Waste Compartment Securable to a Tissue Container

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-09-11
HICKEY IP
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[0010]According to another object of the present invention, to eliminate any potential for contamination of the remaining unused tissues held in the container, the separate compartment liner includes an antimicrobial composition applied thereto. In this manner, the used tissues position within the separate compartment within the container are separated from the unused tissues by the antimicrobial barrier material, eliminating the potential for determination of the unused tissues.
[0011]According to another aspect of the present invention, the liner used in the compartment construc

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However, while a number of tissue containers have been developed which include compartments for it and dispensing tissues from the container and for holding utilized tissues therein, the construction of containers of this type has not previously adequately addresse

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[0021]With reference now to the drawing figures in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the disclosure, a tissue container that can be used with the present invention is illustrated generally at 10 in FIG. 1. The container 10 has any suitable shape and construction for retaining a number of tissues 12 therein, but is preferably rectangular in shape with a top surface 14, a bottom surface 16, and a number of side surfaces 18 extending between the top surface 14 and bottom surface 16. Additionally, the container 10 can be formed from any suitable material, such as a paperboard or plastic material.

[0022]The container 10 also includes a first opening 20 located in the top surface 14 of the container 10. The first opening 20 is optionally covered by a dispensing closure 22 that is secured around the periphery of the opening 20 to the top surface 14 by any suitable means such as an adhesive, sonic or thermal welding or other mechanical fastening members (not shown...

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Abstract

The present invention is a compartment securable to an existing tissue container that enables a number of used tissues to be stored therein. The compartment includes a base attachable around an aperture formed in the tissue container and a container member secured to the base and extending inwardly into the tissue container. The container member includes a sleeve and a flexible liner that is treated or covered with an antimicrobial composition. When a cover for the compartment is opened, a used tissue can be inserted through the sleeve into the flexible liner to be held by the liner within the tissue container. As used tissues are positioned within the compartment, the liner operates to push the unused tissues within the container towards a dispensing opening for the tissue container.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to facial tissues, and more specifically to an improved container for holding and dispensing tissues of this type, and retaining used tissues dispensed from the container.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]With regard to facial tissues and similar paper-based items dispensed in sheet form, the tissues are held within containers of varying shapes that allow the tissues to be dispensed individually from the container. The tissues are held in the container in any suitable manner, such as in an inter-folded configuration such that each tissue dispensed causes an adjacent tissue to be positioned partially outside of the container for subsequent dispensing from the container.[0003]While tissues of this type are held within many different types and configurations of containers, oftentimes it is desirable to provide a container that not only allows for dispensing of the tissues from the container, but that also includes a compartment f...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D71/00
CPCB65D43/16B65D83/0888B65D83/0805
Inventor HICKEY, CHARLES P.
Owner HICKEY IP
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