Roll with Visual Cue

Abstract

Bath tissue rolls are provided with indicia or a visual cue representing the number of sheets remaining on the roll so the user better knows in advance when the remaining number of sheets on the roll is getting low.

1 . A roll of bath tissue comprising a plurality of sheets separated by transverse lines of perforation, wherein one or more sheets within the roll contain a modified transverse line of perforation that provides a visual cue representing the number of sheets remaining on the roll. 
     
     
         2 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 1  further comprising a second visual cue printed onto one or more sheets within the roll. 
     
     
         3 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 1  further comprising a notch in the side of one or more sheets within the roll. 
     
     
         4 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 2  wherein the second visual cue is imparted to the side of the roll. 
     
     
         5 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 4  wherein the second visual cue is a color change on the side of the roll. 
     
     
         6 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 2  wherein the second visual cue is a sheet color that is different than the other sheets on the roll. 
     
     
         7 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 2  wherein the second visual cue is a numeral which indicates the number of sheets remaining. 
     
     
         8 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 1  wherein the visual cue is provided with from about 10 to about 50 sheets remaining on the roll. 
     
     
         9 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 1  wherein the roll contains about 300 sheets and a visual cue is provided with about 150 sheets remaining on the roll. 
     
     
         10 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 1  wherein the roll contains about 450 sheets and the visual cue is provided with about 300 sheets remaining on the roll and with about 150 sheets remaining on the roll. 
     
     
         11 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 1  wherein the visual cue is incorporated during the tissue basesheet converting process. 
     
     
         12 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 1  wherein the visual cue is incorporated during the tissue basesheet manufacturing process. 
     
     
         14 . The roll of bath tissue of  claim 1 , wherein the roll is packaged within a wrapper and the wrapper contains information identifying the presence of a visual cue within the roll.