Refillable dispensing container for moist wipes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wipes dispensers are not designed for portability or easy refilling, limiting their convenience for use beyond fixed surfaces and making them unsuitable for carrying or replenishing moist wipes for various applications.
Innovation Solution
A refillable dispensing container with a housing, a removable lid, and an inner cover connected by a flexible hinge, featuring a dispensing orifice and locating tabs for secure positioning, allowing for easy access and refilling of moist wipes, and equipped with a loop for convenient carrying.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional wipes dispensers are designed for fixed surface placement, then they can provide stable wipe dispensing, but they become inconvenient to carry and refill
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser is divided into separate components: a housing, a removable inner cover with dispensing orifice, and a lid. The inner cover can be removed and replaced to refill wipes, enabling portability while maintaining stable dispensing when assembled correctly
Solution Approach 2:
The inner cover is nested within the housing and secured through locating tabs that fit into corresponding openings in the housing sidewalls. This nested structure allows the inner cover to be removable for refilling while maintaining a compact, portable form factor
2Ease of operation
If the inner cover is securely positioned in the housing, then wipe dispensing is reliable, but the inner cover becomes difficult to remove for refilling
Solution Approach 1:
The locating tabs are designed to be flexible and can be deflected inward when pressed together, allowing the inner cover to be easily installed or removed by applying temporary force. Once installed, the tabs return to their original position to provide secure positioning
Solution Approach 2:
The locating tabs change their physical state from a secured position (when not being manipulated) to a deflected state (when pressed together for installation/removal). This parameter change allows easy manipulation while maintaining secure positioning during normal use
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a refillable dispensing container for moist wipes. An example refillable dispensing container comprises a housing defining an interior compartment accessible through an opening in the housing, a lid configured to cover the opening to the interior compartment of the housing, and an inner cover configured to be removably positioned within the opening to the interior compartment of the housing. The lid can be removed to provide access to the inner cover. The inner cover includes a dispensing orifice through which individual wipes can be extracted from the interior compartment of the housing.