfolded, approximate length of between 10 to 12 inches.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: BELLEMARQUE, LLCInventor: BELLEMARQUE, LLC
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Patent number: 8418879Abstract: Various pop-up bath tissue dispensing devices are described. In one embodiment, the bath tissue dispenser is configured to dispense bath tissues one at a time. In order to educate a child during toilet training on how much tissue to use, the tissue sheets contained within the dispenser have a size sufficient such that only one sheet is necessary for wiping. The dispenser can include an attachment device for attaching the dispenser to a spindle while still permitting the spindle to hold a conventional roll of bath tissue. In various embodiments, the tissue sheets or the dispenser may include designs or other indicia to either encourage a child during toilet training or to help educate the child during toilet training.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2005Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Crystal Espinoza Sherman, Benjamin C. Sarbo, Heather Anne Sorebo, Daniel Hoo
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Patent number: 8342360Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Inventor: Leslie Thomas Long
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Patent number: 8210393Abstract: A tissue dispensing device for use with a standard tissue carton is formed as a helical coil spring that is highly stretchy and has a top coil that is fastened around a dispenser aperture in a top surface of the tissue carton with the remainder of the helical coil spring inserted into a space between the top surface of the tissue carton and top of the stack of tissues within the carton with a bottom coil thereof resting on top of the stack of tissues. The helical coil spring forms an open circular space within its coils under gravity that provides a vertically-extending support structure for supporting a tissue next to be dispensed from the tissue stack in a vertical standing position with a leading part thereof extending through a membrane opening of the dispenser aperture of the tissue carton to enable a user to grasp the leading part to withdraw the next tissue to be dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Prodius, LLCInventor: Jeffrey Nasrallah
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Publication number: 20120148800Abstract: A strip of wipe material in a folded state or wound on a reel and which may or may not be pre-cut, is dispensed by a dispensing machine and has, along its entire length, at least one marking area which gives it a notched appearance on both sides due to a succession of projections and indentations. The marking area defines a shape capable of cooperating with the machine for dispensing wipe materials. The machine includes a load mechanism having a drive with a surface having a matching shape to allow, after meshing, dispensing of the strip of material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventor: Maurice Granger
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Publication number: 20110210137Abstract: A dispensing unit includes an outer front wall, two outer side walls, a housing for holding a pile of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven including bundles, the outer front wall having an access opening to the pile, a dispensing opening for the web of towels and a feeding mechanism including a member for controlling the dispensing of the web of towels, a drive unit and a braking arrangement for the web of towels. A unit of consumable articles includes the pile of bundles with connecting elements therebetween, which are inserted through the access opening into the housing in the dispensing unit and added to the bottom of the pile. The web of towels is dispensed from the upper part of the pile by a feeding mechanism, which positions the web of towels in a starting mode in the dispensing opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ABInventor: Robert KLING
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Publication number: 20100072219Abstract: The invention relates to a stack of discrete material sheets, which material sheets have a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction. The material sheets forming the stack are placed with their transverse end portions partially overlapping material sheets are folded at least once along a fold line in the longitudinal direction to form an assembled web, which direction corresponds to the dispensing direction of the stack. The assembled web is folded along fold lines in the transverse direction to form the stack of material sheets. The material sheets are interlinked in such a way that, when a first material sheet is extracted, a predetermined part of a subsequent material sheet is fed out.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ABInventor: Urban Widlund
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Patent number: 7661552Abstract: By interfolding or interleaving at least a portion of the dispensing panel of a dispenser with the first sheet in a stack of sheet material such that a leading edge of the first sheet is exposed, it is no longer necessary to reach into the dispenser to dispense the first sheet. To dispense the first sheet, the optional removable panel is torn from the dispenser, and then the already exposed leading edge of the first sheet protruding from the dispensing panel is grasped and pulled to withdraw the first sheet from the dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2006Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Scott Allen Baum, Charlcie C. K. Leitner, Leslie Thomas Long
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Patent number: 7367470Abstract: A free-standing dispenser for inter-folded towels capable of being placed in a wide variety of postures having an opening which facilitates one handed dispensing.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2005Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LPInventors: Antonio M. Cittadino, Scott M. Kouri, Richard J. Page, Jean E. Kiple
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Patent number: 7322489Abstract: By reducing the overlap distance O of the interfolded sheets in the upper layer of a stack of interfolded sheets, sheet tears and/or multiple dispensing can be avoided for the initial sheets dispensed. By increasing the overlap distance O of the interfolded sheets in the lower layer of a stack of interfolded sheets, fallback of the subsequent sheets can be avoided. To maximize the number of sheets that can be placed into the same sized dispenser, the folded width of all sheets in the stack should be substantially the same. The interfolded stack is especially useful in an upright dispenser to improve sheet dispensing, but can also be utilized in a flat dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2005Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventor: Leslie Thomas Long
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Patent number: 6901723Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 17, 2004Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: OneGlove, LLCInventors: Earl Jordan, Paul R. Persiani
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Publication number: 20040245269Abstract: A glove dispensing package including a plastic container and a top sheet. The plastic container has walls that define a cavity, and an opening thereof. A plurality of gloves are disposed within the cavity. A top sheet is attached to the plastic container over the opening to seal the cavity, such that the glove dispensing package is substantially impervious to moisture. The plastic container may have a flange formed around a periphery of its opening. The top sheet may be affixed to the flange via heat sealing or using a pressure sensitive adhesive. The top sheet may have a perforated area separated from the rest of the top sheet via a perforation. The gloves may be stacked unfolded or folded in half within the cavity of the plastic container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventor: Daniel Grinberg
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Publication number: 20030230591Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2002Publication date: December 18, 2003Inventors: Earl Jordan, Paul R. Persiani
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Patent number: 6644500Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 28, 2001Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Fameccanica.Data SpaInventors: Tonino De Angelis, Davide Sepe, Alessandro D'Andrea
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Patent number: 6375034Abstract: An Improved Glove Dispenser is disclosed. Also disclosed is a device that permits a user to don gloves without first touching their exterior. The disclosed device includes a plurality of gloves attached by their cuffs to a filament, with the filament and cuffs being dispensed from an exchangeable glove cartridge. It is a further feature that the dispenser may be responsive to a user's voice. Furthermore, the invention provides a new method for donning gloves that will prevent user contamination of the gloves by touching the exterior of the gloves during the donning process.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Inventor: Adrian Corbett
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Patent number: 6315155Abstract: The device for dispensing multi-fold paper towels has a housing for holding a generally vertical stack of the paper towels and including a lower portion through which individual towels can be dispensed from the stack. The lower portion includes an elongated opening through which a fold of the bottommost towel can extend and be accessible for a user to grab and pull the bottommost towel from the stack. One side portion of the towels rest on a plurality of laterally spaced ribs or ramps located in the vicinity of the front edge of the opening and inclined at an angle upwardly and forwardly relative to the front edge. These ribs or ramps effectively transfer a portion of the pressure applied by the stack on the bottommost towel toward the rear, thereby reducing the force required to pull the bottommost towel from the stack. The opening preferably is shaped to cause the fold of the bottommost towel to assume a C-like shape and thereby reduce the amount of the fold readily accessible to a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1999Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: The Coleman GroupInventors: Brian D. Hubanks, Paul A. Omdoll
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Patent number: 6299016Abstract: A wet sheet stacked body to be housed in one of container and package, composed of a plurality of folded wet sheets. The folded wet sheets are consecutively combined such that a lower fold of an upper folded wet sheet is sandwiched by an upper fold of a succeeding lower wet sheet. A gap is formed between a folding line forming the lower folded portion of the upper wet sheet and a folding line forming the upper folded portion of the lower wet sheet.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1999Date of Patent: October 9, 2001Assignee: Uni-Charm CorporationInventors: Takeshi Bando, Yoshikazu Tanaka
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Patent number: 6213344Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 23, 1999Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Simon David Julien Hill
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Patent number: 5368188Abstract: The present invention relates primarily to folded fabric products, such as baby wipes, hand wipes, fabric softener sheets, and the like. Folded individual sheets include a visual indicator, such as a line of contrasting color, at the location of the sheet which should be removed first by the user. In a preferred example, folded baby wipes include moistened, non-woven fabric, folded in such a way that the visual indicator is located at the top of each folded sheet. A plurality of sheets can be stacked in a tub or container. Removal of one sheet will present the indicator of the next lower.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1993Date of Patent: November 29, 1994Assignee: Meridian Industries, Inc.Inventor: Harvey J. Twardowski
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Patent number: 5356032Abstract: A generally rectangular sheet is folded upon itself along a first crease that is parallel with two edges of the sheet. The position of the fold is located to create a structure having a region of double thickness but in which one of the edges is offset from the other. The folded structure is folded upon itself along a second crease that is parallel with the first crease to provide a first flap of double thickness that lies upon one surface of the structure. The structure also is folded upon itself along a third crease that is parallel with the first and second edges and within the region of double thickness to provide a second flap lying upon the one surface. In the totally folded sheet, the one of the edges is closer to the center of the sheet than the other edge. A unique dispenser is provided which allows the user to grasp only the one edge so that the sheet product unfolds completely when pulled from the dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 1994Date of Patent: October 18, 1994Assignee: Encore Paper CompanyInventor: Randel L. Rhodes
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Patent number: 5332118Abstract: The present invention pertains to improved pop-up dispensing systems in which edge portions of adjacent towels are non-parallel when the individual towel sheets are interleaved and folded. This new configuration provides improved pop-up dispensing reliability by providing a predictable, repeatable separation process. The overlapped area formed by the overlapping end edges is tapered such that there is a point across the sheet width with the greatest overlap in the direction of the pulling force and a point across the sheet width with the least overlap in the direction of the pulling force. This configuration allows the area of maximum overlap to pull the next sheet through the dispensing aperture at the same time that the sheet separation process is starting to take place at the area of least overlap. The separation process begins at the point of least overlap and proceeds across the overlapping area along a "separation front" toward the point of greatest overlap.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1993Date of Patent: July 26, 1994Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Delmar R. Muckenfuhs