Efficient tissue roll configurations

Abstract

Presented is a package of tissue rolls, the package including two package sides, a package bottom, a package back, and a package top; a package front in a generally vertical orientation, the package front spaced apart from and generally parallel to the package back, wherein the package front and the package back are coupled to and generally orthogonal to the package bottom, the package front including a primary package logo having a logo axis; and a plurality of tissue rolls, each tissue roll having a roll height, a roll diameter, and a longitudinal axis, wherein each of the longitudinal axes are generally horizontal when the logo axis is generally vertical.

1 . A package of tissue rolls, the package comprising:
 two package sides, a package bottom, a package back, and a package top;   a package front in a generally vertical orientation, the package front spaced apart from and generally parallel to the package back, wherein the package front and the package back are coupled to and generally orthogonal to the package bottom, the package front including a primary package logo having a logo axis; and   a plurality of tissue rolls, each tissue roll having a roll height, a roll diameter, and a longitudinal axis, wherein each of the longitudinal axes are generally horizontal when the logo axis is generally vertical.   
   
   
       2 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal axes are generally parallel to both the package front and the package bottom. 
   
   
       3 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal axes are generally parallel to the package bottom and generally perpendicular to the package front. 
   
   
       4 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the package includes a package front width, a package front height, and a package bottom depth, and wherein the plurality of tissue rolls are oriented in an array such that the package front width is equivalent to three roll heights, the package front height is equivalent to four roll diameters, and the package bottom depth is equivalent to two roll diameters. 
   
   
       5 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the package front is translucent. 
   
   
       6 . A package of tissue rolls, the package comprising:
 two package sides, a package bottom, a package back, and a package top;   a package front in a generally vertical orientation, the package front spaced apart from and generally parallel to the package back, wherein the package front and the package back are coupled to and generally orthogonal to the package bottom, the package front including a primary package logo having a logo axis; and   a plurality of tissue rolls, each tissue roll having a longitudinal axis and a roll end surface perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein each of the longitudinal axes are generally horizontal and perpendicular to the package front when the logo axis is generally vertical, and wherein at least a portion of the package front is translucent such that at least a portion of one roll end surface is visible through the package front.   
   
   
       7 . The package of  claim 6 , wherein at least a portion of a roll end surface of each tissue roll is visible through the package front. 
   
   
       8 . A case of tissue rolls, the case comprising:
 two case long faces in parallel orientation, two case short faces connecting and perpendicular to the two case long faces, a case bottom, and a case top;   a removable panel including a portion of one of the case long faces and a portion of one of the case short faces, at least a portion of the removable panel bordered by a frangible line;   a package including
 a plurality of tissue rolls, 
 two package sides, a package bottom, a package back, and a package top; 
 a package front in a generally vertical orientation, the package front spaced apart from and generally parallel to the package back, wherein the package front and the package back are coupled to and generally orthogonal to the package bottom, the package front including a primary package logo having a logo axis, wherein the package is oriented in the case such that the logo axis is parallel to the case short faces and perpendicular to the case long faces. 
   
   
   
       9 . The case of  claim 8 , wherein each tissue roll of the plurality of tissue rolls has a longitudinal axis, and wherein each of the longitudinal axes are generally vertical. 
   
   
       10 . The case of  claim 8 , wherein the case includes six packages in a two-by-three array such that six package tops are in a face-to-face arrangement with one case long face, two package fronts are in a face-to-face arrangement with one case short face, and two package backs are in a face-to-face arrangement with the other case short face. 
   
   
       11 . A method for providing tissue rolls, the method comprising:
 packaging a plurality of tissue rolls in a package including a package front defining a package front plane, a package bottom defining a package bottom plane, and a primary logo having a logo axis, wherein each tissue roll has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the tissue rolls are oriented in the package such that each longitudinal axis is parallel to the package bottom plane; and   shipping the tissue rolls such that each longitudinal axis is generally vertical.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising displaying the package such that the logo axis is vertical and each longitudinal axis is horizontal. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the logo axis is parallel to the package front plane and perpendicular to the package bottom plane. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein each longitudinal axis is parallel to the package front plane. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein each longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the package front plane. 
   
   
       16 . A method for improving the volume efficiency for shipping rolls of tissue, the method comprising:
 packaging a plurality of tissue rolls in a plurality of packages each including a package front defining a package front plane, a package bottom defining a package bottom plane, and a primary logo having a logo axis, wherein each tissue roll has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the tissue rolls are oriented in the plurality of packages such that each longitudinal axis is parallel to the package bottom plane; and   assembling the plurality of packages in a case.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of tissue rolls in a package is twenty-four, and wherein the plurality of packages in a case is six. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein assembling the plurality of packages in a case includes orienting the plurality of packages such that each longitudinal axis is generally vertical. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein each longitudinal axis is parallel to the package front plane. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein each longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the package front plane.