Bundle comprising a tied stack of folded paper sheets

Abstract

A bundle comprising a plurality of paper sheets lying upon another and defining a stack and a tie having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end is provided, wherein a first portion of the tie at the first end overlaps a second portion of the tie at the second end and is connected to the second portion to tie the stack, the first portion being positioned on an end face of the stack, wherein the first portion comprises at least one opening accessible by a user's finger to grip the tie and break the connection between the first and second end portions.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bundle, comprising:
 a plurality of paper sheets lying upon another and defining a stack; and   a tie having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, wherein a first portion of the tie at the first end overlaps a second portion of the tie at the second end and is connected to the second portion to tie the stack, the first portion being positioned on an end face of the stack,   wherein the first portion comprises at least one opening configured to be accessed by a user's finger by inserting said finger into the opening to grip the tie and break the connection between the first and second end portions.   
     
     
         2 . The bundle according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening is a cut. 
     
     
         3 . The bundle according to  claim 2 , wherein the cut is a straight line and extends along a longitudinal direction of the tie. 
     
     
         4 . The bundle according to  claim 2 , wherein a further cut in the form of a straight line is provided in the first portion crossing the cut. 
     
     
         5 . The bundle according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening is a cutout. 
     
     
         6 . The bundle according to  claim 5 , wherein the cutout has the shape of a rectangle, the rectangle being oriented with a longer leg of the rectangle arranged along a longitudinal direction of the tie. 
     
     
         7 . The bundle according to any one of the preceding  claim 1 , wherein two openings are provided, the openings being arranged side-by-side in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the tie. 
     
     
         8 . The bundle according to  claim 1 , wherein the first portion is adhered to a leading paper sheet of the stack. 
     
     
         9 . The bundle according to  claim 8 , wherein the first portion is releasably adhered to the leading paper sheet of the stack. 
     
     
         10 . The bundle according to  claim 1 , wherein the first portion is connected to the second portion adjacent the first end. 
     
     
         11 . The bundle according to  claim 1 , wherein the tie is made of plastic material. 
     
     
         12 . The bundle according to  claim 1 , wherein the first portion is heat-sealed to the second portion. 
     
     
         13 . The bundle according to  claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the tie has a larger width (W 1 ) transverse to a longitudinal direction of the tie than a remainder of the tie. 
     
     
         14 . A dispenser comprising a bundle according to  claim 1  and a casing having a longitudinal dispensing opening, wherein a longitudinal direction of the tie intersects with the longitudinal direction of the dispensing opening. 
     
     
         15 . The dispenser according to  claim 14 , wherein the dispensing opening of the dispenser has a widened portion coinciding with the opening of the tie. 
     
     
         16 . The bundle according to  claim 11 , wherein the plastic material comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and polylactide.