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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
Lisa L. Bushman, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Paul W. Christoffel, Appleton, WI (US);
Lawrence J. Romano, Iii, Appleton, WI (US);
Zachary J. Lee, Neenah, WI (US);
Lisa L. Bushman, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Paul W. Christoffel, Appleton, WI (US);
Lawrence J. Romano, III, Appleton, WI (US);
Zachary J. Lee, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A dispensing container includes a plurality of sheets of products stored within a housing. The container includes a dispensing orifice having a length that extends along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end. In particular embodiments, the dispensing orifice has a maximum width disposed not less than 20% and not more than 49% of the distance from the first end to the second end, a midpoint width disposed halfway between the first end and the second end, the midpoint width being less than the maximum width, and a third width disposed 80% of the distance from the first end to the second end, the third width being no greater than 80% of the maximum width. In particular embodiments, the dispensing orifice is symmetrical about a longitudinal axis but asymmetrical about a transverse axis. In particular embodiments, the dispensing orifice has an ovoid shape.