Disposable, compactable, shape-restorable packages for storing a

Details Disposable, compactable, shape-restorable packages for storing a Disposable, compactable, shape-restorable packages for storing a

1993-11-23

1995-01-10

Gehman, Bryon P.

Special receptacle or package

For folded sheetlike article

206233, 206812, 220666, 221 45, 221 64, B65D 8124, A47K 1024

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active

053798970

ABSTRACT:
A disposable, compactable package for reliably dispensing a stack of sheet products even after the package has been deformed or compacted. The package comprises a top wall and a bottom wall comprised of a resiliently deformable material. The top and bottom walls are spaced from and oriented generally parallel to one another. They are connected to one another about their peripheries by means of a thinner more easily deformable substantially continuous tube or hoop which is also comprised of resiliently deformable material. The substantially continuous tube or hoop, which is preferably integrally formed with either the top wall, defines the side walls of the package. The tube, which may be of any desired cross-sectional shape, is also produced from material having a sufficient resilient memory that it easily and resiliently deforms when the external force is applied to the package, yet by virtue of its tubular configuration and its resilient memory exhibits a strong tendency to self-restore once the external applied force is removed. The package, which is preferably rectangular, includes a preformed dispensing aperture or means for providing a dispensing aperture in its top or its bottom wall. The dispensing aperture is smaller than the cross-sectional profile, i.e., the cross-sectional "footprint", of the sheet products contained within the stack to retain the sheet products inside the package throughout the package's useful life. The sheet products may be in discrete or continuous form.

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Photos of a Spiffits glass cleaner. This package was bought in a Cincinnati, Ohio grocery store in 1992. Photos numbered 1 to 7 illustrate the condition of the package prior to compressive loading, while photos numbered 8 to 11 illustrate the condition of the package after its top and bottom surfaces have been subjected to compressive loading.

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