So far we have three people that have made the same comment about not being the front view. I’m using copy comments as TP tomorrow.

  • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    The patent was the tp roll but more so the angular serations that terminate short of the center, so a tearable roll of paper rather than a strip role that had to be torn manually or cut

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      3 months ago

      So the innovation that was patented is literally “cut it partway through”.

      Patents are inherently stupid and only serve to stifle progress. Change my mind or otherwise just downvote away, works as well.

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        3 months ago

        They are stupid, but helped inventors recoup development costs. It gets abused now, especially with patent trolls. The invention here moved TP from a roll you had to cut or tear, to self tearing segments with enough attached at center that it pulled roll forward…smart at the time…we take this idea of perforated sheets for granted now