Array of Articles of Manufacture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016229609-A1
Application number	US-201615132456-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 19, 2016
Priority date	Jan 31, 2005
Publication date	Aug 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An array of toilet tissue products. The array can have a first, second, and third toilet tissue product. The first, second, and third toilet tissue products can exhibit different values for an intensive property. The first toilet tissue product is housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product is housed within a second toilet tissue product package, and the third toilet tissue product is housed within a third toilet tissue product package. Each of the first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages can be displayed in the same aisle of a retail store and can be designed to be sold individually. The first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages each can have a common single source identifier.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An array of toilet tissue products comprising a first, second, and third toilet tissue product, the first, second, and third toilet tissue products exhibiting different values for an intensive property and wherein the first toilet tissue product is housed within a first toilet tissue product package and wherein the second toilet tissue product is housed within a second toilet tissue product package, and wherein the third toilet tissue product is housed within a third toilet tissue product package, and wherein each of the first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages are displayed in the same aisle of a retail store and are designed to be sold individually and wherein the first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common single source identifier.

2 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 1 wherein the array further comprises at least one single-ply sanitary tissue product.

3 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 1 further comprising a fourth toilet tissue product exhibiting a different value for the intensive property, and wherein the fourth toilet tissue product is housed within a fourth toilet tissue product package, and wherein the fourth toilet tissue package is displayed in the aisle of the retail store and is designed to be sold individually and wherein the fourth toilet tissue product package comprises the common single source identifier.

4 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second toilet tissue products is a pattern densified fibrous structure.

5 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 1 wherein each of the toilet tissue products each differ in total dry tensile strength.

6 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 1 wherein each of the toilet tissue products differ in basis weight.

7 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the toilet tissue product packages comprises a representation of a texture present on the sanitary tissue product within the toilet tissue package.

8 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the toilet tissue product packages further comprises a non-verbal cue that connotes one of strength and softness.

10 . An array of toilet tissue products comprising a first, second, and third toilet tissue product, the first, second, and third toilet tissue products exhibiting different values for an intensive property and wherein the first toilet tissue product is housed within a first toilet tissue product package and wherein the second toilet tissue product is housed within a second toilet tissue product package, and wherein the third toilet tissue product is housed within a third toilet tissue product package, and wherein each of the first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages are displayed in the same aisle of a retail store and are designed to be sold individually and wherein the first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common single source identifier and each of the toilet tissue product packages have an independent product designation.

11 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 10 wherein the array further comprises at least one single-ply sanitary tissue product.

12 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 10 further comprising a fourth toilet tissue product exhibiting a different value for the intensive property, and wherein the fourth toilet tissue product is housed within a fourth toilet tissue product package, and wherein the fourth toilet tissue package is displayed in the aisle of the retail store and is designed to be sold individually and wherein the fourth toilet tissue product package comprises the common single source identifier.

13 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 12 wherein two of the toilet tissue products comprise a non-verbal cue that connotes strength.

14 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 12 wherein two of the toilet tissue products comprise a non-verbal cue that connotes softness.

15 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 13 wherein two of the toilet tissue products comprise a non-verbal cue that connotes softness.

16 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 10 wherein at least one of the first and second toilet tissue product packages comprises a representation of a texture present on the sanitary tissue product within the first or second toilet tissue package.

17 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 12 wherein at least one of the toilet tissue product packages comprises a non-verbal cue that connotes one of strength or softness and at least one of the toilet tissue product packages comprises a representation of a texture present on the toilet tissue product within the package.

18 . An array of toilet tissue products comprising a first, second, and third toilet tissue product, the first, second, and third toilet tissue products exhibiting different values for an intensive property and wherein the first toilet tissue product is housed within a first toilet tissue product package and wherein the second toilet tissue product is housed within a second toilet tissue product package, and wherein the third toilet tissue product is housed within a third toilet tissue product package, and wherein each of the first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages are displayed in the same aisle of a retail store and are designed to be sold individually and wherein the first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common single source identifier and each of the toilet tissue product packages have an independent product designation and each of the toilet tissue products differ in an intensive property selected from the group consisting of lint, softness, basis weight, texture, tensile strength, and absorbency.

19 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 18 wherein the array further comprises at least one single-ply sanitary tissue product.

20 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 18 further comprising a fourth toilet tissue product exhibiting a different value for the intensive property, and wherein the fourth toilet tissue product is housed within a fourth toilet tissue product package, and wherein the fourth toilet tissue package is displayed in the aisle of the retail store and is designed to be sold individually and wherein the fourth toilet tissue product package comprises the common single source identifier and an independent product designation.

21 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 18 wherein two of the toilet tissue products comprise a non-verbal cue that connotes strength.

22 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 18 wherein two of the toilet tissue products comprise a non-verbal cue that connotes softness.

23 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 21 wherein two of the toilet tissue products comprise a non-verbal cue that connotes softness.

24 . The array of sanitary tissue products according to claim 18 wherein at least one of the first and second toilet tissue product packages comprises a representation of a texture present on the sanitary tissue product within the first or s

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Steeves-Kiss Jennifer Lori
• Thomas Illya Torrance
• Knobloch Thorsten
• Burns Michael Ricardo

Classifications

• A47K10/16

  Paper towels; Toilet paper; Holders therefor · CPC title

• B65D2203/00

  Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators · CPC title

• B65D71/00 Primary

  Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material · CPC title

• Y10T428/31993

  Of paper · CPC title

• B65D2201/00

  Means or constructions for testing or controlling the contents · CPC title