Tissue Package

The invention concerns a tissue package according to the preamble of claim 1.

The known tissue packages have numerous flaws, for example, the non-uniform packing of the folded tissues which leads to a non-optimal utilization of the packaging spaces. Significant flaws include non-uniform removal of the tissues from the packaging. It happens that, when pulling out the respective upper tissue, the following tissue is not entrained but remains within the packaging. Then it is possible only with difficulty to pull out this tissue through the opening of the packaging.

Pulling out the tissues from the packaging depends on various criteria, for example, the position of the tissues in the packaging as well as primarily the overlap length of the folded tissues as well as their placement within the tissue package. When the tissues are wet wipes, clean removal of the tissues resting on each other depends also on the chemical composition of the solution with which the tissues are moistened. When the overlap length is not matched to the solution being used, there are problems in regard to reliably pulling out the following tissue from the opening of the package by means of the preceding tissue. The tissue is either not entirely removed or the following tissue remains completely within the packaging.

The invention has the object to design the tissue package of the aforementioned kind in such a way that the tissues, independent of their position within the tissue package, can be removed reliably from the packaging wherein the fold arrangement of the tissues should be simple and reliable with regard to use.

This object is solved with the tissue package of the aforementioned kind in accordance with the present invention with the characterizing features of claim 1.

The tissue package according to the invention entrains the respective upper tissue as a result of overlap of the respective next tissue and guides it partially to the exterior through the opening of the packaging. The width of the package as well as the size of the overlap of the stacked tissues is adjusted by the width regulation of this zigzag fold arrangement such that the respective following tissue upon pulling out the respective upper tissue is reliably entrained. Moreover, by means of the zigzag fold arrangement the desired package width can be optimally adjusted with optimal width of the respective tissue in regard to the respective application.

Further features of the invention result from the additional claims, the description, and the drawings.

The invention will be explained in more detail with the aid of some embodiments illustrated in the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 30 each show in a side view and in schematic illustration different embodiments of folded tissue packages according to the invention.

The embodiments disclosed in the following are only schematically shown in the drawings in order to illustrate the fold arrangement of the tissues within the package. The numbers provided at the folded tissue indicate the length of the corresponding tissue sections in millimeters. The measurement values are of course to be understood only as examples and do not limit the range of protection.

Such tissues are used, for example, as moist toilet paper, wet wipes for use in baby care, and the like. The tissues are placed in a packaging that may be comprised of stiff material, of flexible material and the like. Advantageously, the packaging is formed as a tubular bag packaging that can be produced inexpensively and simply. These packagings have an opening that is opened for using the contents of the packaging. From this opening the tissues can be pulled out, as needed, wherein in all embodiments the tissues in the packaging are folded and connected to each other such that the respective following tissue upon pulling out the preceding tissue is pulled out partially through the opening to the exterior so that it can be easily gripped by the user. When this tissue is pulled out of the package, the following tissue is pulled out partially from the opening of the package in the same way.

Usually, the length of this narrow pull-through opening is less than the corresponding length of the tissue package that is contained in the packaging. However, in the described embodiment it is ensured that the respective following tissue can be reliably pulled out through the opening from the packaging.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 1, the width 101 of the folded tissues is 100 mm as an example. The uppermost tissue 102 in the packaging extends with a tissue section 104 from the left package edge across more than half of the width up to a fold edge 103 that extends in the longitudinal direction of the tissue 102. The tissue section 104 in the embodiment has a width of 75 mm. At the fold edge 103 the tissue 102 is folded back such that a narrow tissue section 105 is formed which in the embodiment has a length of 25 mm and extends approximately up to half the width of the tissue section 104. The tissue section 105 passes by means of a fold edge 106 that is parallel to the fold edge 103 into a tissue section 107 which in the illustrated embodiment has a length of 50 mm and is folded over at the right package edge by 180°. The thus formed further tissue section 108 extends across a length of 50 mm, i.e., up to half the width of the tissue package.

The tissue sections 107, 108 engage the following tissue 109 whose tissue section 110 projecting between the tissue sections 107, 108 extends across the package width 101. At the left package edge the tissue section 110 passes by means of a fold edge 111 into a tissue section 112. In the embodiment it has a width of 25 mm and passes by means of a fold edge 113 into a tissue section 114 that at the left package edge passes in an arcuate shape into a terminal tissue section 115. It has a width of 50 mm.

Between the two tissue sections 114, 115 a tissue section 116 of the next tissue 117 engages. The tissue section 116 extends across the package width 101 and passes by means of a fold edge 118 into tissue section 119 that is connected by means of a further fold edge 121 to a tissue section 120. The tissue sections 119, 120 have the same width, in the embodiment 25 mm. The tissue section 120 passes into the terminal tissue section 122 that extends across half the package width 101. Between the tissue sections 120, 122, a tissue section 123 of a following tissue 124 engages. The tissue section 123 extends across three quarters of the package width and is connected by means of a fold edge 125 with a tissue section 126 that passes by means of a fold edge 127 into a tissue section 128. It passes at the left package edge in an arcuate shape into a terminal tissue section 129.

The tissue sections 128, 129 engage a terminal tissue section 130 of the next tissue 131. The tissue section 130 extends across three quarters of the package width 101 and adjoins by means of a fold edge 132 a tissue section 133 that, like the tissue section 126 of the preceding tissue 124, has a width of only 25 mm. The tissue section 133 passes by means of a fold edge 134 into a tissue section 135 that, like the tissue section 128 of the preceding tissue 124, has a width that corresponds to half the package width 101, i.e., 50 mm. The tissue section 135 passes at the right package edge in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 136 whose width corresponds to half the package width 101.

The tissue 131 is thus folded in the same way as the uppermost tissue 102 of the package. The tissue 137 following the tissue 131 is folded in the same way as the tissue 109. The following tissue 138 is folded in accordance with the tissue 117. Linking of the individual tissues within the package is realized in the described way.

In the described embodiment the overlap length of the tissues is 50% of the package width 101. Each tissue 102, 109, 117, 124, 131, 137 to 140 has a zigzag fold, respectively, whose width is ¼ of the package width 101. The stacked tissues are arranged within the package in such a way that the overlap area between consecutive tissues is alternatingly positioned to the right and to the left within the package. These edges alternatingly arranged on both sides of the package are indicated in FIG. 1 by 1 to 16. The zigzag folds are positioned in the areas 141 to 144 whose width corresponds to one fourth of the package width 101, respectively. The zigzag folds in these areas are distributed such that the package has a constant height across the package width 101. The tissues can thus be pulled out sequentially from the opening of the packaging without problems. In the embodiment first the tissue section 104 of the uppermost tissue 102 is pulled out through the opening of the packaging (not illustrated). The zigzag fold 104, 105, 107 is first unfolded by pulling out the tissue 102 so that the tissue section 107 across its length (transverse to the drawing plane) is unfolded uniformly and is pulled in the direction of the opening of the packaging. The tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109 positioned between the tissue sections 107, 108 is therefore reliably entrained and pulled out through the opening of the packaging. As a result of the relatively large overlap of 50% of the package width 101 between consecutive tissues, the respective following tissue is reliably pulled out in this way so far that it can be removed by the user. As soon as the tissue section 110 has been pulled out by means of the tissue sections 107, 108 of the tissue 102 through the opening of the packaging, the tissue 102 is released from the tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109. Now the tissue section 110 partially projects through the opening of the packaging and can be gripped easily by the user for pulling out the next tissue.

In this way, sequentially the stacked tissues are pulled out through the opening of the packaging, wherein as a result of the zigzag folds it is ensured that the tissue that is being pulled out will reliably entrain the following tissue, in particular also as a result of the relatively large overlap of 50% of the package width 101.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 2, the individual tissues are also provided with a zigzag fold, respectively, wherein however the overlap of consecutive tissues is less than in the preceding embodiment.

The tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends from the left edge of the package across more than 50% of the package width 101, in the embodiment 60%. Accordingly, the tissue section 104 for an exemplary package width 101 of 100 mm has a width of 60 mm. The tissue section 104 passes by means of a fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105 that, in turn, passes by means of fold edge 106 into the tissue section 107. The width of the tissue section 105 is 30% of the package width 101 while the width of the tissue section 107 is 70% of the package width 101. The tissue sections 104, 105, 107 accordingly form in accordance with the preceding embodiment the zigzag fold of the tissue 102.

The tissue section 107 passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 108 having a width of 40% of the package width 101. The two tissue sections 107, 108 engage the end of the tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109. The tissue section 109 extends across the entire package width 101 and passes my means of the fold edge 111 into the tissue section 112 that by means of the fold edge 113 passes into the tissue section 114. The tissue sections 110, 112, 114 form, as in the preceding embodiment, the zigzag fold of the tissue 109. The width of the two tissue sections 112, 114 corresponds to 30% of the package width 101.

The tissue section 114 passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 115 whose width in the embodiment is 40% of the package width 101. The two tissue sections 114, 115 engage at the edge of the package the tissue section 116 of the next tissue 117. The tissue section 116 extends across 80% of the package width 101 and passes by means of the zigzag fold 119, 120 into the terminal tissue section 122. The two tissue sections 119, 120 have different lengths. The tissue section 119 extends across 30% of the package width 101 while the width of the tissue section 120 corresponds to half the package width 101. Between the tissue sections 116, 119 and 120 there are the fold edges 118 and 121.

The fold edge 118 has a spacing to the neighboring package edge while the tissue section 120 extends up to the package edge and passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 122.

The two tissue sections 120, 122 engage the tissue section 123 of the tissue 124. The tissue section 123 extends from the package edge across 80% of the package width 101 and passes by means of the fold edge 125 into the tissue section 126 of the zigzag fold. The tissue section 126 whose width is 30% of the package width 101 passes by means of the fold edge 127 into the tissue section 128. It extends across 50% of the package width 101 up to the package edge and passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 129. The tissue section 129 extends like the tissue section 122 across 40% of the package width 101.

The two tissue sections 128, 129 engage the tissue section 130 of the following tissue 131. The tissue section 130 extends across the package width 101 from one package edge to the opposite package edge. Here, the tissue section 130 passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 133 that adjoins by means of the fold edge 134 the tissue section 135. The tissue sections 128, 133, 135 each have a width of 30% of the package width 101 and form the zigzag fold. The tissue section 135 passes at the package edge in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 136 having a width of 40% of the package width 101.

The two tissue sections 135, 136 engage the tissue section 145 of the following tissue 137. The tissue section 145 extends from the package edge across 40% of the package width 101 and passes by means of a fold edge 146 into a tissue section 147. It adjoins by means of a fold edge 148 the tissue section 149 that extends up to the oppositely positioned package edge and here passes in an arcuate shape into a terminal tissue section 150.

The tissue sections 145, 147, 149 form a zigzag fold. The tissue section 147 extends across 30% and the tissue section 149 across 70% of the package width 101. The terminal tissue section 150 extends across 40% of the package width 101. The terminal tissue section 136 of the tissue 131 is positioned below a portion of the zigzag fold 145, 147, 149 of the tissue 137.

The two tissue sections 149, 150 engage the tissue section 151 of the following tissue 139 that is of the same configuration and is folded the same as tissue 109. The following tissue 140 corresponds in its shape and fold arrangement to the tissue 117; the following tissue 141 to the tissue 124; and so on.

As in the preceding embodiment, the tissue sections that engage the tissue sections of the respective lower tissue are located alternatingly at oppositely positioned sides of the package. This zigzag folds of the stacked tissues are displaced relative to each other, respectively. In this way, it is achieved that the zigzag folds are not arranged at the same package width. For example, the zigzag fold 104, 105, 107 of the uppermost tissue 102 is positioned approximately at half the package width while the zigzag fold 110, 112, 114 of the following tissue 109 is provided at the left package edge. This zigzag fold 116, 119, 120 of the following tissue 117 is positioned in the right half of the package while the following zigzag fold of the tissue 124 is provided in the left half of the package. In this way, it is achieved that the package across its width 101 has approximately a constant thickness. In this way, proper pulling out of the tissues from the package is promoted. In contrast to the preceding embodiment, the overlap length of consecutive tissues is only 40% of the package width 101. This zigzag fold of each individual tissue ensures that upon pulling out the respective tissue through the opening of the package the following tissue is reliably entrained by the engaging tissue sections. During the pulling-out process, first the zigzag fold must be pulled apart before the pulling-out movement of the tissue is transmitted onto the following tissue. This promotes a proper pulling out action of consecutive tissues from the packaging.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 3, the uppermost tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 whose width corresponds to the package width 101. The tissue section 104 extends from the right to the left package edge and passes thereat by means of the fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 106 the fold section 107 that extends up to the package edge and thereat passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 108. The two tissue sections 105, 107 that form a portion of the zigzag fold have the same length and each extend across 37% of the package width 101. The tissue section 108 has a width that is 26% of the package width 101.

The two tissue sections 107, 108 engage the tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109 that extends from the left to the right package edge. Here the tissue section 110 passes by means of the fold edge 111 into the tissue section 112 that adjoins by means of the fold edge 113 the tissue section 114. The two tissue sections 112, 114 that form the zigzag fold have the same length and extend across 37% of the package width 101. The tissue section 114 passes at the right package edge in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 115 whose width is 26% of the package width 101.

The two tissue sections 114, 115 engage the tissue section 116 of the following tissue 117. The tissue section 116 extends from the right package edge across 67% of the package width 101 in the direction toward the left package edge and passes by means of the fold edge 118 into the tissue section 119. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 121 the tissue section 120 that, together with the tissue section 119, forms a part of this zigzag fold and extends up to the left package edge. Here, the tissue section 120 passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 122.

The tissue section 119 extends across 37% and the tissue section 120 across 70% of the package width 101. The terminal tissue section 122 extends across 26% of the package width 101.

The tissue sections 120, 122 engage the tissue section 123 of the following tissue 124. The tissue section 123 extends from the left package edge across 67% of the package width 103 and passes by means of a fold edge 125 into the tissue section 126. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 127 the tissue section 128. The two tissue sections 126, 128 form the zigzag fold. The tissue section 126 extends across 37% and the tissue section 128 across 70% of the package width 101. The tissue section 128 extends up to the right package edge and passes here in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 129. Its width corresponds to 26% of the package width 101.

The two tissue sections 128, 129 engage the tissue section 130 of the following tissue 131.

The tissue 131 is of the same configuration and same fold arrangement as the tissue 102. The following tissue 137 corresponds in its arrangement and folding to the tissue 109 and the following tissue 138 to the tissue 117 etc.

In this embodiment the zigzag folds of the individual tissues are also distributed across the height of the package. In contrast to the embodiment of FIG. 1, the zigzag folds are located in three areas 141 to 143 of the package. In the two terminal areas 141, 143 the zigzag folds having the same length of tissue section are located. In the central area 142 the zigzag folds of the tissue sections that have different lengths are positioned. With this configuration and arrangement of the zigzag folds it is also achieved that the tissue package across the package width has approximately constant height. The zigzag folds are uniformly distributed across the width and height of the package.

The terminal tissue sections of each tissue engage below the respective following tissue across a width of only 26%. Despite this relatively minimal overlap area the respective following tissues are reliably entrained by the respective preceding tissue. The zigzag folds ensure that the following tissue in the overlap area is reliably gripped and entrained.

The embodiment according to FIG. 4 corresponds with respect to the folds to the tissues of the embodiment according to FIG. 3. The difference resides in that the respective terminal tissue sections of the tissues have a width of 33% of the package width 101. The zigzag folds with the same length tissue sections have a width of 33% of the package width 101. As an example, reference is being had to the uppermost tissue 102 whose two tissue sections 105, 107 at the left package edge have the width of 33% of the package width 101. The terminal tissue section 108 that together with tissue section 107 of the zigzag fold engages the tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109 at the left package edge has also a width of 33% of the package width 101.

The zigzag folds that are arranged in the central area 142 of the package have different lengths as in the preceding embodiment. The respective upper tissue section of the zigzag fold has a width of 34% and the respective lower tissue section has a width of 67% of the package width 101. In other respects, this embodiment corresponds to the embodiment of FIG. 3.

In this embodiment the zigzag folds of consecutive tissues are also displaced relative to each other so that the package across its package width has approximately a constant height. This contributes to proper removal of tissues from the packaging.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 5, the tissues are each folded in the same way so that the corresponding package can be produced very simply and inexpensively. The uppermost tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends from the left to the right package edge and thereat passes by means of the fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 106 the tissue section 107 that together with the tissue section 105 forms the zigzag fold of the tissue 102. The two tissue sections 105, 107 each have a width of 45% of the package width 101. The tissue section 107 passes at the right package edge in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 108 that has a width of 10% of the package width 101.

The two tissue sections 107, 108 engage the tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109. The tissue section 110 extends from the right to the left package edge and here passes by means of the fold edge 111 into the tissue section 112. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 113 the tissue section 114 that, together with the tissue section 112, forms a part of the zigzag fold of the tissue 109. Both tissue sections 112, 114 have a width of 45% of the package width 101.

The tissue section 114 passes in an arcuate shape at the left package edge into the terminal tissue section 115. It engages together with the tissue section 114 the tissue section 116 of the following tissue 117. It is folded and embodied in the same way as tissue 102. The following tissue 124 is embodied and folded in the same way as the tissue 109. The entire package is formed with these two kinds of tissues. The zigzag folds of the tissues are positioned alternatingly at the left and at the right package edge so that a uniform height of the package across the package width is provided. Since the tissue sections of the zigzag fold each have the same width, the tissues can be easily folded. Since the tissue sections each have a width of 45% of the package width 101, only a very narrow central package area of 10% of the package width 101 results in which one layer of each tissue is located. Since this central area is however very small, it has no or only an insignificant effect with respect to uniform height of the package.

Despite the minimal overlap of consecutive tissues of only 10% of the package width it is ensured that the tissues can be pulled out reliably through the opening of the packaging. The zigzag folds of the individual tissues ensure that the respective following tissue, despite the minimal overlap area, can be reliably entrained. This is aided in that the tissue sections of the zigzag folds are relatively wide so that upon pulling out the respective tissue from the opening of the packaging a large pull-out stroke is required in order to pull apart the zigzag folds. Despite the minimal overlap area the respective next tissue is reliably entrained in this way.

In the embodiment of FIG. 6 the tissues are alternatingly folded in the same way wherein the areas that overlap the respective following tissue are provided alternatingly on the right and on the left package side and are indicated by numbers 1 to 16. The arrangement and folds of the tissues correspond to the preceding embodiment.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 6 the package width 101 is 75 mm. The uppermost tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends from the left to the right package edge and thereat by means of fold edge 103 passes into the tissue section 105. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 106 the tissue section 107 that together with the tissue section 105 forms the zigzag fold. Both tissue sections 105, 107 have the same length and extend across more than half of the package width 101. In the embodiment, the tissue sections 105, 107 have a width of 50 mm. The tissue section 107 passes at the right package edge in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 108 whose width is less than half the package width 101 and has a width of 25 mm in the embodiment.

The two tissue sections 107, 108 engage the tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109 that extends from the right to the left package edge and thereat passes by means of the fold edge 111 into the tissue section 112. By means of the fold edge 113 the tissue section 112 passes into the tissue section 114 that together with the tissue section 112 to forms a part of the zigzag fold of the tissue 109. The two tissue sections 112, 114 are of the same width and extend across more than half of the package width, in the embodiment across 50 mm. The tissue section 114 passes at the left package edge in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 115 that together with the tissue section 114 engages the following tissue 107. The width of the terminal tissue section 110 is smaller than half the package width and is 25 mm in the embodiment.

The following tissues are embodied and linked to each other in accordance with the tissues 102 and 109.

The zigzag folds of consecutive tissues overlap each other at half the package width 101. In this way, the package at half the width has a somewhat greater height than at the edge areas.

The overlap of consecutive tissues is in turn sufficiently large so that in connection with the zigzag folds that are arranged before the overlap area the respective following tissues can be reliably entrained.

The embodiment according to FIG. 7 corresponds to the embodiment according to FIG. 5. The only difference resides in that the tissue sections forming the zigzag folds extend across half the package width and the overlap area between consecutive tissues corresponds also to 50% of the package width. The tissue package has thus across its entire with a constant height.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment in which the zigzag fold in contrast to all preceding embodiments extend across the entire package width 101. The uppermost tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends from the left to the right package edge and passes by means of the fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105. It extends up to the oppositely positioned left package edge and passes thereat by means of the fold edge 106 into the tissue section 107. It passes at the right package edge in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 108. The two tissue sections 105, 107 that form to the zigzag fold extend thus each across the entire package width 101. The width of the terminal tissue section 108 corresponds to 50% of the tissue width 101.

The two tissue sections 107, 108 engage the tissue section 110 of the tissue 109. The tissue section 110 extends from the right to the last package edge and passes thereat by means of the fold edge 111 into the tissue section 112 that, in turn, passes by means of fold edge 113 into the tissue section 114. The two tissue sections 112, 114 form a part of the zigzag fold that extends across the entire tissue width 101. The tissue section 114 passes at the left package edge in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 115 whose width corresponds to half the package width 101.

The following tissues are embodied in accordance with the tissues 102, 107. The large overlap width of 50% of the package width 101 as well as the wide zigzag folds that extend across the entire package width ensure a proper and problem-free pulling out of the individual tissues from the packaging.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment in which the zigzag folds of consecutive tissues each are displaced relative to each other in order to achieve a package height as constant as possible across the package width 101.

In this embodiment, the package width 101 is 125 mm, for example. The uppermost tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends from the left to the right package edge and thereat by means of the fold edge 103 passes into the tissue section 105. It is connected by means of the fold edge 106 with the tissue section 107 that together with the tissue section 105 forms the zigzag fold of the tissue 102. The tissue section 107 passes at the right package edge in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 108 that extends across a width of 20% of the package width 101.

The tissue sections 107, 108 engage the tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109 that extends from the right package edge to the left package edge and thereat passes by means of the fold edge 111 into the tissue section 112. It adjoins by the fold edge 113 the tissue section 114. The two tissue sections 112, 114 form a part of the zigzag fold of the tissue 109. The tissue section 114 passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 115 that extends across 20% of the package width 101 away from the left package edge.

The two tissue sections 112, 114 have the same width and have a width that corresponds to 20% of the package width 101.

The two tissue sections 114, 115 engage the left edge of the tissue section 116 of the tissue 117. The tissue section 116 extends across 80% of the package width 101 and passes by means of the fold edge 118 into the tissue section 119. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 121 the tissue section 120 that together with the tissue section 119 forms a part of the zigzag fold of the tissue 117. The width of the tissue section 119 corresponds to 20% of the package width 101 while the width of the tissue section 120 is 40% of the package width 101. The tissue section 120 extends up to the right package edge and passes thereat in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 122 whose width is 20% of the package width 101.

The two tissue sections 120, 122 engage the tissue section 123 of the tissue 124. It extends from the right package edge across 80% of the package width 101 and passes by means of the fold edge 125 into the tissue section 126. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 127 the tissue section 128 that together with the tissue section 126 forms a part of the zigzag fold of the tissue 124. The tissue section 126 has a width that is 20% of the tissue width 101 while the width of the tissue section 128 is 40% of the package width 101.

The tissue section 128 extends up to the left package edge and passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 129 whose width is 20% of the package width 101.

The two tissue sections 128, 129 engage the tissue section 130 of the tissue 131. The tissue section 130 extends away from the left package edge across 60% of the package width 101 and passes by means of fold edge 132 into the tissue section 133. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 134 the tissue section 135 that together with the tissue section 133 forms a part of the zigzag fold of the tissue 131. The width of the tissue section 133 corresponds to 20% and the width of the tissue section 135 to 60% of the package width 101.

The tissue section 135 extends up to the right package edge and passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 136 whose width is 20% of the package width 101.

The two tissue sections 135, 136 engage the tissue section 145 of the tissue 137. It is embodied and folded the same way as the tissue 109.

The following tissue 138 corresponds in the way it is folded to the tissue 102, the tissue 139 to the tissue 124, and the tissue 140 to the tissue 102. The connection of these tissues is realized in the same way as it has been described in connection with the preceding tissues.

The zigzag folds of the individual tissues are distributed in the areas 141 to 144, 152 of the package. These areas each have the same width that matches 20% of the package width 101. This zigzag folds are distributed in this area so that the package across the entire width is approximately of a constant height. The overlap width between tissues resting on each other in this embodiment is 20% of the package width 101, respectively. As in the preceding embodiments, the overlap areas are positioned alternatingly at the left and the right package edge, which is indicated by the numbers 1 to 16. This zigzag folds have also a width of 20% of the package width 101. Since the package width in this embodiment is greater than in the preceding embodiments, the zigzag folds are arranged in five package areas 141 to 144, 152 wherein the zigzag folds of consecutive tissues in the direction of the package width are arranged so as to be displaced relative to each other.

The embodiment according to FIG. 10 shows a package whose package width 101 is 125 mm, for example. The fold arrangement of the tissues within the package is similarly designed as in the preceding embodiment. Only the distribution of the zigzag folds of consecutive tissues is designed in a different way in comparison to the preceding embodiment. The package has the areas 141 to 144, 152 that each have a width of 20% of the package width 101. Within these package areas the zigzag folds of the individual tissues are distributed.

The tissue 102 is folded in the same way as in the preceding example so that the zigzag fold 104, 105, 107 is positioned at the right package edge in the area 152. The tissue sections 105, 107 have a width of 20% of the package width 101. The overlap of the following tissue 109 by means of the terminal tissue section 108 of the tissue 102 is 20% of the package width 101.

This zigzag fold with the tissue sections 112, 114 of the tissue 109 is within the central package area 142 wherein the tissue section 112 has a width of 20% and the tissue section 114 a width of 60% of the package width 101.

The zigzag fold with the tissue sections 119, 120 of the following tissue 117 is within the package area 144.

The tissue 124 has the zigzag fold with tissue sections 126, 128 that are located in the package area 141 at the left package edge.

The tissue 131 has its zigzag fold with the tissue sections 133, 135 in the central package area 143. The tissue section 130 of this tissue 131 extends away from the left package edge across 60% of the package width 101.

The zigzag fold with the tissue sections 145, 157 of the following tissue 137 is located also in the central package area 143 wherein the tissue section 145 extends away from the right package edge.

The following tissues are arranged, folded and connected to each other in accordance with the afore described tissues.

The width of the zigzag folds is again 20% of the package width 101. Also, the overlap areas of consecutive tissues have a width of 20% of the package width 101.

Since the zigzag folds again are distributed across the package areas 141 to 144, 152, the package across its width has an approximately constant height.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 11 the package has the package width 101 of 100 mm, for example. The uppermost tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends away from the left package edge across 60% of the package width 101 and passes by means of the fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105. It has a width of 10% of the package width 101 and passes by means of the fold edge 106 into the tissue section 107 that together with the tissue sections 104, 105 forms the zigzag folds of the tissue 102. The tissue section 107 has a width of 50% of the package width 101 and extends up to the right package edge where the tissue section 107 passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 108. It extends across 40% of the package width 101 and passes by means of a fold edge 153 into a terminal tissue section 154 that extends up to the right package edge. The tissue 102 has thus the zigzag fold 104, 105, 107 as well as the single fold 108, 154.

The tissue sections 107, 108 engage at the right package edge the tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109. The tissue section 110 extends away from the right package edge across 60% of the package width 101 and passes by means of fold edge 111 into the tissue section 112. By means of the fold edge 113 the tissue section 112 adjoins the tissue section 114 that together with the tissue section 112 forms a part of this zigzag fold. The tissue section 112 extends across 10% and the tissue section 114 across 50% of the package width 101. The tissue section 114 extends up to the package edge and passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 115. It has a width of 40% of the package width 101 and passes by means of a fold edge 155 into a terminal tissue section 156 that extends up to the left package edge and whose width is 40% of the package width 101.

Accordingly, the tissue 109 also has the zigzag fold 110, 112, 114 and the single fold 115, 156.

The tissue sections 114, 115 engage at the left package edge the tissue section 116 of the following tissue 117. The tissue section 116 extends across 60% of the package width 101 and passes by means of the fold edge 118 into the tissue section 119. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 121 the tissue section 120 that together with the tissue section 119 forms the zigzag fold of the tissue 117. The tissue section 119 has a width of 10% and the tissue section 120 a width of 50% of the package width 101.

The tissue section 120 passes at the right package edge in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 122 that has a width of 40% of the package width 101. The terminal tissue section 158 has a width of 40% of the package width 101. The two tissue sections 122, 158 form the single fold of the tissue 117.

The tissue sections 120, 122 engage at the right package edge the tissue section 123 of the following tissue 124. It is embodied and folded in the same way as the tissue 109.

The following tissue 131 is embodied and folded in the same way as the tissue 117.

The following tissues are formed alternatingly in accordance with the tissues 109 or 117.

Each tissue has the zigzag fold as well as the single fold. The single folds are located alternatingly at the left and right package edge while the zigzag folds are arranged at half the package width. By means of the single folds at the edges of the package it is achieved that the package across its width has approximately a constant height. The terminal tissue sections 154, 156, 158 ensure that the respective following tissue is reliably entrained by the preceding tissue when the latter is removed from the opening of the packaging. The zigzag folds of the tissues are positioned approximately at half the width of the package and ensure that the consecutive tissues can be removed properly from the package. The overlap area of 40% of the package width 101 ensures that consecutive tissues are reliably entrained during the pulling-out action from the packaging.

The embodiment according to FIG. 12 corresponds substantially to the embodiment of FIG. 11. Each tissue of this package has the central zigzag fold as well as at the package edges the single fold. Only the widths of these folds are different. This is explained in connection with tissue 102. The tissue section 105 as a part of the zigzag fold has a width of 16% of the package width 101 while the tissue section 107 has a width of 50% of the package width 101. The tissue section 108 has a width that corresponds to 33% of the package width 101. The terminal tissue section 154 has also a width of 33% of the package width 101.

FIG. 13 shows an embodiment in which each tissue also has a zigzag fold and a single fold. The package is comprised of two types of tissues that are stacked alternatingly.

The tissue 102 has the zigzag fold 104, 105, 107 of which the tissue section 107 is significantly wider than the tissue section 105. The tissue section 107 extends up to the right edge of the package and passes thereat in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 108 that is adjoined by means of the fold edge 153 by the terminal tissue section 154. The two tissue sections 108, 154 have the same width. The tissue section 154 extends up to the right package edge.

The two tissue sections 107, 108 engage at the right package edge the tissue section 110 of the tissue 109. The tissue section 110 extends approximately across half the package width 101 and passes by means of fold edge 111 into the tissue section 112. It adjoins the tissue section 114 by means of the fold edge 113. The tissue section 114 extends up to the left package edge and passes thereat in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 115 where by means of the fold edge 153 the terminal tissue section 154 adjoins. The tissue sections 115 and 154 that form the single fold are of the same width wherein the terminal tissue section 154 extends up to the left package edge.

The tissue sections 114, 115 engage at the package edge the tissue section 116 of the tissue 117. It is embodied and folded in the same way as the tissue 102. The following tissue 124 is embodied and folded in the same way as the tissue 109.

This zigzag and single folds are positioned such that, in a plan view onto the package, they adjoin each other. The package has the four same width areas 141 to 144 in which the zigzag and the single folds are distributed. As a result of the uniform distribution of the folds within the package a substantially constant package height across the package width results. Also, with the described arrangement of the folds it is ensured that the respective following tissue can be reliably pulled out.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 14 each tissue is also provided with a zigzag fold and a terminal single fold. In contrast to the embodiment of FIG. 13, the single folds are substantially more narrow while the zigzag folds are wider than in the preceding embodiment. In the tissue 102 the zigzag fold 105, 107 is at half the package width 101. This zigzag fold 112, 114 of the following tissue 109 is located at the left package edge while the zigzag fold 119, 120 of the tissue 117 is provided at the right package edge.

This zigzag folds of the described tissues 102, 109, 117 overlap each other, viewed in the vertical direction of the package.

The zigzag fold 126, 128 of the tissue 124 is located approximately at half the package width. In contrast to the tissue 102 the tissue section 128 of the zigzag fold extends up to the left package edge while the tissue section 107 of the tissue 102 extends up to the right package edge.

The zigzag fold of the following tissue 131 is again located at half the package width, however, relative to the zigzag fold 126, 128 of the tissue 124, slightly displaced in the direction toward the left package edge.

The zigzag fold of the tissue 137 is located at half the package width wherein the lower tissue section of the zigzag fold extends in the direction toward the left package edge.

The following tissues in the package are arranged, folded and connected to each other in accordance with the afore described tissues.

In this embodiment, by a distribution as uniform as possible of the zigzag folds across the package width 101 it is ensured that the package across its width has an approximately constant height. This contributes to a reliable pulling-out action of the tissues from the packaging. The single folds provided at the package edges ensure that the package has at the right and left edges also approximately the same height as in the central area. Moreover, the single folds assist at the tissue ends in the reliable pulling-out action of consecutive tissues.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 15 the zigzag folds of the tissues extend across half the package width 101. The zigzag folds extend alternatingly away from the left and from the right package edge. The single folds of each tissue have a width that corresponds to half the package width 101. The terminal tissue sections 154, 156, 158 are positioned alternatingly at both package edges and extend each to the appropriate package edge. The overlap areas between the tissues have a width of 50% of the package width 101. Since the terminal tissue sections 154, 156, 158 of the single folds have also a width of 50% of the package width 101, across the entire package width a uniform package thickness results. Moreover, with this configuration it is achieved that consecutive tissues are reliably pulled out through the opening of the packaging and do not accidentally become detached from each other before being pulled out.

The package according to FIG. 16 is comprised of tissues that each have a single fold at both ends. The tissue 102 has the terminal tissue section 104 which extends at a spacing from the package edge and at half the package width 101 passes by means of fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105. The two tissue sections 104, 105 form one of the single folds of the tissue 102. The tissue section 105 passes at the left package edge in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 107 that extends up to the right package edge and thereat passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 108. At half the package width 101 the tissue section passes by the fold edge 153 into the terminal tissue section 154 that together with the tissue section 108 forms the other single fold of the tissue 102 and ends at a spacing from the right package edge.

The two tissue sections 107, 118 engage the tissue section 110 of the tissue 109. The tissue section 110 is spaced from the right package edge and extends up to the left package edge. In the embodiment the width of this tissue section 110 is 62 mm. At the left package edge the tissue section 110 passes by means of the fold edge 111 into the tissue section 112 that extends up to the right package edge and thereat passes by means of the fold edge 113 into the terminal tissue section 156. It has, like the tissue section 104 of the tissue 102, a spacing from the neighboring package edge. In the embodiment the tissue section 156, beginning at the right package edge, has a width of 63 mm.

The tissue 117 is engaged between the tissue sections 112 and 156. It has the tissue section 116 that extends from the left package edge up to half the package width 101 and from there by means of the fold edge 157 into the terminal tissue section 158. It ends at a spacing from the left package edge and forms together with tissue section 157 one of the terminal single folds.

The tissue section 116 passes at the left package edge in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 120 that extends up to the right package edge and from there passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 122. It extends across less than half the package width 101, in the embodiment across 37 mm. The tissue section 122 passes to by means of the fold edge 159 into the terminal tissue section 160. The terminal tissue section 160 ends at a spacing from the left package edge and has a width of 25 mm that corresponds to one third of the package width 101 (75 mm). The terminal tissue section 160 forms together with the tissue section 122 the second single fold of the tissue 117.

The tissue section 130 of the tissue 131 extends between the tissue sections 120, 122. It extends from the left package edge across more than half of the width of the package width 101, in the embodiment across 62 mm. At the left package edge the tissue section 130 passes by means of the fold edge 132 into the tissue section 133 that extends up to the right package edge and from there by means of the fold edge 134 into the tissue section 135. It extends across more than half of the package width 101, in the embodiment across 63 mm. Accordingly, the tissue section 135 has a spacing from the left package edge.

The tissue 137 projects between the tissue sections 133, 135; it is arranged and folded in the same way as tissue 117. The following tissue 138 is arranged and folded in accordance with tissue 131.

The following tissues are arranged and folded in accordance with tissues 137 and 138 and connected to each other in the described way.

The overlap areas of the neighboring tissues corresponds to one third of the package width 101. In this way, the respective following tissues are reliably entrained by the preceding tissue when it is pulled out through the opening of the packaging from the package. Those tissues that have at the side facing the opening of the packaging the tissue section 104, 158 can be gripped and pulled out especially well at this tissue section. The folds of the tissues are provided across the package width such that the package across its width has an approximately constant height.

In the package according to FIG. 17 the uppermost tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends from the left to the right package edge and from there by means of the fold edge 103 passes into the tissue section 105. It extends from the right to the left package edge and passes thereat in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 107. It extends across one third of the package width 101 that in this embodiment is 75 mm. The tissue section 107 passes by means of fold edge 153 into the tissue section 154 that extends up to the left package edge. The tissue sections 107, 154 that form the single fold of the tissue 102 have a width that corresponds to one third of the package width 101.

The tissue 109 extends between the tissue sections 105, 107. It has the tissue section 110 that extends away from the package edge. At the left package edge the tissue section 110 passes by means of the fold edge 111 into the terminal tissue section 156 that together with the tissue section 110 forms the terminal single fold of the tissue 109. The tissue section 110 extends across more than half of the package width 101, in the embodiment across 50 mm. The terminal tissue section 156 has a width of one a third of the package width 101.

The tissue section 110 passes at the other end that is located within the package by means of the fold edge 111 into tissue section 112 that, in turn, passes by means of the fold edge 113 into the tissue section 114. The tissue section 112 extends across one third of the package width 101. The tissue section 114 extends from the fold edge 113 across more than half of the package width 101, in the embodiment across 50 mm, up to the right package edge. Here, the tissue section 114 extends in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 115. It has a width that corresponds to one third of the package width 101. It passes by means of the fold edge 157 into the terminal tissue section 158 that extends up to the right package edge and, like tissue section 115, has a width that corresponds to one third of the package width 101.

The tissue sections 156 and 112 extend from the tissue section 110 in a direction toward each other. The tissue section 156 is engaged from below by the tissue section 107 of the tissue 102. The tissue sections 110, 112, 114 form the zigzag fold of the tissue 109. The two single folds 110, 156; 115, 158 and the zigzag folds 110, 112, 114 of the tissue 109, viewed in a plan view onto the package, are positioned adjacent to each other in the package areas 141 to 143.

The following tissue 117 has the tissue section 116 that extends from the right to the left package edge and engages between the tissue sections 114, 115 of the tissue 109. At the left package edge the tissue section 116 passes by means of the fold edge 118 into the tissue section 119 that extends from the left to the right package edge. Here, the tissue section 119 passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 122 whose width corresponds to one third of the package width 101. The tissue section 122 passes by means of the fold edge 159 into the terminal tissue section 160. It extends up to the right package edge and has the same width as the tissue section 122; the tissue sections 122, 160 form the terminal single fold of the tissue 117.

The tissue 117 in comparison to the tissue 102 is positioned in mirror-inverted arrangement within the package but otherwise is embodied and folded in the same way.

This applies also to the tissue 124 that in comparison to tissue 109 is positioned in mirror-inverted arrangement in the package but otherwise is embodied and folded in the same way. The following tissue 131 corresponds with respect to its arrangement and folds to the tissue 102 while the following tissue 137 with respect to arrangement and folds corresponds to tissue 109.

In this way, the tissues are sequentially assembled to the package wherein the overlap width of the stacked tissues corresponds to one third of the package width 101. This zigzag folds of the tissues next but one, respectively, ensure that the following tissues each are reliably entrained when they are pulled out from the opening of the packaging. The terminal tissue sections 154, 158, 122 of the single folds contribute to the respective following tissue being reliably entrained by the preceding tissue.

The package according to FIG. 18 has a package width 101 of 100 mm, for example. The tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends from the left package edge across three quarters of the package width 101 and at the left package edge passes by means of the fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105. It extends across the package width 101 up to the right package edge where it passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 107. It has a width of 25% of the package width 101. The tissue 109 engages between the tissue section 105, 107. It has the tissue section 110 that extends from the right to the left package edge. At the right package edge the tissue section 110 passes by means of fold edge 111 into the terminal tissue section 112. At the left package edge the tissue section 110 passes by means of the fold edge 113 into the tissue section 114 that extends up to half of the package width. It passes by means of the fold edge 146 into the terminal tissue section 147. The terminal tissue sections 112, 147 each have a width that corresponds to 25% of the package width 101. The tissue section 112 is positioned within the package below the tissue section 110 and is engaged by the tissue section 107 of the tissue 102.

The tissue 117 is positioned in mirror-inverted arrangement relative to the tissue 102. It has the tissue section 116 that extends away from the right package edge up to the area between the two tissue sections 110, 114 of the tissue 109. The width of the tissue section 116 is 75% of the package width 101.

The tissue section 116 passes at the right package edge by means of the fold edge 118 into the tissue section 119 that extends from the right to the left package edge and thereat passes in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 122. Its width corresponds to 25% of the package width 101.

The tissue 124 engages between the tissue sections 119, 122 of the tissue 117. It has the same configuration as the tissue 109 but is arranged in mirror-inverted arrangement relative to this tissue in the package. The tissue 124 has the tissue section 123 that extends between the two package edges. At the left package edge the tissue section 123 passes by means of the fold edge 125 into the terminal tissue section 126 whose width is 25% of the package width 101.

At the right package edge the tissue section 123 passes with fold edge 127 into the tissue section 128. It has a width of 50% of the package width 101 and passes by means of the fold edge 161 into the terminal tissue section 162 whose width is 25% of the package width 101.

The following tissue 131 is arranged and embodied in the same way as the tissue 102. It engages with its tissue section 130 between the tissue sections 123, 128 of the tissue 124.

The following tissue 137 is again arranged and embodied in the same way as the tissue 109.

The tissue 138 corresponds with respect to its configuration and arrangement to the tissue 117 and the following tissue 139 to the tissue 124.

In this way, the package is formed by alternatingly stacked and detachably connected tissues. The overlap width of neighboring tissues corresponds to 25% of the package width 101 so that it is ensured that the tissues during the pulling-out action through the opening of the packaging are reliably entrained. The terminal tissue sections 112, 126 are positioned below the tissue section 110, 119. Since the terminal tissue sections 112, 126 are engaged from below by the same width terminal tissue sections 107, 122 of the respective preceding tissues, the following tissues are entrained properly, respectively. The described folds of the tissue are distributed across the package width 101 so that the package across its width has approximately constant height; this facilitates the removal action of the tissues from the packaging.

FIG. 19 shows a package that is basically of the same configuration as the package according to FIG. 12. The differences will be explained in the following with the aid of tissue 102. The tissue section 104 extends from the left to the right package edge. Here the tissue section 104 passes by means of the fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105 that in turn by means of the fold edge 106 passes into the tissue section 107. It extends up to the right package edge and from there passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 108. The two tissue sections 105, 107 that are part of the zigzag fold of the tissue 102 have a width that corresponds to half of the package width 101. The tissue section 108 passes by means of the fold edge 153 into the terminal tissue section 154. The two tissue sections 108, 154 that form the single fold of the tissue 102 have a width of 30% of the package width 101.

The following tissues are correspondingly configured and folded.

Since the zigzag folds of the tissues have a width that corresponds to half of the package width 101 they extend up to the center of the package. In this way, it is achieved that the package across its width has a constant height.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 20, the tissues are stacked in the upper half of the package in one direction and in the lower half of the package in the other direction. Advantageously, these two parts are of the same height.

The tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends from the left to the right package edge and thereat passes by means of the fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105. It extends up to the left package edge and passes thereat in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 108 that by means of the fold edge 153 passes into the terminal tissue section 154. The tissue sections 108, 154 each have a width that corresponds to 30% of the package width 101.

The tissue section 110 of the tissue 109 engages between the tissue sections 105, 108 and extends from the left up to the right package edge and thereat by means of the fold edge 111 passes into the tissue section 112. It extends up to the left package edge and passes thereat in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 115 that by means of the fold edge 155 adjoins the terminal tissue section 156 that extends, like the tissue section 154, up to the left edge. The tissue sections 115, 156 each have a width of 30% of the package width 101. The tissue sections 115, 156 form like the tissue sections 108, 154 the single folds of the respective tissue.

The following tissues are connected in the same way to the preceding and following tissues, as has been explained before with the aid of the tissues 102, 109.

At the transition between the upper and the lower stack part of the tissues a central tissue 163 is located that connects the lower tissue of the upper stack part with the upper tissue of the lower stack part. The central tissue 163 has the tissue section 164 that in the described way is connected with its left terminal section with the preceding tissue of the upper stack part in a detachable way. The tissue section 164 extends across two thirds of the package width 101 away from the left package edge and passes by means of the fold edge 165 into a tissue section 166 that extends in the direction toward the left package edge and whose width is approximately 50% of the package width 101. At a spacing from the package edge the tissue section 166 passes by means of the fold edge 167 into a tissue section 168 that extends up to the right package edge and thereat passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 169. It has a width of approximately 30% of the package width 101 and adjoins by means of a fold edge 170 the terminal tissue section 171. The terminal tissue section 171 has the same width as the tissue section 169 and forms together with the latter the single fold of the tissue 163.

Between the tissue sections 168, 169 of the central tissue 163, the uppermost tissue 177 of the lower stack part of the package engages in the same way as the tissues of the upper stack part. The overlap area is located however in the lower stack part at the right package edge while in the upper stack part it is provided at the left package edge.

In such an embodiment the consecutive tissues can also be removed reliably from the packaging. As a result of the described design the preceding tissue entrains the following tissue, respectively, wherein the relatively wide overlap area of the stacked tissues ensure a reliable entrainment. Since the stacked parts are advantageously of the same height and the single folds of the stack parts are provided at oppositely positioned package edges, the package has across its width approximately the same height.

In the described way, the package can be comprised of several such stack parts wherein the tissues of the stack parts arranged on top of each other each are arranged such that the single folds are positioned alternatingly at the left and at the right package edge.

In the package according to FIG. 21 the tissues in the stack units are arranged such that the tissues in the lower stack part are arranged in mirror-inverted arrangement in comparison to the tissues of the upper stack part.

In the two stack parts, as in the preceding embodiment, the tissues are each arranged in the same way and connected in the same way. The upper tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends from the left to the right package edge and thereat passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 105. It extends up to the left package edge and passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 107 that extends across half of the package width 101. The two tissue sections 105, 107 engage the tissue section 110 of the tissue 109. The tissue section 110 extends from the left to the right package edge and passes thereat in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 112. It extends from the right to the left package edge and passes thereat in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 114. It has, like the tissue section 107 of the tissue 102, a width that corresponds to half of the package width 101.

In this way, the stacked tissues are detachably connected to each other. At the transition from the upper to the lower stack part there is the central tissue 163. It has the tissue section 164 that is engaged in the described way by the appropriate tissue sections of the tissue positioned above. The tissue section 164 passes by means of the fold edge 165 into the tissue section 166 that adjoins by means of the fold edge 167 the tissue section 168. It extends up to the right package edge and passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 169.

The width of the tissue section 164 corresponds to 75%, the width of the tissue section 163 to 50%, the width of the tissue section 168 to 75%, and the width of the tissue section 169 to 50% of the package width 101.

The tissue sections 168, 169 engage the tissue section of the following tissue 172 that is embodied and folded in accordance with tissue 102 but is arranged in mirror-inverted arrangement relative to the tissue 102. Within the lower stack part the following tissues are connected detachably in the same way as the tissues of the upper stack part.

The overlap areas of the consecutive tissues is 50% of the package width 101 so that a reliable entrainment of consecutive tissues is ensured during the pulling-out action from the packaging. Since the overlap areas in the upper stack part are provided at the left package edge and in the lower stack part at the right package edge, an approximately constant package height across the package width results.

The package according to FIG. 22 is comprised of tissues that each have two zigzag folds. The tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends by more than half of the package width 101 away from the left package edge and passes by means of the fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 106 the tissue section 107 that together with the tissue sections 104, 105 forms the first zigzag fold. The tissue section 107 extend up to the right package edge and passes thereat by means of the fold edge 173 into the tissue section 174. It adjoins by means of a fold edge 175 the tissue section 176 that at the right package edge passes in an arcuate cute shape into the tissue section 108. By means of the fold edge 153 it passes into the tissue section 154 that extends up to the right package edge. The tissue sections 107, 174 and 108 form the second zigzag fold of the tissue 102. The two tissue sections 108, 154 from the terminal single fold.

The following tissue 109 is engaged with its tissue section 110 between the tissue sections 176, 108. It extends from the right package edge across more than half of the package width 101 and passes by means of the fold edge 111 into the tissue section 112. By means of the fold edge 113 it adjoins the tissue section 114 that extends up to the left package edge. It passes by means of the fold edge 177 into a tissue section 178 that adjoins by means of the fold edge 179 the tissue section 115 that passes by means of the fold edge 155 into the terminal tissue section 156. The tissue section 110, 112, 114 form the first zigzag fold and the tissue sections 114, 178, 179 the second zigzag fold of the tissue 109. The tissue sections 115, 156 form the terminal single fold of this tissue.

The tissue sections 112, 178 of the zigzag folds have the same width and have a width that is less than half of the package width 101. The terminal tissue sections 115, 156 have a width that is smaller than half the package width 101.

These two tissues are subsequently alternatingly stacked and detachably connected to each other. As a result of the two zigzag folds that immediately adjoin each other and in the pull-out direction are arranged before the single fold 115, 156, a proper pulling-out action of the tissues from the packaging results. The two zigzag folds ensure that, as the upper tissue is pulled out, respectively, the zigzag folds are pulled apart before the respective following tissue as a result of overlap of the terminal tissue sections are entrained. In this way, it is prevented that the respective upper tissue within the package becomes detached from the lower tissue.

While in the embodiment according to FIG. 22 the tissue sections of the two zigzag folds are oriented in the same way, the zigzag folds of the embodiment according to FIG. 23 are arranged oppositely. Consecutive tissues are arranged and folded such that the zigzag folds alternatingly are positioned at the right and the left package edge so that a uniform package height across the package width is achieved.

The tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that passes at the fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105 that is oriented in the direction toward the left package edge. Approximately at half the package width 101 it passes by means of the fold edge 106 into the tissue section 107 that extends up to the right package edge. It adjoins by means of the fold edge 173 the tissue section 174 that extends opposite to the tissue section 105 and adjoins by means of the fold edge 175 the tissue section 176. It extends up to the right package edge and passes thereat in an arcuate shape into the terminal tissue section 108.

The width of the tissue section 104 corresponds to 65%, the width of the tissue section 107 to 44%, the width of the tissue section 105, 174, 176 to 22% and the width of the tissue section 108 to 25% of the package width 101. The fold edges 103, 175 are positioned immediately adjacent to each other at the same level. The tissue sections 105, 174 are positioned below the tissue section 104.

The tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109 projects between the tissue sections 107, 108. It is of the same configuration as the tissue 102 but with respect to this tissue is arranged in a mirror-inverted arrangement so that the zigzag folds and the single folds are positioned at the left package edge.

Since the two tissues used for constructing the package are folded in the same way and are only positioned mirror-inverted relative to each other, the package can be produced inexpensively. The two zigzag folds immediately before the overlap area ensure that when pulling out the respective upper tissue the following tissue is not suddenly removed but uniformly lifted across the length of the tissue from the remaining package stack. In connection with the relatively large overlap area of 25% of the package width 101, it is thus ensured that the tissues can be pulled out properly from the packaging. Since the tissues have almost a continuous topside that is only interrupted in the area of the fold edges 103, 175, the tissues can be stacked without problem within the package. Also pulling the tissues out through the opening of the packaging is possible without problems in this way.

The embodiment according to FIG. 24 is characterized in that the two zigzag folds of each tissue are arranged at half the package width 101 and that the overlap areas with the single folds are located alternatingly at the left and the right package edge. The tissues can therefore be folded cost-efficiently and on simple machines. The tissue 102 has the tissue section 104 that extends by means of fold edge 103 into the tissue section 105. It has a width that corresponds to 15% of the package width 101. The tissue section 105 passes by means of the fold edge 106 into the tissue section 107. It is positioned at half the package width and has a width of 30% of the package width 101. The tissue section 107 adjoins by means of the fold edge 173 the tissue section 174 that, in turn, by means of the fold edge 175 passes into the tissue section 176. It extends up to the right package edge and passes in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 108 that by means of the fold edge 153 adjoins the terminal tissue section 154. It extends across 27% of the package width 101 to the right package edge. The tissue section 108 has a width of 27% and the tissue section 176, as the tissue section 104, a width of 43% of the package width 101.

The tissue section 107 that is located in the area below the tissue section 104, 176 is part of the two zigzag folds 104, 105, 107 or 176, 174, 107. The two fold edges 103, 175 are positioned, as in the preceding embodiment, adjacent to each other with only a minimal spacing at the same level.

The tissue section 110 of the following tissue 109 projects between the two tissue sections 176, 108. Since the tissue section 27 has a width of 27% of the package width 101 the overlap between the two tissues 102, 109 is relatively large.

The tissue 109 is embodied and folded in accordance with the tissue 102 but in respect to the tissue 102 is arranged in a mirror-inverted arrangement. In this way, the single fold of the tissue 109 is positioned at the left package edge while the single fold 108, 154 of the tissue 102 is provided at the right package edge.

In this way, the tissues within the package are alternatingly arranged wherein the overlap areas of consecutive tissues are provided alternatingly at the right and left package edge.

As a result of the single folds of the tissue it is achieved that the package across its width has a constant height so that the tissue removal is reliably possible.

The tissue package according to FIG. 25 is basically embodied in the same way as in the embodiment of FIG. 23. The two zigzag folds of each tissue are provided alternatingly at the right and the left package edge.

Their tissue sections have only different dimensions in comparison to the embodiment of FIG. 23. The tissue section 107, that is a component of both zigzag folds of the tissue 102, has thus a width that is more than half of the package width 101. The tissue section 108 of the single fold has a substantially smaller width than the corresponding tissue section of the embodiment according to FIG. 23.

The zigzag folds of stacked tissues 102, 109 overlap each other as a result of their great width. The terminal tissue sections 108 have such a width that, viewed in a plan view onto the package, it extends up to the zigzag fold of the respective tissue positioned underneath. In this way, a constant height of the package across its width 101 can be achieved which facilitates the reliable tissue removal.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 26 the two zigzag folds of each tissue are provided at half the package width. The tissue section 107 extends across approximately two thirds of the package width 101. The terminal tissue section 108 of the tissue 102 is so wide that it overlaps twice the zigzag fold of the respective upper tissue. The tissue section 110 of the tissue 109 extends into the area between the tissue sections 107, 108 of the tissue 102. The terminal tissue section 108 overlaps the tissue section 110 with sufficient width so that the respective lower tissue upon pulling out the respective upper tissue from the packaging is entrained reliably. Within the package the tissues are arranged above each other such that the overlap areas are positioned alternatingly at the right and the left package edge.

The embodiment according to FIG. 27 corresponds substantially to the embodiment according to FIG. 24. The tissue section 107 of the two zigzag folds extend in comparison to the embodiment of FIG. 24 across more than half of the package width 101 and is overlapped by the single folds of the respective lower tissue, viewed in a plan view onto the package.

The package according to FIG. 28 corresponds substantially to the preceding embodiment. The tissues have no single folds at their ends but have, as in the preceding embodiment, the dual zigzag folds at half the package width 101. The tissue section 107 that is part of the zigzag folds of the tissue 102, extends across more than half of the package width 101. The fold edges 103, 105 of the zigzag folds are positioned immediately adjacent to each other. As shown in an exemplary fashion for the two upper tissues 102, 109, the terminal tissue sections 108, 115 of these tissues overlap the tissue section 107 of the dual zigzag folds, viewed in a plan view onto the package. The width of the terminal tissue sections 108, 115 corresponds to 25% of the package width 101 so that a sufficiently wide overlap of tissues resting on each other is ensured.

All tissues are of the same configuration wherein tissues resting on each other are positioned in a mirror-inverted arrangement relative to each other in the package so that the overlap areas of consecutive tissues is alternatingly located at the right and the left package edge.

In the patent according to FIG. 29 the dual zigzag folds are also positioned at half the package width. The tissue section 107 of the tissue 102 has however a width that is smaller than half of the package width 101. The tissues have single folds at both ends. The tissue section 108 of the tissue 102 passes at a spacing from the right package edge by means of the fold edge 153 into the terminal tissue section 154 that extends up to the right package edge.

The tissue section 104 passes at the left package edge by means of the fold edge 180 into a terminal tissue section 181 whose width is one third of the package width 101. Also, the terminal tissue section 154 as well as the tissue section 107 each have a width that corresponds to one third of the package width 101.

The tissue 109 engages with its tissue sections 182, 156, that form a terminal fold of the tissue 109, between the tissue sections 176, 108 of the tissue 102. The terminal tissue section 156 has the same width as the tissue section 108 of the tissue 102.

The tissue section 110 passes at the left package edge in an arcuate shape into the tissue section 115 that adjoins by means of the fold edge 155 the terminal tissue section 156 that extends up to the left package edge.

The terminal single fold of the following tissue 117 engages between the tissue sections 110, 115 of the tissue 109.

All tissues of the package are embodied in the same way and connected to each other in the described manner. The overlap areas of consecutive tissues alternate at the left and at the right package edge. Since the overlap width is 30% of the package width 101, consecutive tissues can be reliably pulled out sequentially through the opening of the packaging. The following tissue is entrained reliably about its entire length. The zigzag folds at half the package width as well as the single folds at the two package edges ensure that the tissue across the package width has an approximately constant height so that the tissues can be pulled out properly.

The package according to FIG. 30 corresponds substantially to the embodiment according to FIG. 27. The difference, with the exception of the different dimensions, resides in that the zigzag folds of consecutive tissues are positioned alternatingly at the left and at the right package edge. In this way, the single folds overlap at the respective ends of the tissues the dual zigzag folds of the respective upper tissue. For example, the upper tissue 102 in the area of the right package edge has the dual zigzag fold with the tissue section 107. At the right package edge the tissue 102 has a dual fold with the tissue sections 108, 154. The tissue 109 with its tissue section 182 projects between the tissue sections 107, 108. The dual zigzag fold of the tissue 109 is located at the left package edge. Accordingly, the single fold 115, 156 of the tissue 109 is also provided at the left package edge.

The single folds have such a width that they overlap the dual zigzag folds of the tissue positioned above across its entire width. Since the single folds are relatively wide, they also overlap the tissue sections of the respective following tissue across a sufficiently large width so that tissues resting on each other are reliably entrained.

The described numerous embodiments show that by variation of the width of the overlap areas as well as of the different fold arrangement an optimal adaptation to the respective application and/or the respectively employed tissues is possible. The tissues can be comprised of various materials, for example of rayon, of polyester, of PPM, of PE-PT, and the like. Even tissues of pure cellulose can be used. By variation of the width of the folds, wide tissues can also be arranged in narrow packages. Because of the variations of the width of the folds and/or of the overlaps, the manufacturer of tissue packages can freely choose with respect to chemicals when desiring to impregnate the tissues. Also, by appropriate folds and/or overlaps the tissues can be adjusted such that, on the one hand, the respective following tissues are entrained by the tissue that is being pulled out of the opening of the packaging and, on the other hand, outside of the packaging the pulled-out tissue can be reliably separated from the following tissue. The tissues of the package can be matched by appropriate fold arrangement matched to the package width 101, as shown in the various embodiments.

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