Disposable dispensing and display carton for paper towels and other rolled products

• US 20060201841A1
• Filed: 12/30/2004
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Incorporated (Kimberly-Clark Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Incorporated (Kimberly-Clark Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Mee Wah, Hermans, Michael Alan, Mohr, Rebecca Catherine
• Granted Patent: US 8,695,914 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/395
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/0841 and for cutting interconnected articles cutting devices for dispensers intended for re-use B65H35/008
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/672 on cores

Abstract

A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product is disclosed. The dispensing carton and rolled product combination generally comprises a disposable dispenser that is configured to hold a roll of tissue products, such as paper towels. The dispenser may be constructed, for instance, from paperboard, plastic or any other disposable material. Of particular advantage, the dispenser may be packaged with the roll of material and may be decorated to match or complement the roll of material.

Claims

1. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product comprising:

a sheet material wound about an axis into a roll of material, the roll of material including an outer cylindrical surface; and

a dispenser for dispensing the roll of material, the dispenser comprising a housing having a first end and a second end, the roll of material being placed in the dispenser such that the axis of the roll substantially extends from the first end to the second end, the roll of material being configured to rotate and unwind while in the dispenser for dispensing the sheet material, the housing partially encircling the outer cylindrical surface of the roll of material so as to cover from about 10% to about 85% of the outer surface.

2. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the dispenser is made from a material comprising cellulosic fibers.

3. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the housing of the dispenser is constructed from a single blank.

4. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the housing partially encircles the outer cylindrical surface of the rolled material so as to cover from about 25% to about 75% of the outer surface.

5. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the housing partially encircles the outer cylindrical surface of the rolled material so as to cover from about 40% to about 70% of the outer surface.

6. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the housing partially encircles the outer cylindrical surface of the rolled material so as to cover from about 45% to about 67% of the outer surface.

7. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the housing includes at least a first side panel connected to a second side panel at an angle of from about 70°

to about 110°

, the first and second side panels extending from the first end to the second end of the housing.

8. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the sheet material comprises a tissue product having a basis weight of from about 20 gsm to about 120 gsm.

9. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the sheet material comprises an airlaid web, a coform web, a hydroentangled web, a meltblown web, a spunbond web, or a laminate thereof.

10. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 7, wherein at least one of the ends of the housing is configured to support the roll of material in an upright and vertical position and wherein at least one of the side panels is configured to support the roll of material in a horizontal position.

11. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the sheet material includes at least one design element that coordinates with a design element on the dispenser, the design element comprising a pattern, a graphic subject, a texture, a color or a graphic style.

12. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the sheet material includes at least one non-white color that is within three steps on the Munsell color scale in terms of any one of hue, value or chroma of a color appearing on the dispenser.

13. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 12, wherein the non-white color appearing on the sheet material is within three steps of the color appearing on the dispenser in terms of hue, is within three steps of the color appearing on the dispenser in terms of value, and is within three steps of the color appearing on the dispenser in terms of chroma based on the Munsel color scale.

14. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the roll of material includes a central region, the dispenser further comprising a roll holding device that is inserted into the central region of the roll of material for holding the roll of material in a manner that allows the roll of material to rotate in the dispenser.

15. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 14, wherein the core receiving device comprises a pair of opposing tabs that are integral with the housing.

16. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 14, wherein the core receiving device comprises a spindle that extends from the first end to the second end of the housing.

17. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, each end of the housing has a triangular shape.

18. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 1, wherein the first end and the second end of the housing have a rectangular section and an arcuate-shaped section, the arcuate-shaped section having a radius that is configured to match the radius of the roll of material.

19. A dispensing and display carton comprising:

a housing comprising a first end and a second and opposite end, the housing further comprising at least a first panel and a second panel that each extend from the first end to the second end, the first panel being connected to the second panel at an angle of from about 70°

to about 110°

, the housing having a shape configured to hold and partially encircle a roll of material, the roll of material having a vertical axis that substantially extends from the first end to the second end of the housing when the roll of material is positioned in the housing; and

a roll holding device configured to be inserted into a central region of a roll of material positioned in the housing, the roll holding device being configured to rotatably secure the roll of material in the housing.

20. A dispensing and display carton as defined in claim 19, wherein the housing is made from a material comprising cellulose fibers.

21. A dispensing and display carton as defined in claim 19, wherein the housing is constructed from a single blank.

22. A dispensing and display carton as defined in claim 19, wherein the housing partially encircles a roll of material positioned within the housing so as to cover from about 40% to about 70% of the outer surface area of the roll of material.

23. A dispensing and display carton as defined in claim 19, wherein each end of the housing covers at least 50% of the surface area of corresponding ends of a roll of material positioned within the housing.

24. A dispensing and display carton as defined in claim 19, wherein the housing comprises a third panel connected to the second panel, the third panel extending between the first end and the second end.

25. A dispensing and display carton as defined in claim 24, wherein the housing further comprises a fourth panel connected to the first panel, the fourth panel extending from the first end to the second end of the housing.

26. A dispensing and display carton as defined in claim 19, wherein the roll holding device comprises a pair of opposing tabs that are integral with the housing.

27. A dispensing and display carton as defined in claim 19, wherein the roll holding device comprises a spindle that extends from the first end to the second end.

28. A dispensing and display carton as defined in claim 19, wherein the first panel is connected to the second panel at an angle of about 90°

and wherein each end of the housing has a triangular shape.

29. A dispensing and display carton as defined in claim 24, wherein the housing has a U-shaped cross section, the first end and the second end of the housing having a rectangular section and an arcuate-shaped section, the arcuate-shaped section having a radius that is configured to match the radius of a roll of material to be contained in the housing.

30. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product comprising:

a roll of paper towels comprising a tissue sheet wound about an axis, the tissue sheet comprising papermaking fibers, the roll including an outer cylindrical surface; and

a dispenser for dispensing the roll of paper towels, the dispenser comprising a housing having a first end and a second end, the roll of paper towels being placed in the dispenser such that the axis of the roll substantially extends from the first end to the second end, the roll of paper towels being configured to rotate and unwind while in the dispenser for dispensing the tissue sheet, the housing partially encircling the outer cylindrical surface of the roll of paper towels, the housing being constructed from a single blank, and wherein at least one of the ends of the housing is configured to support the roll of material in an upright and vertical position and wherein the housing includes a side surface that is configured to support the roll of material in a horizontal position.

31. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 30, wherein the housing partially encircles the outer cylindrical surface of a roll of paper towels so as to cover from about 10% to about 85% of the outer surface.

32. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 30, wherein the dispenser is made from a material comprising cellulose fibers.

33. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 30, wherein the housing includes at least a first side panel connected to a second side panel at an angle of from about 70°

to about 110°

, the first and second side panels extending from the first end to the second end of the housing.

34. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 30, wherein the tissue sheet includes at least one design element that coordinates with a design element on the dispenser, the design element comprising a pattern, a graphic subject, a texture, a color, or a graphic style.

35. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 30, wherein the tissue sheet includes at least one non-white color that is within three steps on the Munsell color scale in terms of any one of hue, value or chroma of a color appearing on the dispenser.

36. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 30, wherein the roll of material includes an axial central region, the dispenser further comprising a roll holding device that is inserted into at least a portion of the axial central region of the roll of paper towels for holding the roll of paper towels in a manner that allows the roll of paper towels to rotate in the dispenser.

37. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 36, wherein the roll holding device holds the roll of paper towels within the housing such that it requires a peak load of at least 4 kilograms of force and an energy to peak of at least 40 kilograms-mm to remove the roll of paper towels from the housing.

38. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product comprising:

a sheet material wound about an axis into a roll of material, the roll of material including an outer cylindrical surface, the roll of material including at least one design element on the sheet material; and

a dispenser for dispensing and displaying the roll of material, the dispenser partially surrounding the roll of material, the dispenser including at least one design element that coordinates with the design element on the roll of material.

39. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element on the sheet material and the design element on the dispenser comprise a texture.

40. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element on the sheet material and the design element on the dispenser comprise a graphic subject.

41. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element on the sheet material and the design element on the dispenser comprise a graphic style.

42. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element on the sheet material and the design element on the dispenser comprise a pattern.

43. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element on the sheet material and the design element on the dispenser comprise a color, and wherein the color on the sheet material is within three steps on the Munsell color scale of a color appearing on the dispenser in terms of any one of hue, value or chroma.

44. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element on the sheet material and the design element on the dispenser comprise a color, and wherein the color on the sheet material is within two steps on the Munsell color scale of a color appearing on the dispenser in terms of any one of hue, value or chroma.

45. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element on the sheet material and the design element on the dispenser comprise a color, and wherein the color on the sheet material is within one step on the Munsell color scale of a color appearing on the dispenser in terms of any one of hue, value or chroma.

46. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element comprises a color and wherein the color on the sheet material is within three steps on the Munsell color scale of a color appearing on the dispenser for at least two of the three Munsell color qualities of hue, value and chroma.

47. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element comprises color and wherein a color on the sheet material is within three steps on the Munsell color scale of a color appearing on the dispenser in terms of hue, is within three steps on the Munsell color scale of a color appearing on the dispenser in terms of value and is within three steps on the Munsell color scale of a color appearing on the dispenser in terms of chroma.

48. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element comprises color, and wherein the sheet material includes a color that is at least one step but no greater than three steps away from a color appearing on the dispenser in terms of any one of hue, value or chroma according to the Munsell color scale.

49. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the design element comprises a color and wherein a color of a graphic subject on the sheet material coordinates with a background color on the dispenser.

50. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 41, wherein the graphic style comprises photograph.

51. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 41, wherein the graphic style comprises pointillism.

52. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 41, wherein the graphic style comprises watercolor.

53. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 41, wherein the graphic style comprises pencil drawings.

54. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein at least two design elements on the sheet material coordinate with at least two design elements on the dispenser.

55. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein at least two design elements on the sheet material coordinate with at least three design elements on the dispenser.

56. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 55, wherein at least one of the design elements comprises color.

57. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 55, wherein at least one of the design elements comprises color, and wherein at least one of the other design elements comprises a graphic subject, a texture, or a graphic style.

58. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein an overall design of the design elements appearing on the sheet material coordinates with an overall design of the design elements appearing on the dispenser.

59. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 58, wherein the overall design coordination between the sheet material and the dispenser is panel tested.

60. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the at least one design element on the sheet material complements the at least one design element on the roll of material.

61. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the at least one design element on the sheet material contrasts with the coordinated design element on the roll of material.

62. A dispensing and display carton in combination with a rolled product as defined in claim 38, wherein the at least one design element on the sheet material matches the coordinated design element on the roll of material.