Soft pack, especially paper tissue pack

US5040685A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Focke & Co. · DE

Inventors

• Heinz Focke · Verden, DE
• Jurgen Wach · Bremen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 1990
• Grant date: Aug 20, 1991
• Expiry date: May 31, 2010

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S206/812
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Stacks of folded paper tissues are usually enwrapped with a thin foil, thus forming a soft pack. Lately these packs are provided with a reclosable opening aid. This opening aid can be arranged in the region of a narrow longitudinal face of the pack, with an outer folding flap (18) at the same time serving as closing flap (23). In order to facilitate handling and to ensure a higher stability of the pack, the opening aid is designed such that only a portion of the outer folding flap (18) is formed as a closing flap (23), while the inner continuous folding flap (17) remains in the original pack position even when the pack is opened. The ends of the folding flap (17) are anchored to marginal side cross-strips (28, 29) of the outer folding flap (18). A recess (29) arranged preferably central in the region of the inner folding flap (17) and being open towards the free edge expediently enlarges the extraction opening (30) for the paper tissues.