Tissue box with a lift feature

Abstract

A tissue box with a lift feature includes a top panel having a box opening suitable for dispensing tissue, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel joining the top panel and the bottom panel and enclosing an interior space between the top panel and the bottom panel, at least one tissue located in the interior space, and a tissue-lifting member located beneath the at least one tissue in the interior space of the box.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tissue box comprising:
 a top panel having a dispenser opening suitable for dispensing tissue, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel joining the top panel and the bottom panel and enclosing an interior space between the top panel and the bottom panel;   at least one tissue located in the interior space; and   a tissue-lifting member located beneath the at least one tissue in the interior space of the box.   
     
     
         2 . A tissue box according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom panel further comprises an aperture suitable for insertion of an exterior object to push upward on the tissue-lifting member. 
     
     
         3 . A tissue box according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom panel further comprises at least one member that may be folded upward to support the tissue-lifting member at one or more positions between the bottom panel and the top panel. 
     
     
         4 . A tissue box according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one member further comprises a tab, and the tissue-lifting member further comprises at least one notch that engages the tab when the at least one member is folded upward. 
     
     
         5 . A tissue box according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one side panel further comprises at least one tab that may be folded to project into the interior space, supporting the tissue-lifting member at a height between the bottom panel and the top panel. 
     
     
         6 . A tissue box according to  claim 1 , wherein the tissue-lifting member further comprises at least one pull-tab, whereby pulling on the pull-tab causes the tissue-lifting member to move in a direction from the bottom panel toward the top panel. 
     
     
         7 . A tissue box according to  claim 6 , wherein the at least one side panel further comprises at least one slot, and the at least one pull-tab is inserted through the slot. 
     
     
         8 . A tissue box according to  claim 7 , wherein the at least one pull-tab further comprises at least one notch that engages an edge of the at least one slot. 
     
     
         9 . A tissue box according to  claim 7 , further comprising at least one seal over the at least one pull-tab. 
     
     
         10 . A tissue box according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one side panel further comprises at least one vertical slot, and the tissue-lifting member further comprises at least one horizontal tab projecting out of the at least one vertical slot. 
     
     
         11 . A tissue box according to  claim 10 , further comprising at least one seal over the at least one vertical slot and the at least one horizontal tab. 
     
     
         12 . A method for using a tissue box having a tissue-lifting member, the method comprising:
 providing a tissue box according to  claim 1 ;   lifting the tissues inside the box using the tissue-lifting member; and   extracting a tissue from the box opening.