Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

George R Cohen

Mary Ellen Monroe

Debra Nell Welchel

Christine McCreight Sloan

Cleary E Mahaffey

John Richard Skerrett

Priscilla M Jones

Robert D Peterson

Donnie Lee Gantt

Stephen Lawrence Phelps

Joseph D Mitchell

Bruce McLean Gemmell

Paper product

Pattern for absorbent sheet materials

Tulip with chain border surface pattern for paper product

Daisy with wavy border surface pattern for paper product

Tulip with irregular border surface pattern for paper product

A system for dispensing coreless rolls of product. The system includes: (1) a rotary dispenser including a frame, a mounting mechanism and a pair of cooperating plungers, each plunger including: a base, the base being fixed to the frame; a distal end, the distal end having a radius of curvature; and a central shaft, the central shaft connecting the base and the distal end and providing sufficient length so the plunger has a length at least as great as its widest dimension so the plunger is adapted to penetrate a mounting hole defined at an end of a careless roll product, and (2) a coreless roll of product that is self-supporting in the rotary dispenser, the careless roll including: a rolled web of product that is wound substantially throughout its diameter about a winding axis into a cylinder having first and second flat ends; and at least one flat end defining a mounting hole at substantially the center of the winding axis of the coreless roll, the mounting hole having a depth and having sides generally perpendicular to the end of the roll, the sides being separated by a distance that is less than the depth of the hole. The mounting hole of the coreless roll is adapted to receive a plunger from a rotary dispenser such that radial displacement of the careless roll with respect to the frame is prevented during use.

System for dispensing coreless rolls of product

A coreless roll of product that is self-supporting in a rotary dispenser. The roll includes a rolled web of product that is wound throughout its diameter about a winding axis into a cylinder having first and second flat ends. At least one flat end defines a mounting hole at substantially the center of the winding axis of the coreless roll. The mounting hole has a depth and has sides generally perpendicular to the end of the roll. The sides are separated by a distance that is less than the depth of the hole such that the mounting hole is adapted to receive a plunger from a rotary dispenser. Methods of making the coreless roll are also described.

Indented coreless rolls and method of making the same

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Marietta, GA, United States of America

George R Cohen