Donnie L Gantt

US Patent:

58759859, Mar 2, 1999

Filed:

Sep 8, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/925241

Inventors:

George R. Cohen - Marietta GA
Donnie Lee Gantt - Marietta GA
Cleary Efton Mahaffey - Suwanee GA
John Richard Skerrett - Alpharetta GA
Joseph Mitchell - Alpharetta GA

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B65H 1828

US Classification:

2421604

Abstract:

A coreless roll of product that is self-supporting in a rotary dispenser. The roll includes a rolled web of product that is wound throughout its diameter about a winding axis into a cylinder having first and second flat ends. At least one flat end defines a mounting hole at substantially the center of the winding axis of the coreless roll. The mounting hole has a depth and has sides generally perpendicular to the end of the roll. The sides are separated by a distance that is less than the depth of the hole such that the mounting hole is adapted to receive a plunger from a rotary dispenser. Methods of making the coreless roll are also described.