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Dispenser for housing a plurality of folded wet wipes

US7073684B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 2004
Grant dateJul 11, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47K2010/3266
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dispenser is disclosed which can house a plurality of folded wet wipes, each having a width. The dispenser includes first and second members pivotally connected together to form an enclosed dispenser having a transverse axis. The first and second members are formed from a semi-rigid material. The dispenser has a height of about 2.5 inches or less and has a top wall with an entrance formed therein. The entrance has a surface area of from between about 15 cm2 to about 95 cm2. The folded wet wipes having a normalized separation force between two adjacent sheets of less than about 65 g/cm. The entrance also has a dimension measured along the transverse axis that when divided by the width of one of the folded wet wipes is at least about 0.7.

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