Rolls of material providing one-handed dispensing of sheets of pre-determined length

Abstract

A roll of a sheet material is provided with elongated sheets within the roll that are either completely detached from each other, or substantially completely detached from each other, such that the user can dispense the elongated sheets with one hand. In the case of toilet paper, the elongated sheets have a pre-determined length deemed to be suitable for most users and serve to assist young children in dispensing a proper amount of tissue from the roll.

1 . A roll of a sheet material comprising a plurality of elongated sheets having a pre-determined length between opposite ends, said elongated sheets being positioned end-to-end within the roll and separated from each other by a line of detachment having a minimal attachment length of from about 1 to about 20 percent of the roll width, said elongated sheets containing one or more transverse lines of perforation between the ends. 
   
   
       2 . A roll of sheet material comprising a plurality of elongated sheets having a pre-determined length, said elongated sheets being positioned end-to-end within the roll and completely detached from each other. 
   
   
       3 . The roll of  claim 2  wherein the elongated sheets contain one or more transverse lines of perforation. 
   
   
       4 . The roll of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the elongated sheets contain two transverse lines of perforation. 
   
   
       5 . The roll of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the elongated sheets contain three transverse lines of perforation. 
   
   
       6 . The roll of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the pre-determined length is from about 40 to about 100 centimeters. 
   
   
       7 . The roll of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the pre-determined length is from about 40 to about 80 centimeters. 
   
   
       8 . The roll of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the pre-determined length is greater than the circumference of the roll. 
   
   
       9 . The roll of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the sheet material is tissue. 
   
   
       10 . A method of making rolls of a sheet material, such as a roll of tissue paper product, comprising:
 (a) providing a basesheet having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction;   (b) providing the basesheet with multiple spaced-apart lines of partial severance running in the cross-machine direction, said lines of partial severance comprising alternating segments of severance and segments of perforation, each of said segments of severance corresponding to the width of a roll of sheet material product, wherein consecutive segments of severance in the machine direction are spaced-apart a pre-determined distance in the machine direction of the basesheet, said consecutive machine direction segments of severance being separated by at least one segment of perforation;   (c) winding the basesheet into a log having a machine direction length of basesheet which corresponds to the length of a roll of the sheet material product;   (d) severing the basesheet in the cross-machine direction and adhering the resulting free end of the basesheet to the log; and   (e) slitting the log into individual rolls of the sheet material.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the consecutive machine direction segments of severance are separated by one line of partial severance and one or more lines of perforation. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the consecutive machine direction segments of severance are separated by one line of partial severance and two lines of perforation. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the lines of partial severance contain alternating segments of severance and segments of perforation of equal length. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the lines of partial severance contain alternating segments of severance and segments of perforation of unequal length. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the consecutive machine direction segments of severance are separated by three lines of partial severance. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 10  wherein consecutive machine direction segments of severance are spaced-apart a pre-determined distance of from about 40 to about 80 centimeters in the machine direction of the basesheet. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the segments of severance are longer than the width of the roll of sheet material product. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the sheet material is tissue. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the multiple spaced-apart lines of partial severance and any lines of perforation are imparted to the basesheet by two pairs of a perforator roll and an anvil roll.