US2024076834A1PendingUtilityA1

Sanitary tissue product sheet refills

Assignee: PROCTER & GAMBLEPriority: Sep 7, 2022Filed: Sep 6, 2023Published: Mar 7, 2024
Est. expirySep 7, 2042(~16.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
D21H 27/005D21H 27/02
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Abstract

Packages or arrays comprising a plurality of sanitary tissue product sheets. One or more subsets of the plurality of sanitary tissue product sheets may be surrounded by a band. Each subset may be sized to provide a suitable refill for a dispenser. The sanitary tissue product sheets may be bi-folded and a free end of a first sanitary tissue product sheet of the sanitary tissue product sheets may be nested within a bifold of a second sanitary tissue product sheet of the sanitary tissue product sheets. The package or array may include in an outer container, such as a cardboard box or a plastic film.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A package of sanitary tissue product sheets, comprising:
 a plurality of sanitary tissue product sheets;   wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets are folded and interleaved;   wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets are from about 5 inches (12.7 cm) to about 11 inches (27.94 cm) wide and from about 9 inches (22.86 cm) to about 15 inches (38.1 cm) long; and   a band surrounding from about 2 inches (5.08 cm) to about 5 inches (12.7 cm) of the sanitary tissue product sheets.   
     
     
         2 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets are embossed. 
     
     
         3 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets are bi-folded. 
     
     
         4 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets have a total dry tensile of from about 850 g/in to about 4000 g/in. 
     
     
         5 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets have a wet burst strength of from about 150 g to about 550 g. 
     
     
         6 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets have a tensile ratio of from about 0.5 to about 2. 
     
     
         7 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets have a TS7 of from about 10 dB V 2  rms to about 40 dB V 2  rms. 
     
     
         8 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets have a TS7 of less than about 14 dB V 2  rms. 
     
     
         9 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets have an SST greater than about 0.35 g/sec 0.5  to about 3.0 g/sec 0.5 . 
     
     
         10 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets have a VFS greater than about 3.5 g/g to about 10.5 g/g. 
     
     
         11 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein a free end of a first sanitary tissue product sheet of the sanitary tissue product sheets is nested within a bifold of a second sanitary tissue product sheet of the sanitary tissue product sheets. 
     
     
         12 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets are contained in an outer container. 
     
     
         13 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 12 , wherein the outer container is a cardboard box. 
     
     
         14 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 12 , wherein the outer container is a plastic film. 
     
     
         15 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the sanitary tissue product sheets comprise 1 ply. 
     
     
         16 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the sanitary tissue product sheets comprise 2 plies. 
     
     
         17 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the sanitary tissue product sheets are embossed with an emboss pattern comprising one selected from the group consisting of squares, rectangles, diamonds, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the sanitary tissue product sheets are embossed with an emboss pattern comprising one selected from the group consisting of hexagons and/or triangles. 
     
     
         19 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the sanitary tissue product sheets are embossed with an emboss pattern comprising one selected from the group consisting of circles, ovals, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the sanitary tissue product sheets are embossed with an emboss pattern comprising a spiral. 
     
     
         21 . A package of sanitary tissue product sheets, comprising:
 a plurality of sanitary tissue product sheets;   wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets are folded;   wherein the sanitary tissue product sheets are from about 5 inches (12.7 cm) to about 11 inches (27.94 cm) wide and from about 9 inches (22.86 cm) to about 15 inches (38.1 cm) long;   a first band surrounding from about 2 inches (5.08 cm) to about 5 inches (12.7 cm) of the sanitary tissue product sheets to form a first subset of sanitary tissue product sheets;   a second band surrounding from about 2 inches (5.08 cm) to about 5 inches (12.7 cm) of the sanitary tissue product sheets to form a second subset of sanitary tissue product sheets;   an outer container containing the first subset of sanitary tissue product sheets and second subset of sanitary tissue product sheets.   
     
     
         22 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 21 , wherein the outer container is a cardboard box. 
     
     
         23 . The package of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 21 , wherein the outer container is a plastic film. 
     
     
         24 . An array of sanitary tissue products:
 a first plurality of sanitary tissue sheets;   a second plurality of sanitary tissue sheets;   wherein the first plurality of sanitary tissue sheets are discrete sheets in a stack and are folded and interleaved;   wherein the second plurality of sanitary tissue sheets are interconnected and in the form of a roll and comprise perforations between their sheets;   wherein the first plurality of sanitary tissue sheets and the second plurality of sanitary tissue sheets have properties within 5% of each other for at least VFS, TDT and TS7; and   wherein the first plurality of sanitary tissue sheets and the second plurality of sanitary tissue sheets are commonly branded.   
     
     
         25 . The array of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 24 , wherein the first plurality of sanitary tissue sheets and the second plurality of sanitary tissue sheets have the same fiber type. 
     
     
         26 . The array of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 24 , wherein the first plurality of sanitary tissue sheets and the second plurality of sanitary tissue sheets have the same belt pattern. 
     
     
         27 . The array of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 24 , wherein the first plurality of sanitary tissue sheets and the second plurality of sanitary tissue sheets have the same emboss pattern. 
     
     
         28 . The array of sanitary tissue product sheets according to  claim 24 , wherein the first plurality of sanitary tissue sheets and the second plurality of sanitary tissue sheets have different length and/or width dimensions.

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