Soft pocket package for absorbent tissue sheets having a sail shaped opening

Abstract

Packages for absorbent tissue sheets, such as handkerchiefs or cosmetic tissues having an opening that is asymmetric in at least two cartesian coordinates.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A soft package for absorbent tissue sheets generally in the shape of a parallelepiped the parallelepiped in a cartesian coordinate system having a longest extension X in the x-coordinate, a shortest extension Z in the z-coordinate, and an extension Y in the y-coordinate the Y extension being smaller than the X extension and longer than the Z extension, the package having an opening extending in the x-and y-coordinate, the package having an edge along the x-coordinate and an edge along the y-coordinate, wherein the opening is asymmetric with respect to the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate and the opening comprises at least one edge of the package.  
     
     
         2 . A package according to  claim 1  wherein the opening also extends in the z-coordinate and the opening is also asymmetric in the z-coordinate.  
     
     
         3 . A package according to  claim 1  wherein the opening is provided by a designated separation line in the package material, preferable by a breakable cut, the separation line has a starting point and an end point, which points are spaced apart and form a hinge line between the points to allow the package material, which is coextensive with the asymmetric opening, to be used as a flap by folding away the flap from the package along the hinge line to provide access to the tissue sheets.  
     
     
         4 . A package according to  claim 3  wherein the flap is provided with a closure means.  
     
     
         5 . A package according to  claim 4  wherein the closure means is an adhesive tape tab.  
     
     
         6 . A package according to  claim 3  wherein the separation line is provided by a breakable cut.