Dispenser for providing warm wipes

Abstract

A wipes dispenser enabling the dispensing on-demand of one or more warm wet wipes. The dispenser may comprise three containers, at least one dosing device, and dispensing devices.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates generally to disposable cleansing wipes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Disposable cleansing wipes for personal cleansing are known in the art. Typically, disposable cleansing wipes comprise a fibrous or film-like substrate. Depending on the use for which the wipes are intended, the wipes may also include compositions to aid in a particular cleaning process. For example, wipes which are intended to be used for cleaning babies or young children may include a mild detergent composition, sanitizing agent, and / or moisturizing agent.[0003]Wipes generally come in wet or dry forms. In the case of wet-wipes, i.e., wipes that are pre-moistened with one or more liquid compositions, the container or package containing the wet-wipes may be liquid or vapor impermeable in order to keep the wet-wipes at a desired moisture level. The temperature of a wet-wipe, which is properly stored in a suitable container or package, will typically be about the ...

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Problems solved by technology

The average body temperature of a human may vary, for example, between 36° C. and 38° C. As a result, a wet-wipe having a temperature of less than 20° C., 25° C., or even 30° C. may impart an undesirable cold sensation when brought into contact with the skin of person.

The undesirability of the cool or cold sensation may be even more pronounced when the wet-wipe is contacted with the sensitive skin of a baby or young child during the cleaning process that often accompanies diaper changing.

In addition, the longer the wet-wipe is exposed to an environment outside of the wet-wipes container the more the temperature of the wipe may decrease.

Those “wipe warmers” exhibit drawbacks as for instance they tend to increase the wipes dry-out.

Furthermore, parents are often concerned about the safety of such device for use in the baby's room.

While this method may provide a warm wet-wipe under ideal conditions, potential problems associated with reproducing the phenomenon in real practical situations may discourage manufacturers from adopting this method.

In some instances, the capsule may break prior to the moment of intended use (e.g. during manufacture, shipping or storage) causing the composition in the microcapsule to be exposed to the outside environment.

In some other instance, the wet-wipe may be heated prematurely (i.e. before the moment of intended use by a consumer).

However, this may result in a wet-wipe with an abrasive-feeling surface texture, which is typically undesirable in a personal cleansing wet-wipe.

The use of such microcapsules may also result in a wet-wipe that requires an excessive amount of pressure to rupture the microcapsules, resulting in an undesirable cleaning experience.

While this method overcomes the drawbacks associated with the encapsulated method, a repeatable warming effect can not be guaranteed for each single wipe within a stack of wipes.

This unevenly distribution of liquid within a stack of wipes may result in a varying effectiveness of the warming effects for each single wipe.

None of the approach mentioned above provides the consumer with a wipe on-demand adapted to his / her needs.

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