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US 8,584,896 · App. 10/955,435 · Granted Nov 19, 2013

Folded clip and dispenser

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Patent No.
US 8,584,896
App. No.
10/955,435
Granted
Nov 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

By either rotating a folded clip within a dispenser, or by folding the clip into a J-shape instead of a U-shape and then placing the clip into a dispenser, more sheets can be placed into the dispenser without causing an increase in dispensing problems. Alternatively, fewer dispensing problems result if the same number of sheets is placed into the dispenser. In one embodiment, the dispenser was an upright facial tissue carton and the clip was an interfolded stack of facial tissues.

Claims (4)

1. A folded clip of sheet material disposed in an upright dispenser having a Fill Ratio between about 75 percent to about 100 percent and wherein the folded clip is J-shaped.

2. The product of claim 1 wherein the Fill Ratio is between about 80 percent to about 98 percent.

3. The product of claim 1 wherein the Fill Ratio is between about 85 percent to about 98 percent.

4. The product of claim 1 wherein the Fill Ratio is between about 90 percent to about 97 percent.

Assignments (1)
NAME CHANGE Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
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