Wrapper for soap bar

Abstract

Disclosed is a sheet of laminate comprising a paper component laminated to a plastic component, said sheet comprising, and severable into, plurality of discrete wrappers, each comprising opposed first ( 1 ) and second edges ( 2 ) and opposed third ( 3 ) and fourth edges ( 4 ), wherein the paper component of each wrapper comprises: (i) a first adhesive-coated portion ( 6 ) located along substantially the entire length of said first edge; (ii) a second adhesive-coated portion ( 7 ) located between said first and second edges and along a part of the length of said third edge; and, (iii) a third adhesive-coated portion ( 8 ) located opposite said second portion along a part of the length of said fourth edge.

1 . A sheet of laminate comprising a paper component laminated to a plastic component, said sheet comprising, and severable into, plurality of discrete wrappers, each comprising opposed first ( 1 ) and second edges ( 2 ) and opposed third ( 3 ) and fourth edges ( 4 ), wherein the paper component of each wrapper comprises:
 (i) a first adhesive-coated portion ( 6 ) located along substantially the entire length of said first edge;   (ii) a second adhesive-coated portion ( 7 ) located between said first and second edges and along only a part of the length of said third edge; and,   (iii) a third adhesive-coated portion ( 8 ) located opposite said second portion along only a part of the length of said fourth edge,   
       wherein adhesive is applied to the paper-side of the laminate. 
     
     
         2 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein grammage of said paper component is 30 to 70 g/m 2 . 
     
     
         3 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein thickness of said plastic component is 6 to 12 μm. 
     
     
         4 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein grammage of each of said first, second and third adhesive coated portion is in the range of 3 to 10 g/m2. 
     
     
         5 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein each said adhesive-coated portion comprises coating of knurled pattern. 
     
     
         6 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein width of said second adhesive-coated portion ( 7 ) is from 5 to 30% of the total width of said wrapper as defined by said third ( 3 ) and fourth edges ( 4 ). 
     
     
         7 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein width of said adhesive coated portion ( 8 ) is from 5 to 30% of the total width of said wrapper as defined by said third ( 3 ) and fourth edges ( 4 ). 
     
     
         8 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein each of said second and third adhesive-coated portions is located about an imaginary line ( 5 ) between said first ( 1 ) and second edges ( 2 ) which divides said wrapper into two equal halves, with a major part of the second ( 7 ) and said third adhesive-coated portions ( 8 ) lying in the half towards the second edge ( 2 ). 
     
     
         9 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein width of said first adhesive-coated portion ( 6 ) is from 5 to 20% of the total length of said wrapper as defined by said first ( 1 ) and second edges ( 2 ). 
     
     
         10 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein each wrapper is rectangular in shape. 
     
     
         11 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said paper component is selected from poster, chromo or mirror coat paper. 
     
     
         12 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said plastic component is selected from polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, polyvinyl chloride and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . A sheet of laminate as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said adhesive is selected from heat-activated sealing materials, wax, blends, resin, heat-seal-varnish or rosin. 
     
     
         14 . A wrapper for soap bar, the wrapper comprising a paper component laminated to a plastic component, and opposed first and second edges and opposed third and fourth edges, wherein the paper component of each wrapper comprises:
 a first adhesive-coated portion located along substantially the entire length of said first edge;   (ii) a second adhesive-coated portion located between said first and second edges and along only a part of the length of said third edge; and,   (iii) a third adhesive-coated portion located opposite said second portion along only a part of the length of said fourth edge,   
       wherein the wrapper is severed from a sheet according to  claim 1 .