US 12,252,328 B2
Dispensers, blanks, and methods of forming the same
Anna Kent, Eau Claire, WI (US); Joseph E. Pierce, Appleton, WI (US); Margaret Kendhammer, La Crosse, WI (US); and Jeremy T. Gauger, Greenville, WI (US)
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/192,290.
Prior Publication US 2024/0327100 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 83/08 (2006.01); B31B 50/26 (2017.01); B65D 5/02 (2006.01); B65D 5/54 (2006.01); B31B 100/00 (2017.01)
CPC B65D 83/0805 (2013.01) [B31B 50/262 (2017.08); B65D 5/0227 (2013.01); B65D 5/542 (2013.01); B31B 2100/002 (2017.08)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispenser for a plurality of sheets of sheet material, the dispenser comprising:
a plurality of panels defining a cavity, the plurality of panels comprising a first panel and a second panel folded relative to each other along at least one fold line, the first panel and the second panel comprising at least one removable surfboard that extends between the first panel and the second panel over the at least one fold line, wherein the removable surfboard has a length along the fold line of about 60% to about 80% of a length of the fold line, and the removable surfboard has a medial portion and lateral portions disposed on opposite sides of the medial portion, wherein the lateral portions of the removable surfboard defined by the first panel have a width that is greater than a width of the medial portion of the removable surfboard defined by the first panel.