Patent · US Expired

Container/dispenser for wet wipes and the like

US4892220A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 1989
Grant dateJan 9, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 30, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S206/815
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The product of the invention is a thermoformed container for wet wipes or the like having a hinged cover that is releaseably secured to the container when it is closed. The container can be opened with one hand by inserting the thumb and index finger in adjoining recesses formed by arcuate formations in front portions of the cover and container body and camming the cover upwardly by pressing the inserted finger and thumb toward each other.

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