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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2010
Michelle Lynn Seabaugh, Appleton, WI (US);
Bart John Rabas, Appleton, WI (US);
John Fitzgerald Janz, Greenville, WI (US);
Kyle John Schuman, Appleton, WI (US);
Leslie Thomas Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Peter Booth, Marlborough, GB;
Alan David Whiting, Marlborough, GB;
Michelle Lynn Seabaugh, Appleton, WI (US);
Bart John Rabas, Appleton, WI (US);
John Fitzgerald Janz, Greenville, WI (US);
Kyle John Schuman, Appleton, WI (US);
Leslie Thomas Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Peter Booth, Marlborough, GB;
Alan David Whiting, Marlborough, GB;
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A compressible package having pair of scored sidewalls, which facilitate compression of the package into a wedge shape for storage in narrow recesses. Optionally, the compressible package may include a scored bottom flap wherein the bottom portion of the sidewalls and the bottom flap are shaped such that when the carton is compressed by a user the resulting shape of the bottom flap complements the shape of the sidewalls, maintaining a substantially closed carton. Preferably the compressible package is a carton for storing and dispensing tissue and the carton assumes a wedge shape, which allows the carton to be fit into tight spaces, such as between the seat and the center console of the automobile while maintaining a substantially closed carton.