INDENTED CORELESS ROLLS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING

摘要

A CORELESS ROLL OF ABSORBENT PAPER PRODUCT SUCH AS TOILET TISSUE IS CONFIGURED TO BE EASIER TO MOUNT TO A ROTARY DISPENSER THAN CORELESS ROLLS HERETOFORE KNOWN. THE CORELESS ROLL INCLUDES A ROLLED WEB OF ABSORBENT PAPER PRODUCT THAT IS ROLLED ABOUT A WINDING AXIS INTO A CYLINDER HAVING FIRST AND SECOND FLAT ENDS, AND A PAIR OF DEPRESSIONS DEFINED IN THE CORELESS ROLL. A FIRST OF THE DEPRESSIONS IS DEFINED ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROLL AND IS SUBSTANTIALLY CENTERED WITH RESPECT TO A WINDING AXIS OF THE ROLL, AND THE SECOND DEPRESSION IS ON A SECOND, OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROLL AND IS ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY CENTERED WITH RESPECT TO THE WINDING AXIS OF THE ROLL. METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE CORELESS WEB ARE ALSO DESCRIBED.