Circular Perforated Paper Towels

Abstract

This present patent application discloses a generally circular or oval shaped paper towel having a plurality of generally circular or oval shaped perforations thereon. The paper towels are capable of being placed on a plate for warming food in a microwave to prevent food splashes from contaminating an interior of the microwave. More specifically, the improved paper towels of the present invention comprise a series of perforations which allows a user to simply tear the circular or oval shaped paper towel in a circular configuration of varying diameters or an oval configuration of varying dimensions, thereby allowing users to customize the size of the circle or oval created from the perforation to accommodate different sizes of plates, dishes, saucers and the like. The paper towels may also be manufactured in a rollable or stackable web as desired.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A circular paper towel comprising:
 an outer portion;   a center portion; and   a first set of perforations located between the outer portion and the center portion,   wherein the outer portion is separable from the circular paper towel along the first set of perforations.   
     
     
         2 . The circular paper towel of  claim 1 , wherein the first set of perforations is round in configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The circular paper towel of  claim 1 , wherein the first set of perforations is oval in configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The circular paper towel of  claim 1  further comprising an intermediate portion positioned between the outer portion and the center portion, and a second set of perforations located between the intermediate portion and the center portion. 
     
     
         5 . The circular paper towel of  claim 4 , wherein the second set of perforations is round or oval in configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The circular paper towel of  claim 4 , wherein the intermediate portion is separable from the center portion along the second set of perforations. 
     
     
         7 . A web of circular paper towels comprising:
 a plurality of circular paper towels, each circular paper towel comprising:
 an outer portion; 
 a center portion; and 
 a first set of perforations located between the outer portion and the center portion; and 
   a plurality of connecting perforations connecting each of the plurality of circular paper towels; and   a circular paper towel web base.   
     
     
         8 . The web of circular paper towels of  claim 7 , wherein the outer portion is separable from the circular paper towel along the first set of perforations. 
     
     
         9 . The web of circular paper towels of  claim 7 , wherein the first set of perforations is circular or oval in configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The web of circular paper towels of  claim 7 , wherein each circular paper towel is separable from the web of circular paper towels along the plurality of connecting perforations. 
     
     
         11 . The web of circular paper towels of  claim 7 , wherein each circular paper towel further comprises an intermediate portion positioned between the outer portion and the center portion, and a second set of perforations located between the intermediate portion and the center portion. 
     
     
         12 . The web of circular paper towels of  claim 11 , wherein each intermediate portion is separable from the center portion along the second set of perforations. 
     
     
         13 . The web of circular paper towels of  claim 11 , wherein the second set of perforations is circular or oval in configuration 
     
     
         14 . The web of circular paper towels of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of circular paper towels are wrapped around the web base. 
     
     
         15 . A stack of circular paper towels comprising:
 a plurality of circular paper towels, each circular paper towel comprising:
 an outer portion; 
 a center portion; and 
 a first set of perforations located between the outer portion and the center portion; and 
   a plurality of connecting perforations connecting each of the plurality of circular paper towels; and   wherein the plurality of circular paper towels are accordion folded.   
     
     
         16 . The stack of circular paper towels of  claim 15 , wherein the outer portion is separable from the circular paper towel along the first set of perforations. 
     
     
         17 . The stack of circular paper towels of  claim 15 , wherein the first set of perforations are circular or oval in configuration. 
     
     
         18 . The stack of circular paper towels of  claim 15 , wherein each circular paper towel is separable from the stack of circular paper towels along the plurality of connecting perforations. 
     
     
         19 . The stack of circular paper towels of  claim 15 , wherein each circular paper towel further comprises an intermediate portion positioned between the outer portion and the center portion, and a second set of perforations located between the intermediate portion and the center portion. 
     
     
         20 . The stack of circular paper towels of  claim 15 , wherein each intermediate portion is separable from the center portion along the second set of perforations.