Absorbent Tissue Paper

Abstract

A tissue paper product, such as a paper towel, having at least six sides that has at least 30% less surface area compared to a rectangular product having the same height and width.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tissue paper product having at least 6 sides, comprising:
 a length and a width, and a surface area having at least 30% less surface area than a rectangle having a length and width equal to the length and width of the paper towel.   
     
     
         2 . A tissue paper product according to  claim 1 , wherein the tissue paper product has 6 vertices that define interior angles, and wherein the sum of the interior angles equals 720 degrees. 
     
     
         3 . A tissue paper product according to  claim 1 , wherein the tissue paper product has 6 vertices that define interior angles, and wherein each interior angle is 120 degrees. 
     
     
         4 . A tissue paper product according to  claim 1 , wherein the length and width are each at least 10 inches. 
     
     
         5 . A tissue paper product according to  claim 1 , wherein the product is a paper towel. 
     
     
         6 . A tissue paper product strip, comprising:
 a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side being spaced apart by a first distance and a second distance, the first distance being at least 30% less than the second distance; and   a first edge and a second edge, the first edge and the second edge defining a first vertice that has an interior angle of greater than 90 degree   
     
     
         7 . The tissue paper product strip of  claim 6 , where the first distance is at least 50% less than the second distance. 
     
     
         8 . The tissue paper product strip of  claim 6 , wherein the interior angle of the first vertice is 120 degrees. 
     
     
         9 . The tissue paper product strip of  claim 6 , wherein the strip defines a plurality of perforations between the first side and the second side equal to the length of the first distance. 
     
     
         10 . The tissue paper product strip of  claim 6 , further comprising a third edge and a fourth edge spaced away from the first edge and second edge, the third edge and fourth edge defining and vertice that has an interior angle equal to the interior angle of the first 
     
     
         11 . The tissue paper product strip of  claim 6 , wherein the tissue paper product is a paper towel. 
     
     
         12 . A method manufacturing a tissue paper product, comprising:
 providing a plane of tissue paper product material;   cutting the plane into a plurality of tissue paper product strips, wherein each strip includes a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side being spaced apart by a first distance and a second distance, the first distance being at least 30% less than the second distance, and wherein each strip includes a first edge and a second edge, the first edge and the second edge defining a first vertice that has an interior angle of greater than 90 degrees.   
     
     
         13 . A method according to  claim 12 , further comprising perforating at least one of the tissue paper product strips between the first side and the second side of the at least one of the tissue paper product strips equal to the length of the first distance. 
     
     
         14 . A method according to  claim 12 , further comprising cutting at least one of the plurality of tissue paper product strips to form a plurality of distinct tissue paper products each having at least six sides. 
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 12 , further comprising cutting at least one of the plurality of tissue paper product strips to form a plurality of distinct tissue paper products, each tissue paper product defining six vertices that form six interior angles wherein the sum of the six interior angles equals 720 degrees. 
     
     
         16 . A method according to  claim 12 , wherein the cutting step includes cutting the plane into a plurality of tissue paper product strips, wherein the first distance is at least 50% less than the second distance. 
     
     
         17 . A method according to  claim 12 , wherein the cutting step includes cutting the plane into a plurality of tissue paper product strips, wherein the first edge and the second edge define a first vertice that has an interior angle of 120 degrees. 
     
     
         18 . A method according to  claim 12 , wherein the providing step includes providing a plane of tissue paper product material for paper towels.