US2007034534A1PendingUtilityA1

Product providing sheet samples

Assignee: KIMBERLY CLARK COPriority: Aug 9, 2005Filed: Aug 9, 2005Published: Feb 15, 2007
Est. expiryAug 9, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Daphne Vanburen
B65D 83/0894
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Abstract

A product including: a stack comprising a plurality of individual sheets and the stack enclosed within a dispenser; the stack having a first portion comprising a first sheet material and a second portion comprising a second sheet material; and wherein the first sheet material is different from the second sheet material. The product is useful for providing a free sample of a new or improved sheet material that is included with an existing regular product.

Claims

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1 . A product comprising: 
 a stack having a top and a bottom, the stack comprising a plurality of individual sheets, and the stack enclosed within a dispenser;    the stack having at least one first sheet portion comprising a first sheet material and a second sheet portion comprising a second sheet material; and    wherein the first sheet material is different from the second sheet material.    
     
     
         2 . The product of  claim 1  wherein the first and the second sheet materials are folded for reach-in dispensing.  
     
     
         3 . The product of  claim 1  wherein the first and the second sheet materials are interfolded for pop-up dispensing.  
     
     
         4 . The product of  claim 1  wherein the first and the second sheet materials are dry or substantially dry sheet materials.  
     
     
         5 . The product of  claim 1  wherein the first and the second sheet materials are wet sheet materials.  
     
     
         6 . The product of  claim 1  wherein the first sheet material comprises a non-woven and the second sheet material comprises tissue paper.  
     
     
         7 . The product of  claim 6  wherein the non-woven comprises a spun lace material.  
     
     
         8 . The product of  claim 1  wherein the first sheet material comprises tissue paper having an applied lotion and the second sheet material comprises tissue paper without an applied lotion.  
     
     
         9 . The product of  claim 1  wherein the first sheet material comprises tissue paper having an applied antiviral agent and the second sheet material comprises tissue paper without an applied antiviral agent.  
     
     
         10 . The product of  claim 1  wherein the first sheet portion is located at the top of the stack.  
     
     
         11 . The product of  claim 1  wherein the first sheet portion is located at the bottom of the stack.  
     
     
         12 . The product of  claim 1  wherein one first sheet portion is located at the top of the stack, another first sheet portion is located at the bottom of the stack, and the second sheet portion forms the middle of the stack.  
     
     
         13 . The product of claims  1 ,  10 ,  11 , or  12  wherein the first sheet portion comprises between about 5 to about 20 sheets.  
     
     
         14 . The product of claims  1 ,  10 ,  11 , or  12  wherein the total of all the first sheet portions comprises between about 1 percent to about 40 percent of the sheets within the stack.  
     
     
         15 . A product comprising: 
 a stack having a top and a bottom, the stack comprising a plurality of individual sheets, and the stack enclosed within a dispenser;    the stack having a first portion comprising a first sheet material and a second portion comprising a second sheet material; and    wherein the first sheet material is different from the second sheet material and the second sheet material comprises facial tissue.    
     
     
         16 . A method of providing a sample of a first sheet material with a second sheet material comprising: 
 assembling a stack having a top and a bottom from a plurality of individual sheets formed from the first sheet material and the second sheet material, and wherein the first sheet material is different than the second sheet material;    locating the first sheet material in a specific location within the stack; and    inserting the stack into a dispenser.    
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the locating comprises placing the first sheet material at the top of the stack.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the locating comprises placing the first sheet material at the bottom of the stack.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the locating comprises placing the first sheet material at both the top of the stack and the bottom of the stack.

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