Mark P Wiley

US Patent:

20110179857, Jul 28, 2011

Filed:

Jan 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/010825

Inventors:

Courtney Lynn Wargo - West Chester OH, US
Jeffrey Glen Sheehan - Cincinnati OH, US
Christopher Clayton Dixon - Loveland OH, US
Mark Phillip Wiley - Cincinnati OH, US

International Classification:

G01N 3/42
G01N 3/40
B65G 57/02
B32B 3/26

US Classification:

73 82, 73 78, 414802, 428174, 428171

Abstract:

An apparatus for conducting demonstrations of the softness properties of consumer products and other materials, plus a method for conducting such demonstrations, is provided. A sample of paper towels, toilet tissue, or facial tissue, or other consumer products is placed in the apparatus. The apparatus drops an egg or other fragile object onto the sample, or the egg may be dropped from an operator's hand into the apparatus and onto the sample. By displaying the egg or fragile object as it either lands safely on a sample or is destroyed on impact, the operator can visually demonstrate to an average consumer either the softness properties of the sample, or the lack thereof. A method of preparing samples in a consistent manner is also provided to ensure that results are as fair, uniform and repeatable as possible.