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Space saving system for coreless rolled wipers

US5480060A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 1994
Grant dateJan 2, 1996
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/1846
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A centerflow rolled wiper system for a coreless rolled web which obviated dispensing problems caused by roping of the web during dispensing while simultaneously achieving significant space saving advantages. The coreless rolled web includes a plurality of wipers defined by lines of perforation across the width of the web, each of said wipers having a length L. The initial center hole of the roll has a cross-sectional perimetric dimension which is less than two times L, the roll having been bi-directionally compressed to a generally rectangular cross section. There is a dispenser carton in which the bi-directionally compressed roll resides, the dispenser carton sized to maintain said generally rectangular cross section of the bi-directionally compressed rolled web. A dispensing port through at least one end of the dispenser carton allows a user to withdraw the wipers from the center of the coreless roll.

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