Facial tissue carpack

• US 5,516,000 A
• Filed: 12/02/1994
• Issued: 05/14/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Incorporated (Kimberly-Clark Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• Inventors: Freiburger, Sarah J. M., DePaul, Richard E., McPhilliamy, Stephen J., Behnke, Janica S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Terrell, William E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): REICHARD, DEAN ALAN
• Application Number:
  US08/348,706
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 221/47, 221/48, 221/185, 221/283
• US Class Current: 221/48
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/08 for dispensing thin flat articles in succession towel dispensers intended for re-use A47K10/24; dispensers for surgical scalpel blades A61B17/3215
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/0894 the articles being positioned relative to one another or to the container in a special way, e.g. for facilitating dispensing, without additional support

Abstract

A tissue carton especially adapted for use in automobiles is disclosed. The carton contains a pre-folded (such as c-folded or v-folded) interfolded clip of tissues which dispenses in a pop-up fashion. The tissues are dispensed through the upper edge of the carton. The carton is thin and wide to fit in a variety of locations within an automobile. The carton can also be provided with a hook-and-loop fastener to affix the carton to a convenient surface within the vehicle.

Claims

1. A pop-up tissue dispensing carton containing a clip of pre-folded interfolded tissues, said carton comprising a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls connecting the front and rear walls, a top wall, a front edge between the front wall and the top wall, and a back edge between the top wall and the rear wall, wherein the front and rear walls are about 5 inches square and the distance between the front and back walls is less than 3 inches, said carton having a carton opening which includes one of said front or back edges, wherein the clip of pre-folded interfolded tissues is oriented within the carton such that the interfolded tissue folds of the clip are parallel to the sidewalls of the carton.

2. The carton of claim 1 further comprising a surface attachment means.

3. The carton of claim 2 wherein the surface attachment means is a hook-and-loop fastener.

4. The carton of claim 2 wherein the surface attachment means is a pressure-sensitive tape.

5. The carton of claim 2 wherein the surface attachment means is a clip.

6. The carton of claim 1 further comprising a plastic film overlaying the carton opening, said plastic film having a dispensing slit within the carton opening and extending along the front edge or back edge of the carton.

7. The carton of claim 1 wherein the area of the carton opening is from about 3 to about 7 square inches.

8. The carton of claim 1 wherein the area of the carton opening is from about 3 to about 4 square inches.

9. A pop-up tissue dispensing carton containing a clip of pre-folded, interfolded tissues, said carton comprising a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls connecting the front and rear walls, a bottom wall and a top wall, and a front edge between the front wall and the top wall, wherein the front and rear walls are about 5 inches square and the distance between the front and back walls is less than 2 inches, said carton having a semicircular carton opening in a top portion of the front wall, wherein the clip of pre-folded, interfolded tissues is oriented within the carton such that the interfolded folds are parallel to the sidewalls of the carton.

10. The carton of claim 9 wherein the area of the carton opening is from about 3 to about 7 square inches.

11. The carton of claim 9 wherein the area of the carton opening is from about 3 to about 4 square inches.

12. A wedge-shaped pop-up tissue dispensing carton containing a clip of pre-folded, interfolded tissues, said carton comprising a front wall, a rear wall, two triangular- or trapezoid-shaped sidewalls connecting the front and rear walls, a top wall, a front edge between the top wall and front wall, and a back edge between the top wall and the rear wall, wherein the front and rear walls are about 5 inches square and the distance between the front and back walls, as measured at the top wall, is less than 3 inches, said carton having a carton opening which includes one of said front or back edges, wherein the clip of pre-folded, interfolded tissues is oriented within the carton such that the interfolded folds are parallel to the sidewalls of the carton.

13. The carton of claim 12 having triangular-shaped sidewalls.

14. The carton of claim 12 having trapezoidal-shaped sidewalls.

15. The carton of claim 12 further comprising a plastic film overlaying the carton opening, Said plastic film having a dispensing slit within the carton opening and extending along the front edge of the carton.

16. The carton of claim 12 wherein the area of the carton opening is from about 3 to about 7 square inches.

17. The carton of claim 12 wherein the area of the carton opening is from about 3 to about 4 square inches.

18. The carton of claim 12 further comprising a surface attachment means.

19. The carton of claim 12 further comprising a hook-and-loop surface attachment means.