Compact Tissue Dispenser

Abstract

Packaging of tissues such as facial tissues such that the final package is compact and reduces exposure of stored tissues to contamination by hand contact. The tissues are folded several times to attain a footprint considerably smaller than the original footprint and of conventionally packaged tissues. Folded tissues are interleaved to cause withdrawal of one tissue to expose the next. The package may comprise paper, semirigid plastic, or transparent film packaging. Optionally, a carabiner enables attachment of the package to an environmental object such as apparel of a person.

1 - 16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . The dispensing pack of tissues of claim  15 , wherein the receptacle comprises a deep portion and a cover which fits closely over and is live hinged to the deep portion. 
     
     
         18 . The dispensing pack of tissues of  claim 17 , wherein the receptacle comprises a first lateral flange bearing at least a first depression and the cover comprises a second lateral flange bearing at least a second depression which said second lateral flange overlies the first lateral flange when the cover is moved to a closed position over the deep portion of the receptacle, and the first depression interfits with the second depression to maintain the cover in the closed position. 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . A method of adapting a plurality of planar single ply tissue papers for dispensing from a package, the method comprising:
 preparing the package with a rectangular, planar, interior, base having a length in a first direction and a width in a second direction;   preparing each one of said papers with a first pair of parallel edges aligned with the first direction, and a second pair of parallel edges aligned with the second direction, the first edges having a length equal to an integer multiple of the length of the base of the package, the second edges having a length equal to an integer multiple of the width of the base of the package;   for each one of said papers, placing a first fold in the paper in the first direction, the first fold forming two first equal portions of the paper, the first portions in face-to-face contact;   placing a second fold in the paper, the second fold in the first direction, forming two second equal portions of the first equal portions, the second equal portions in face-to-face contact;   placing a plurality of third folds in the paper, the third folds aligned with the second direction, the third folds dividing the second equal portions into an integer number of rectangular third portions arranged in a Z-fold accordion arrangement.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20  wherein the length of each of the second edges is twice that of the width of the base of the package. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20  wherein the length of each of the second edges is quadruple that of the width of the base of the package. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 20  further comprising inserting a terminal one of the third portions of one of said papers between a penultimate and terminal ones of the third portions of a further one of the papers. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 20  further comprising forming a chain of said papers, the chain arranged in an ordered sequence by inserting a terminal one of said third portions of each of said papers between a penultimate and terminal ones of said third portions of each available next said paper in the ordered sequence. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24  further comprising placing the chain of said papers into the package with a terminal one of said papers in said chain of said papers into contact with the base of the package and aligning a further terminal one of said papers in said chain of said papers with an access opening of the package.