Flushable toilet paper roll center

• US 20090090808A1
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nathan K. Lawrence, Romon O. Lawrence
• Original Assignee: Nathan K. Lawrence, Romon O. Lawrence
• Inventors: Lawrence, Nathan K., Lawrence, Romon O.
• Application Number:
  US12/286,452
• Publication Number:
  US 20090090808A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 242/610
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/5112 Paper or plastic sheet material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/10 without flanges, e.g. cop tubes

Abstract

A method of producing a roll center for one of toilet paper and paper towels that is water soluble. The method comprises the steps of selecting a rod that has the diameter of a traditional toilet paper roll center followed by a step of wrapping a water dissolvable material around the rod. There is a step of drying the material for a predetermined time, such predetermined time being sufficient for such material to become firm and a step of placing toilet paper around the material as is done with traditional roll centers.

Claims

1. A method of producing a roll center for toilet paper that is water dissolvable, said method comprises the steps of;

(a) selecting a rod that has a diameter of a traditional toilet paper roll center;

(b) wrapping a water dissolvable material around said rod;

(c) drying said material for a predetermined time, said predetermined time being sufficient for said material to become firm and

(d) placing toilet paper around said material as is done with traditional roll centers.

2. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said method further includes the step of pre-drying said material after step (b).

3. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said method further includes the step of baking said material in step (c).

4. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said method further includes the step of selecting a rod that has a diameter of between about 1⅝

inches and 1⅞

inches.

5. A toilet paper roll center made according to the method described in claim 1.

7. The toilet paper roll center, according to claim 5, wherein said roll center is between about 4 and ⅜

inches and about 4⅝

inches long.

8. The toilet paper roll center, according to claim 5, wherein said roll center has diameter of between about 1⅝

and about 1⅞

inches.

6. The toilet paper roll center, according to claim 10, wherein said roll center is flushable in a toilet.