Container for dispensing plural wet wipe sheets or dry sanitary tissue sheets
Inactive Publication Date: 2006-12-21
FIRST QUALITY RETAIL SERVICES
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"This patent describes a dispensing container for plural wiping sheets that can be sequentially dispensed using one hand. The sheets are arranged in an array, with each sheet being connected to the next one, so that when one sheet is removed, the next one is ready for removal. The container includes an aesthetically pleasing opening that is shaped to fit the hand of the user. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a convenient and efficient way to dispense multiple wiping sheets."
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Notwithstanding that design, in practice, sometimes the removal of one wet wipe fails to bring the next successive wet wipe into the desired position, thereby necessitating the user to insert his / her fingers back into the aperture to remove the next wet wipe.
Obviously, the larger the aperture, the more likely that content of the container will be exposed to the ambient atmosphere and hence could dry out quicker.
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[0034] Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown at 20 in FIG. 1 a dispensing container constructed in accordance with this invention. The container 20 basically comprises a hollow vessel or tub 22 and a cover 24, which together form a housing containing the plural wipes. The wipes are of conventional construction, e.g., each comprises a sheet of tissue-like material that is either wetted with a wetting agent or unwetted. The sheets are provided in an array, i.e., in the form of a stack, like shown in FIGS. 2, 5A, 5B and 5C, or a roll R, like shown in FIG. 5D, for disposition within the tub. The sheets of the stack S may be interfolded or otherwise coupled together such as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5B. The sheets of the roll R are connected to one another by plural perforated or frangible lines 34A (FIG. 5D), so that they can be separated from one another.
[0035] The cover 24 includes an orifice or opening 26, to be described in detail later, through which individual wipes of the stack S or ro...
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Abstract
A container for one-handed pop-up dispensing plural wiping sheets. The container comprises a housing having a hollow interior in which an array of wiping sheets is disposed. The housing includes an aesthetically pleasing opening whose perimeter defines a non-regular shaped icon representing a realistic, fanciful or otherwise ornamental object. The opening has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is of sufficient size and shape to enable an adult to extend his / her fingers therethrough to grasp one sheet of the array to pull the sheet into it and then slide the sheet into the second portion. The second portion frictionally engage the sheet slid into it to cause that sheet to be separated from the remaining sheets in the array to remove that sheet from the container.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001]“Not Applicable”STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002]“Not Applicable”INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISK [0003]“Not Applicable”BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of Invention [0005] This invention relates generally to dispensing of sanitary tissue products, and more particularly, to a dispenser for dispensing wet wipes or dry sanitary tissue wipes for personal hygiene. [0006] 2. Description of Related Art [0007] Numerous tissue dispensers are known in the prior art for selectively dispensing baby wipes, hand wipes, household cleaning wipes, industrial wipes, etc. For example, personal hygiene wet wipes are commonly packaged in molded or vacuum formed disposable plastic containers or tubs which are also intended to serve as the dispenser for the wet wipes until the container is empty. Typically the wet wipes are in the form of a stack in the container, with the wet w...
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IPC IPC(8): A47K10/24A47K10/42B65H1/00B65H45/20B65H45/22
CPCB65H45/20A47K10/421
Inventor WU, LANYINGBELL, TYANISA A.LEVY, RUTH L.
Owner FIRST QUALITY RETAIL SERVICES