Patent ID: 7883755

Claim:
A napkin band blank product for forming a plurality of separable interlocking napkin bands comprising: a sheet having a plurality of die cut lines extending along a sheet length defined by a first pair of opposed side edges and a sheet width defined by a second pair of opposed side edges, and a plurality of slits extending from certain of the die cut lines wherein the die cut lines define a plurality of separable interlocking napkin bands that are detachable from one another along the die cut lines and individually securable into a cylindrical formation by interlocking the slits together, wherein the plurality of die cut lines includes a first set of die cut lines extending lengthwise across the sheet and spaced from the first pair of opposed side edges, and a second set of die cut lines extending widthwise and transversely across the first set of die cut lines, the second set of die cut lines being formed by a single die cut line bisecting the sheet and defining a center line, and wherein the slits are formed exclusively between the first set of die cut lines such that the opposed side edges are continuous and uninterrupted.