CA2156091C - Tissue box for bulk tissue packets - Google Patents
Tissue box for bulk tissue packetsInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
- A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
- A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper
- A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
- A47K10/426—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked dispensing from the front or sides of the dispenser
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
- A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
- A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper
- A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
- A47K2010/428—Details of the folds or interfolds of the sheets
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Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a refillable container of molded plastic design for dispensing a stack of interleaved tissues from an opening slot wherethrough a series of interleaved tissues from the stack are dispensed horizontally from under a crowned lengthwise control plate, internally positioned, which facilitates the progressive removal of the next subsequent tissues by the interleaved friction between the reverse folds of the interleaved tissues as they are removed from under the crowned control plate as it floats on the top most tissue of the stack of tissues. The interleaved stack of tissues packaged in a disposable bulk pack of individual compressed packets of tissues restrained and contained by a disposable wrapper are placed within the container through the removable bottom which allows the stack of tissues to be placed inside the dispenser and disposed in a lengthwise direction.
Description
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DI~CLOSU~E
This invention relates to tissue dispensers, and more particularly to containers or boxes of facial tissue~ which are designed to allow and facilitate the progressive removal of tissues from such a box se~uentially through a discharge op~ning.
Tnis is a division of copen~ing ~anadian Application No.
DI~CLOSU~E
This invention relates to tissue dispensers, and more particularly to containers or boxes of facial tissue~ which are designed to allow and facilitate the progressive removal of tissues from such a box se~uentially through a discharge op~ning.
Tnis is a division of copen~ing ~anadian Application No.
2,0g7,527 filed June ~, lgg3.
With presently available boxes of tissues, it is frequently dif~icult for a person to remove a single tissue .0 from the box in the intended manner after some of the tissues have been removed. One previously proposed soiution to this problem has been directed to the serial but reieasable interconnection of the tissues so that as one tissue is removed through the top opening, a subsequent tissue is partially unfolded and pulled into the neck of the discharge opening. ~uch a ~nown system has, however, shown some tendency to be somewhat unreliable in that the desired separation of the two connected tissues is not always obtained, successive tissues sometimes separate within the box or container. The interfoided tissues then fail bac~ by gravity into the box and there is no protruding tissue to be removed. The user then has to thrust his hand into the top opening to grasp a number of tissues and pull them up through the top opening which results in more than one tissue to be ,~ . -- .
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removed and in most cases a bunch, or handful, of tissues are removed which re~ults in wasted tissues and an inconvenience and needless expense to the user and this is more prevaient with chiidren than adults and often causes the cardboard box to be torn and results in the complete box of tissues being wasted.
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a container for dispensing tissues from a stacK
of folded tissues having reverse folds at opposite sides of iO the stack. The container includes opposite side paneis and opposite end paneis for containing the stack with the opposite sides of the stack disposed adjacent the opposite side panels and ends at the stack disposed adjacent the end paneis. A control plate which has a lower tissue engaging surface portions rests on the top of the stack. One of the end panels has a tissue removal slot extending downwardly from an upper edge thereof for exposing at least a portion of one end of the stack. A top tissue of the stack is accessible for removable endwise from beneath the control ~O plate, and due to the friction resistance between the top tissue and the immediately ~ubsequent tis6ue in the stack, the subsequent tissue i8 drawn by the removai of the top tissue to an accessible position projecting endwise partiaiiy from the slot.
~5 In one form of the invention, the tissue removal siot is disposed between corners at opposite ends of the end panel in ,,~, ., i,~F'F' which it i9 located. ~O 7 ~
In a ~pecific embodiment of the invention, the container includes a top panel joined to the end panels along top end edges and the top panel has an opening communicating with the verticai extending slot of the one end panel.
More specifically, an end of the control plate adjacent the slot of the end panel may have a cutaway portion to expose the top tissue of the stack beiow the opening of the top panei.
i~ According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a container for dispensing tis~ues sequentially from an interleaved stack of tissues, the tissues having reverse folds at opposite sides of the stack. The container includes a pair of opposite end walls and a control plate for resting on the top of the stack. One of the end walls has a vertical ~lot tnerein for endwise removai of one tissue at a time from beneath the control plate. The control piate has longit~l~in~ side edges spaced apart a distance Yubstantial~y equal to the width of the stack, and a pair of longitudinally exten~ing stack engaging surface portions is disposed adjacent the side edges of the control panel. The stack engaging surfaces are transversely ~paced a distance less than the width of the stack.
Because the tissues depend on the interply friction ~5 between the layers to be progressively removed, the design allows for a greater area of friction to assist in tissue tj " -removal. The end opening of the container is not affected by gravity which disrupts the tissue removal with top opening containers or boxes which are now the standard for the industry.
Preferab~y the floating contro; piate of this invention i8 crowned or raised on the centerline portion which will then allow a space to be provided between the top of the tissues and the underside of the control plate to prevent the tissues from being jammed again~t the top of the container a~
~0 they are piaced inside the container such a jammed condition causes the first iot of tissues to be restricted when they are removed, thus, resulting in tear and wasted tissues.
This space is provided under the control plate which floats on top of the tissue packet as the tissues are removed, the i5 plate providing a positive pressure to the two edges of the tissues to maintain the friction necessary for proper tissue removal. A space is provided under the plate to facilitate the removal of the tissues at the centerline of the container and prevents jamming and tearing of the tissues when they are ~0 removed.
Yet another aspect of this invention iS to provide a reusabie and somewhat permanent container for tissues which can be of durable, washable, of reiatively low cost injection molded plastic. The reusable container allows use of buik packets of tissues which would be packaged in multiples of two or more packets for a bulk package of six, nine or twelve 3a~
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packets, or such simiiar multiples. Thus the invention may be in the form of a somewhat permanent container to replace the cardboard boxes now in use and to also replace the corrugated cardboard boxes used to ship the smaller tiY~ue boxes. This results in cost savingY of materia;s, shipping and warehouse costs due to reduced voiume. ~ost savings would also be possible to the manufacturer and to the distributor and the retailer which would then result in savings to the buyer and the home owner.
3b ~ bulk tissues would not be available. Three positions of the bottom may be made, for example, for standard boxes of 300, 200 and i50 tissue~.
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.~_ 3c ~ls~a~l - o~ -'~ -ihe invention wlll now be ~es~ribed mere~r by w~qy of ~lhl~trnfion wlth refers to the r~omp~ lying drawings ln which:
FIGURE I is a perspective of the cont,~. in~r in .~ccordance with this invention perspective, FIGURE 2 is 8 side view of the container showing a tissue ready for removal n~om the end of 05 the Cont,~iner.
EiIGURE 3 is the end view of the container at the end opening for tissue removal.
~ IGUR~ 4 is a section through the width of the c~nt.~in~r and the tissue packet.
~ [GURE S is a detail section of the o~ntn in~ bottom platform WitQ the tissue packet in plaoe.
F~GURE 6 is a section of the bottom pl~-tfc..m with the lower spring edge.
- 10 FIGURE 7 is an exploded view of the container and the packet of tissues being loaded into the c~ nt~ in~r.
FIGURE 8 is a perspective drawing of the packet of tissues.
E~IGURE 9 is a per~p~rtive drawing of the packet of tissues after it has been colllp~essed and placed in a ~ er of sleeve.
15 FIGURE 10 is a per~rective view of the bulk package of tissue packets in multiple of ~ree.
~[GUR~ 11 is a perspective figure of the bulk package further co~ essed in a disposable poly puckage with a po~r strap for h~ ll;ng.
~GURE 12 is a perspective figure of a package of tissues.
FIGURE 13 is an end view of the same packet of tissues as in FIGURE 12.
20 FIGURE 14 is an end view of the tissue packet with the top tissue being removed.
S' ~ 3 1 The Preferred 13mbo~lim~nt~ refer first to ~IGURE l, where is indicated therein gen~11y at l, one embodirnent of a tissue contain~r in accordance with this invention. The device 1 includes an injection molded plastic contuin~?r with an open bottom 8, which hus a crowned top panel 2, and u puir of side panels 4, and u puir of end panels 3. A precisely designed end opening has a top portion 05 5 and a vertical portion 6 which extends downwardly from a top edge of one end paneL the opening exposing a packet of facial tissue lO, the tissues being layered interlocking sheets l l~ The edge of the opening 7 is reinforced with an increased thickn~s~ An open bottom 8 of the contniner allows the packet of facial tissues to be placed into the container through the open bottom 8, and a botto~
panel or platfoml 20 supports the tissues has an access hole 23 _nd winged edges 22. The edges 22 10 engage with inside projections 9, on the inside of the side panels of the corltainer as shown. A
finger hole 14, is located on both sides 4 of the container l, the holes allowing the user to pick up the contnin~r with the tissue enf~ seA Inside the tissue ~ontain~r 1 is a floating top friction or control plate 16, which causes a predet~n1in~1 friction effect on the tissues as they are removed from endopening.
Referring further to FIGURE l, it will be seen the,~ Lon1 that the end opening of the container will easily allow tissues to be with drawn as shown at l3 in ~IGURE 2 which shows the side elevation of the cnntniner 2 with the end opening, in the end 3 of the conta in~r, for the tissue removal. The tissues are removed through the opening provided by top portion S and vertical end portion 6. It cun be seen in EiIGURE 2 that the bottom platfoml or panel 20 supporting the tissue 20 packet lO is at a second level and the tissues are to the top of the contl- inf~r as seen through the finger access hole 14.
The end detail of the tissue contain~r l with the end opening for the tissues as portions 5 and 6 can be further seen in FIGURE 3. The top 2 which is crowned lengthwise for strength and -rF~ n~e, The unrestricted removal of tissues possible due to the crowned effect of the floating 25 control plate 16 which leaves a clen~n~ or space 17 under the plate for removal of the tissue without the tissue being restricted by upward pressure which otherwise could cause the tissue to tear it is being removed. The tension exerted on the tissues due to the presence of the control plate 16 is çnt edges 18 of 16 of the control plate which does not restrict the removal of the tissue at the centerline of the tissue container l.
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" ._ Ihe drawings further illustrate the purpose and embodim~nts of this invention with the details as shown in FIGURES 4~5, and 6 where the bottom panel 20 is adjustable to three different levels 9 which allows the tissues to be supported at levels 20A and 20B and 20C representing the quantity of tissues in the standard type tissue boxes. The tissues in the available boxes can be removed and the 05 cardboard box discarded so that the tissues are then stored and used in p~rmPnent container I of the present invention. The floating control plate 16 is shown at the top of the container 1 and the packet of tissue 10 is at the top Imtler.cide of the cont~.in~r 1. An unrestricted space 2B is allowed - underneath the control plate and the top of the container 2 for easy and convenient removal of a tissue through the end opening.
FIGURE S and 6 further show the adjustable bottom platform or panel 20 with the bottom 21 with wings 22 which are sprung outward 24. The wings enguge the sides of the container 1 as it is plaoed through the bottonl 8 of the ~ntl~in~r 1 and it can be pos;tion~d at the various levels and held in plaoe by the protrusions 9 on the walls 4 of the container 1.
.,_ In use, a device in accordance with this invention is used to contain a packet of facial tissues 15 as shown in FIGURE 7 where the contnin~r 1 is placed upside down and the bottom platform 20 is removed and the floating control plate 16 is first placed inside the container and then the packet of facial tissues 10 is plaoed inside the container with the individual interp}ys of tissue 11 held in plaoe by the sleeve or wrapper 15. After placing the packet 10 inside the contnin.or 1 the wrapper is removed. The bottom panel supporting 20 the tissue is then placed inside the bottom of the 20 cnntninPr 1 and the protruding wings 22 are foroed inside the side panels 4 of the container. The end protrusions 21 of the bottom platform 20 support the bottom of the tissue packet when it is in use.
The user then turns the container right side up as shown in FIGURE 1 and removes the first tissue from the end opening of the cont~iner through the portions S and 6 of the opening as shown in FIGURES 1 and 2.
It will now be understood from the embodislents shown in these FIGURES from 1 to 7 that this invention will allow fucial tissues to be supplied in bulk form for the ~nCllmer rather than in pre designed boxes with top or side openingc This end opening refillable tissue box will accept packets of facial tissues in bulk form. EiIGURE 8 illll~rntes the formation of the packet 10 as shown from separate individual tissues 11 with a predetermined width 31, length 32, and an initial predetermined height 30. The packet is then cul~lplessed by a force 33A to a smaller vertical ~56~3~
_ 07 , ~_ AimPn~ion 34 and restrninpd by a w ~pl r 15 around the tissue packet 10 which will reduce the volume of the tissue packet approximately 20%.
The wrapped tissue packet as shown in FI(}I J~ 9 will then be added to further packets of tissues 10, for e~ ~le, in multiples of two or three to form a rects~n~~ block of tissue packets 10 05 which in the multiple of three would result in a six pack of tissue packets as shown in ~IGURE 10.
The block is shown as having a width dimension of 35, a length of 36 and a compressed height of 37 by a force 37A. The block for the total package could be further expanded to a nine pack of tissue packets shown in FIGURE 10 as a length of 38 before being poly wrapped.
Ihe block of tissues either in the six pack or nine pack or nnultiples of two or three may be en~losed in a poly w , per as shown in FIGURE 1 1 with dimensions 36 and 37 which would be poly wrapped 41 in a sealed cont~inPr 40 with a carrying strap or handle of reinforced poh,r 42.
The above described package is also described and is claimed in above parent application No.
2,097,527 filed on June 02 - 1993 -The perspective of a stack of tissues for a packet is shown in ~[GURE 12, with a separate tissues on each side as 11 and 12 being interleaved by the separate plies 13 of reverse folded tissues fronl opposite sides, i.e. the stack of tissues in the packet are shown as being reversed folded alld interleaved. The tissue packet 10 is shown with a set width 31 and length 32, and the height 30.
FIGURE 13 is an end view of the same tissue packet as in FIGIJRE 12 and the spaces between the plies of tissue are shown as 13A and this is where the friction between the plies causes the next 20 progressive tissue to be pulled out through the end opening of the cont~;n~r when a tissue is removed. As shown in E;IG~RE 14, the top tissue is extracted by the top corner 40 being pulled out through the end opening to the po~;tion 41 which causes the next tissue 11, to be pulled fo,~ d to 42 by the friction between the interph,rs of tissue 13.
Therefo~, it will be seen from illustrated embodirnPnt~, one aspect of the invention resides in 25 a bottom C)penin~ a ntnin~r 1 of an injection molded plastic material or some other equally effective material which can be ecl7nomically produced to give a container which can be reused for bulk facial tissues. Also the cont~iner with its end opening for tissue ren~oval can be seen as a device which will make the introduction of bulk packaged facial tissue, as shown in FIGURE 8 through 11, -.,._ as an Loonr~ i~l and desirable m~nl~f~ rin~ process which will reduce the cost of facial tissue to the home owner and the end user by this invention.
It will also be un~estood that numerous nnod;f;~ti~n~ nnd variations can be made in tlle structures described herein without dep~lillg from the spirit of the invention as defined in the 05 appending claims. As already explained the devioe can be used for facial tissue which is already enclosed in cardboard boxes in that the container of this invention is more serviceable anA can be decorated by the home owner to their personal enjoyment. O~er variations and modifications are also possible and will be apparent to those conversant in container design with plastic-forming technology and with the technology alreaAy at hand by the various facial tissue n- ~nllfacturers in the 10 production of bulk packaging of units of product which can be compressed to reduce costs by volume reduction.
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With presently available boxes of tissues, it is frequently dif~icult for a person to remove a single tissue .0 from the box in the intended manner after some of the tissues have been removed. One previously proposed soiution to this problem has been directed to the serial but reieasable interconnection of the tissues so that as one tissue is removed through the top opening, a subsequent tissue is partially unfolded and pulled into the neck of the discharge opening. ~uch a ~nown system has, however, shown some tendency to be somewhat unreliable in that the desired separation of the two connected tissues is not always obtained, successive tissues sometimes separate within the box or container. The interfoided tissues then fail bac~ by gravity into the box and there is no protruding tissue to be removed. The user then has to thrust his hand into the top opening to grasp a number of tissues and pull them up through the top opening which results in more than one tissue to be ,~ . -- .
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removed and in most cases a bunch, or handful, of tissues are removed which re~ults in wasted tissues and an inconvenience and needless expense to the user and this is more prevaient with chiidren than adults and often causes the cardboard box to be torn and results in the complete box of tissues being wasted.
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a container for dispensing tissues from a stacK
of folded tissues having reverse folds at opposite sides of iO the stack. The container includes opposite side paneis and opposite end paneis for containing the stack with the opposite sides of the stack disposed adjacent the opposite side panels and ends at the stack disposed adjacent the end paneis. A control plate which has a lower tissue engaging surface portions rests on the top of the stack. One of the end panels has a tissue removal slot extending downwardly from an upper edge thereof for exposing at least a portion of one end of the stack. A top tissue of the stack is accessible for removable endwise from beneath the control ~O plate, and due to the friction resistance between the top tissue and the immediately ~ubsequent tis6ue in the stack, the subsequent tissue i8 drawn by the removai of the top tissue to an accessible position projecting endwise partiaiiy from the slot.
~5 In one form of the invention, the tissue removal siot is disposed between corners at opposite ends of the end panel in ,,~, ., i,~F'F' which it i9 located. ~O 7 ~
In a ~pecific embodiment of the invention, the container includes a top panel joined to the end panels along top end edges and the top panel has an opening communicating with the verticai extending slot of the one end panel.
More specifically, an end of the control plate adjacent the slot of the end panel may have a cutaway portion to expose the top tissue of the stack beiow the opening of the top panei.
i~ According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a container for dispensing tis~ues sequentially from an interleaved stack of tissues, the tissues having reverse folds at opposite sides of the stack. The container includes a pair of opposite end walls and a control plate for resting on the top of the stack. One of the end walls has a vertical ~lot tnerein for endwise removai of one tissue at a time from beneath the control plate. The control piate has longit~l~in~ side edges spaced apart a distance Yubstantial~y equal to the width of the stack, and a pair of longitudinally exten~ing stack engaging surface portions is disposed adjacent the side edges of the control panel. The stack engaging surfaces are transversely ~paced a distance less than the width of the stack.
Because the tissues depend on the interply friction ~5 between the layers to be progressively removed, the design allows for a greater area of friction to assist in tissue tj " -removal. The end opening of the container is not affected by gravity which disrupts the tissue removal with top opening containers or boxes which are now the standard for the industry.
Preferab~y the floating contro; piate of this invention i8 crowned or raised on the centerline portion which will then allow a space to be provided between the top of the tissues and the underside of the control plate to prevent the tissues from being jammed again~t the top of the container a~
~0 they are piaced inside the container such a jammed condition causes the first iot of tissues to be restricted when they are removed, thus, resulting in tear and wasted tissues.
This space is provided under the control plate which floats on top of the tissue packet as the tissues are removed, the i5 plate providing a positive pressure to the two edges of the tissues to maintain the friction necessary for proper tissue removal. A space is provided under the plate to facilitate the removal of the tissues at the centerline of the container and prevents jamming and tearing of the tissues when they are ~0 removed.
Yet another aspect of this invention iS to provide a reusabie and somewhat permanent container for tissues which can be of durable, washable, of reiatively low cost injection molded plastic. The reusable container allows use of buik packets of tissues which would be packaged in multiples of two or more packets for a bulk package of six, nine or twelve 3a~
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packets, or such simiiar multiples. Thus the invention may be in the form of a somewhat permanent container to replace the cardboard boxes now in use and to also replace the corrugated cardboard boxes used to ship the smaller tiY~ue boxes. This results in cost savingY of materia;s, shipping and warehouse costs due to reduced voiume. ~ost savings would also be possible to the manufacturer and to the distributor and the retailer which would then result in savings to the buyer and the home owner.
3b ~ bulk tissues would not be available. Three positions of the bottom may be made, for example, for standard boxes of 300, 200 and i50 tissue~.
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.~_ 3c ~ls~a~l - o~ -'~ -ihe invention wlll now be ~es~ribed mere~r by w~qy of ~lhl~trnfion wlth refers to the r~omp~ lying drawings ln which:
FIGURE I is a perspective of the cont,~. in~r in .~ccordance with this invention perspective, FIGURE 2 is 8 side view of the container showing a tissue ready for removal n~om the end of 05 the Cont,~iner.
EiIGURE 3 is the end view of the container at the end opening for tissue removal.
~ IGUR~ 4 is a section through the width of the c~nt.~in~r and the tissue packet.
~ [GURE S is a detail section of the o~ntn in~ bottom platform WitQ the tissue packet in plaoe.
F~GURE 6 is a section of the bottom pl~-tfc..m with the lower spring edge.
- 10 FIGURE 7 is an exploded view of the container and the packet of tissues being loaded into the c~ nt~ in~r.
FIGURE 8 is a perspective drawing of the packet of tissues.
E~IGURE 9 is a per~p~rtive drawing of the packet of tissues after it has been colllp~essed and placed in a ~ er of sleeve.
15 FIGURE 10 is a per~rective view of the bulk package of tissue packets in multiple of ~ree.
~[GUR~ 11 is a perspective figure of the bulk package further co~ essed in a disposable poly puckage with a po~r strap for h~ ll;ng.
~GURE 12 is a perspective figure of a package of tissues.
FIGURE 13 is an end view of the same packet of tissues as in FIGURE 12.
20 FIGURE 14 is an end view of the tissue packet with the top tissue being removed.
S' ~ 3 1 The Preferred 13mbo~lim~nt~ refer first to ~IGURE l, where is indicated therein gen~11y at l, one embodirnent of a tissue contain~r in accordance with this invention. The device 1 includes an injection molded plastic contuin~?r with an open bottom 8, which hus a crowned top panel 2, and u puir of side panels 4, and u puir of end panels 3. A precisely designed end opening has a top portion 05 5 and a vertical portion 6 which extends downwardly from a top edge of one end paneL the opening exposing a packet of facial tissue lO, the tissues being layered interlocking sheets l l~ The edge of the opening 7 is reinforced with an increased thickn~s~ An open bottom 8 of the contniner allows the packet of facial tissues to be placed into the container through the open bottom 8, and a botto~
panel or platfoml 20 supports the tissues has an access hole 23 _nd winged edges 22. The edges 22 10 engage with inside projections 9, on the inside of the side panels of the corltainer as shown. A
finger hole 14, is located on both sides 4 of the container l, the holes allowing the user to pick up the contnin~r with the tissue enf~ seA Inside the tissue ~ontain~r 1 is a floating top friction or control plate 16, which causes a predet~n1in~1 friction effect on the tissues as they are removed from endopening.
Referring further to FIGURE l, it will be seen the,~ Lon1 that the end opening of the container will easily allow tissues to be with drawn as shown at l3 in ~IGURE 2 which shows the side elevation of the cnntniner 2 with the end opening, in the end 3 of the conta in~r, for the tissue removal. The tissues are removed through the opening provided by top portion S and vertical end portion 6. It cun be seen in EiIGURE 2 that the bottom platfoml or panel 20 supporting the tissue 20 packet lO is at a second level and the tissues are to the top of the contl- inf~r as seen through the finger access hole 14.
The end detail of the tissue contain~r l with the end opening for the tissues as portions 5 and 6 can be further seen in FIGURE 3. The top 2 which is crowned lengthwise for strength and -rF~ n~e, The unrestricted removal of tissues possible due to the crowned effect of the floating 25 control plate 16 which leaves a clen~n~ or space 17 under the plate for removal of the tissue without the tissue being restricted by upward pressure which otherwise could cause the tissue to tear it is being removed. The tension exerted on the tissues due to the presence of the control plate 16 is çnt edges 18 of 16 of the control plate which does not restrict the removal of the tissue at the centerline of the tissue container l.
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" ._ Ihe drawings further illustrate the purpose and embodim~nts of this invention with the details as shown in FIGURES 4~5, and 6 where the bottom panel 20 is adjustable to three different levels 9 which allows the tissues to be supported at levels 20A and 20B and 20C representing the quantity of tissues in the standard type tissue boxes. The tissues in the available boxes can be removed and the 05 cardboard box discarded so that the tissues are then stored and used in p~rmPnent container I of the present invention. The floating control plate 16 is shown at the top of the container 1 and the packet of tissue 10 is at the top Imtler.cide of the cont~.in~r 1. An unrestricted space 2B is allowed - underneath the control plate and the top of the container 2 for easy and convenient removal of a tissue through the end opening.
FIGURE S and 6 further show the adjustable bottom platform or panel 20 with the bottom 21 with wings 22 which are sprung outward 24. The wings enguge the sides of the container 1 as it is plaoed through the bottonl 8 of the ~ntl~in~r 1 and it can be pos;tion~d at the various levels and held in plaoe by the protrusions 9 on the walls 4 of the container 1.
.,_ In use, a device in accordance with this invention is used to contain a packet of facial tissues 15 as shown in FIGURE 7 where the contnin~r 1 is placed upside down and the bottom platform 20 is removed and the floating control plate 16 is first placed inside the container and then the packet of facial tissues 10 is plaoed inside the container with the individual interp}ys of tissue 11 held in plaoe by the sleeve or wrapper 15. After placing the packet 10 inside the contnin.or 1 the wrapper is removed. The bottom panel supporting 20 the tissue is then placed inside the bottom of the 20 cnntninPr 1 and the protruding wings 22 are foroed inside the side panels 4 of the container. The end protrusions 21 of the bottom platform 20 support the bottom of the tissue packet when it is in use.
The user then turns the container right side up as shown in FIGURE 1 and removes the first tissue from the end opening of the cont~iner through the portions S and 6 of the opening as shown in FIGURES 1 and 2.
It will now be understood from the embodislents shown in these FIGURES from 1 to 7 that this invention will allow fucial tissues to be supplied in bulk form for the ~nCllmer rather than in pre designed boxes with top or side openingc This end opening refillable tissue box will accept packets of facial tissues in bulk form. EiIGURE 8 illll~rntes the formation of the packet 10 as shown from separate individual tissues 11 with a predetermined width 31, length 32, and an initial predetermined height 30. The packet is then cul~lplessed by a force 33A to a smaller vertical ~56~3~
_ 07 , ~_ AimPn~ion 34 and restrninpd by a w ~pl r 15 around the tissue packet 10 which will reduce the volume of the tissue packet approximately 20%.
The wrapped tissue packet as shown in FI(}I J~ 9 will then be added to further packets of tissues 10, for e~ ~le, in multiples of two or three to form a rects~n~~ block of tissue packets 10 05 which in the multiple of three would result in a six pack of tissue packets as shown in ~IGURE 10.
The block is shown as having a width dimension of 35, a length of 36 and a compressed height of 37 by a force 37A. The block for the total package could be further expanded to a nine pack of tissue packets shown in FIGURE 10 as a length of 38 before being poly wrapped.
Ihe block of tissues either in the six pack or nine pack or nnultiples of two or three may be en~losed in a poly w , per as shown in FIGURE 1 1 with dimensions 36 and 37 which would be poly wrapped 41 in a sealed cont~inPr 40 with a carrying strap or handle of reinforced poh,r 42.
The above described package is also described and is claimed in above parent application No.
2,097,527 filed on June 02 - 1993 -The perspective of a stack of tissues for a packet is shown in ~[GURE 12, with a separate tissues on each side as 11 and 12 being interleaved by the separate plies 13 of reverse folded tissues fronl opposite sides, i.e. the stack of tissues in the packet are shown as being reversed folded alld interleaved. The tissue packet 10 is shown with a set width 31 and length 32, and the height 30.
FIGURE 13 is an end view of the same tissue packet as in FIGIJRE 12 and the spaces between the plies of tissue are shown as 13A and this is where the friction between the plies causes the next 20 progressive tissue to be pulled out through the end opening of the cont~;n~r when a tissue is removed. As shown in E;IG~RE 14, the top tissue is extracted by the top corner 40 being pulled out through the end opening to the po~;tion 41 which causes the next tissue 11, to be pulled fo,~ d to 42 by the friction between the interph,rs of tissue 13.
Therefo~, it will be seen from illustrated embodirnPnt~, one aspect of the invention resides in 25 a bottom C)penin~ a ntnin~r 1 of an injection molded plastic material or some other equally effective material which can be ecl7nomically produced to give a container which can be reused for bulk facial tissues. Also the cont~iner with its end opening for tissue ren~oval can be seen as a device which will make the introduction of bulk packaged facial tissue, as shown in FIGURE 8 through 11, -.,._ as an Loonr~ i~l and desirable m~nl~f~ rin~ process which will reduce the cost of facial tissue to the home owner and the end user by this invention.
It will also be un~estood that numerous nnod;f;~ti~n~ nnd variations can be made in tlle structures described herein without dep~lillg from the spirit of the invention as defined in the 05 appending claims. As already explained the devioe can be used for facial tissue which is already enclosed in cardboard boxes in that the container of this invention is more serviceable anA can be decorated by the home owner to their personal enjoyment. O~er variations and modifications are also possible and will be apparent to those conversant in container design with plastic-forming technology and with the technology alreaAy at hand by the various facial tissue n- ~nllfacturers in the 10 production of bulk packaging of units of product which can be compressed to reduce costs by volume reduction.
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Claims (21)
1. A container for dispensing tissues from a stack of folded individual tissues having reverse interleaved folds at apposite sides of said stack, said container including opposite side panels joined at vertical corners to opposite end panels for containing said stack with the opposite sides of said stack disposed adjacent said opposite side panels and ends of said stack disposed adjacent said end panels, and a control plate having bottom tissue engaging surface portions for resting on a top of said stack, one of said end panels having a tissue removal slot disposed between corners at opposite ends of said one end panel and extending downwardly from an upper edge thereof for exposing at least a portion of one end of said stack, whereby a top tissue of said stack is accessible for removal endwise from beneath said control plate, and due to friction resistance between said top tissue and an immediate subsequent tissue in said stack, said subsequent tissue in said stack said subsequent tissue is drawn endwise by the removal of said top tissue to an accessible position projecting endwise partially from beneath said control plate and through said slot in said end panel.
2. A container as defined in claim 1, wherein said slot is centrally disposed between said corners at opposite ends of said one end panel, and wherein said container includes a top panel joined to said end panels along top edges, said top panel having a centrally disposed opening at one end communicating with the downwardly extending slot of said one end panel.
3. A container for dispensing tissues from a stack of folded tissues having reverse folds at apposite sides of said stack, said container including opposite side panels and opposite end panels for containing said stack with the opposite sides of said stack disposed adjacent said opposite side panels and ends of said stack disposed adjacent said end panels, one of said end panels having a tissue removal slot extending downwardly from an upper edge thereof for exposing at least a portion of one end of said stack, a top panel joined to said end panels along top edges, said top panel having an opening communicating with the downwardly extending slot of said one end panel, and a control plate having bottom tissue engaging surface portions for resting on a top of said stack, an end of said control plate adjacent said slot of said one end panel having a cutaway portion to expose the top tissue of said stack below the opening of said top panel, whereby a top tissue of said stack is accessible for removal endwise from beneath said control plate, and due to friction resistance between said top tissue and an immediate subsequent tissue in said stack, said subsequent tissue is drawn by the removal of said top tissue to an accessible position projecting endwise partially from said slot.
4. A container as defined in claim 1, wherein said container is formed of a recyclable cardboard paper stock.
5. A container as defined in 1 wherein said control plate is a press formed impregnated recyclable material.
6. A container as defined in claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein said container is a refillable container and includes a removable bottom panel whereby said bottom panel may be temporarily removed to permit a fresh stack of tissue to be inserted.
7. A container as defined in claim 1, wherein said control plate is formed of a plastic material.
8. A container as defined in claim 7, wherein the bottom surface of said control plate is convex in cross section whereby a clearance is provided between the top tissue of the stack longitudinal of the central portion of the control plate.
9. A container as defined in claim 8, wherein said control plate is substantially the width of said stack, and is provided with a pair of downwardly projecting ridges adjacent longitudinal side edges of said friction plate, said ridges being transversely spaced a distance less than the width of said stack, said clearance being positioned between said ridges.
10. A container for dispensing tissues sequentially from an interleaved stack of tissues, said tissues having reversed folds at opposite sides of the stack, said container including a pair of opposite end walls, and a control plate for resting on a top of said stack, one of said end walls having a vertical slot therein for end-wise removal of one tissue at a time from beneath said control plate, said control plate having longitudinal side edges spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the width of said stack, and a pair of longitudinally extending stack engaging surface portions disposed adjacent said side edges of said control plate and transversely spaced a distance less than the width of said stack.
ii. A container as defined in claim 10, wherein said control plate is of crowned configuration whereby a clearance is disposed between said transversely spaced tack engaging surface portions.
12. A container as defined in claim 11, wherein at least the end of said control plate adjacent the slot in said end wall is cutaway so as to expose the top tissue of said stack adjacent said slot.
13. A container as defined in claim 12, and further comprising a top panel formed integrally with said end panels at upper end edges, said top panel having an opening adjacent the upper end edge and in communication with an upper end of said slot, whereby a portion of said top tissue is exposed through said opening of said top panel and the cutaway of said control plate.
14. A container as defined in claim 11, wherein said container has a pair of side panels and wherein said side panels are spaced slightly greater than the width of said stack and the width of said control plate.
15. A container as defined in claim 14, wherein said longitudinal edges of said control plate are upwardly turned from said stack engaging surface portions of said control plate.
16. A container as defined in claim 14, wherein said container is a refillable container formed of a plastic material.
17. A container as defined in claim 16, wherein said container includes a pair of side panels, and a removable bottom panel for permitting the insertion of a fresh stack of tissues.
18. A container as defined in claim 17, wherein side walls and said bottom panel include releasable interlocking means for normally holding said bottom panel in a selected closed position.
19. A container for dispensing tissues sequentially from an interleaved stack of tissues, said tissues having reversed folds at opposite sides of the stack, said container comprising:
a pair of opposite end walls, a control plate for resting on a top of said stack, and a pair of side panels spaced slightly greater than the width of said stack and the width of said control plate, one of said end walls having a vertical slot therein for end-wise removal of one tissue at a time from beneath said control plate, said control plate having longitudinal side edges spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the width of said stack, and a pair of longitudinally extending stack engaging surface portions disposed adjacent said side edges of said control plate and transversely spaced a distance less than the width of said stack, said longitudinal edges of said control plate being upwardly turned from said stack engaging surface portions of said control plate.
a pair of opposite end walls, a control plate for resting on a top of said stack, and a pair of side panels spaced slightly greater than the width of said stack and the width of said control plate, one of said end walls having a vertical slot therein for end-wise removal of one tissue at a time from beneath said control plate, said control plate having longitudinal side edges spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the width of said stack, and a pair of longitudinally extending stack engaging surface portions disposed adjacent said side edges of said control plate and transversely spaced a distance less than the width of said stack, said longitudinal edges of said control plate being upwardly turned from said stack engaging surface portions of said control plate.
20. A container as defined in claim 19, wherein said container is a refillable container formed of a plastic material, said container including a removable bottom panel for permitting the insertion of a fresh stack of tissues, and wherein said side panels and said bottom panel include releasable interlocking means for normally holding said bottom panel in a closed position.
21. A container as defined in claim 20, wherein said bottom panel is a relatively rigid member and has longitudinal side edges disposed inside and adjacent said side walls in a closed position, and wherein said interlocking means includes resilient wings projecting from said side edges of said bottom panel, and ribs on inside surfaces of said side panels, said wings latching above said ribs as said bottom panel is pushed upward between side panels for thereby locking said bottom panel from downward removal.
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