Tissue and wrapper for dispensing tissues

Claim 2

In a tissue blank comprising: a first panel of a first width having a first lengthwise fold line; a second panel secured to said first panel along said lengthwise fold line of said first panel, said second panel having a width substantially equal to said width of said first panel and having a second lengthwise fold parallel to said first lengthwise fold line; a third panel having a width substantially greater than said width of said first or second panels secured to said second lengthwise fold line of said second panel; a fourth panel having a width substantially equal to the width of said third panel less the width of said second panel, said fourth panel being secured to a third lengthwise fold line of said third panel; and, a fifth panel having a width substantially equal to said width of said fourth panel and secured to a fourth lengthwise fold line of said fourth panel.

Claim 3

A tissue blank according to claim 1 wherein said panels are comprised of a substantially continuous sheet of flexible fibrous material.

Claim 4

A tissue blank according to claim 1 wherein said panels are comprised of a substantially continuous length of three-ply fibrous material.

Claim 5

A tissue blank according to claim 3 wherein said three layers of fibrous material are secured to one another by embossings along the width of said first panel and said fifth panel in the vicinity of the opposed width edges of said first panel and said fifth panel.

Claim 6

A flexible wrapper for dispensing tissues having a protective top, a bottom, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls; said protective top comprising an under-flap substantially parallel to said bottom and having a first free edge, a protective over-flap also substantially parallel to said bottom and having a second free edge, said protective over-flap being contiguous with a portion of said under-flap and overlying said first free edge of said under-flap over substantially its entire length, said under-flap and said protective over-flap being secured to one another by a breakable tack seal in the vicinity of said unattached edge of said protective over-flap and intermediate the said free edge of said protective over-flap and the free edge of said under-flap, to form a dual-layer sandwich which is separable intermediate said flaps.

Claim 7

A flexible wrapper for dispensing tissues having a protective top, a bottom, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls; said protective top comprising an under-flap substantially parallel to said bottom and having a first free edge, a protective over-flap also substantially parallel to said bottom and having a second free edge, said protective over-flap being contiguous with a portion of said under-flap and overlying said first free edge of said under-flap over substantially its entire length, said under-flap and said protective over-flap being secured to one another by a breakable tack seal in the vicinity of said unattached edge of said protective over-flap and intermediate the said free edge of said protective over-flap and the free edge of said under-flap, to form a dual-layer sandwich which is separable intermediate said flaps.

Claim 8

A flexible wrapper according to claim 5, wherein each one of said pair of opposed end walls comprises an extension of said top folded downwardly toward said bottom, an extension of said bottom folded upwardly toward said top, and an extension of each one of said pair of opposed side walls folded toward said other one of said pair of opposed side walls, said extension of said top and said extension of said bottom each having a dimension at least equal to one-half the height of the flexible wrapper.

Claim 9

A flexible wrapper according to claim 6, wherein said extension of said top and said extension of said bottom abut one another and are secured to one another along their abutting ends.

Claim 10

A flexible wrapper according to claim 5 further comprising at least one folded tissue, said folded tissue having a substantially uniform height and positioned within said flexible wrapper whereby a folded edge of said tissue is contiguous with a portion of said protective top and intermediate the free edge of said under-flap and the one of said pair of opposed side walls most remote from the free edge of said protective over-flap.

Claim 11

A flexible wrapper foR dispensing tissues having a protective top, a bottom, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls; each one of said pair of opposed end walls comprising an extension of said top folded downwardly toward said bottom, an extension of said bottom folded upwardly toward the top, and an extension of each one of said pair of opposed side walls folded toward said other one of said pair of opposed side walls, said extension of said top and said extension of said bottom each having a dimension at least equal to one-half the height of the flexible wrapper; said protective top comprising an under-flap substantially parallel to said bottom and having a first free edge, a protective over-flap also substantially parallel to said bottom and having a second free edge, said protective over-flap being contiguous with a portion of said under-flap overlying the said first free edge of said under-flap over substantially its entire length, said under-flap and said protective over-flap being secured to one another by a breakable tack seal in the vicinity of said unattached edge of said protective over-flap and intermediate the said free edge of said protective over-flap and the free edge of said under-flap, to form a dual-layer sandwich which is separable intermediate said flaps; said flexible wrapper further comprising at least one folded tissue, said folded tissue having a substantially uniform height and positioned within said flexible wrapper whereby a folded edge of said tissue is contiguous with a portion of said protective top and intermediate the free edge of said under-flap and the one of said pair of opposed side walls most remote from the free edge of said protective over-flap.

Claim 12

A flexible wrapper foR dispensing tissues having a protective top, a bottom, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls; each one of said pair of opposed end walls comprising an extension of said top folded downwardly toward said bottom, an extension of said bottom folded upwardly toward the top, and an extension of each one of said pair of opposed side walls folded toward said other one of said pair of opposed side walls, said extension of said top and said extension of said bottom each having a dimension at least equal to one-half the height of the flexible wrapper; said protective top comprising an under-flap substantially parallel to said bottom and having a first free edge, a protective over-flap also substantially parallel to said bottom and having a second free edge, said protective over-flap being contiguous with a portion of said under-flap overlying the said first free edge of said under-flap over substantially its entire length, said under-flap and said protective over-flap being secured to one another by a breakable tack seal in the vicinity of said unattached edge of said protective over-flap and intermediate the said free edge of said protective over-flap and the free edge of said under-flap, to form a dual-layer sandwich which is separable intermediate said flaps; said flexible wrapper further comprising at least one folded tissue, said folded tissue having a substantially uniform height and positioned within said flexible wrapper whereby a folded edge of said tissue is contiguous with a portion of said protective top and intermediate the free edge of said under-flap and the one of said pair of opposed side walls most remote from the free edge of said protective over-flap.