Compressible tissue carton

US8371445B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michelle Lynn Seabaugh · Appleton, US
• Bart John Rabas · Appleton, US
• John Fitzgerald Janz · Greenville, US
• Kyle John Schuman · Appleton, US
• Leslie Thomas Long · Appleton, US
• Peter Booth · Hungerford, GB
• Alan WHITING · Calgary, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 22, 2010
• Grant date: Feb 12, 2013
• Expiry date: Jan 6, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D5/0005
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A compressible package having pair of scored sidewalls, which facilitate compression of the package into a wedge shape for storage in narrow recesses. Optionally, the compressible package may include a scored bottom flap wherein the bottom portion of the sidewalls and the bottom flap are shaped such that when the carton is compressed by a user the resulting shape of the bottom flap complements the shape of the sidewalls, maintaining a substantially closed carton. Preferably the compressible package is a carton for storing and dispensing tissue and the carton assumes a wedge shape, which allows the carton to be fit into tight spaces, such as between the seat and the center console of the automobile while maintaining a substantially closed carton.