Moistened wipes dispensing device

A moistened wipes dispensing device for automatically dispensing a moistened wipe that facilitates a user to wash themselves, said device comprising:

• a stand including a base and a stanchion, said base being positionable on a support surface such that said stanchion is vertically oriented, said base having a bottom wall and a top wall curving upwardly from said bottom wall such that said base has a dome shape, said top wall having an opening extending into an interior of said base, said opening being aligned with an intersection between said top wall and said bottom wall, said stanchion comprising a lower section and a top section, said lower section having a bottom end being coupled to said top wall of said base at a point aligned with an apex of said top wall, said top section having a lower end which is releasably attached to a top end of said lower section;
• a dispensing unit being attached to said stanchion such that said dispensing unit is elevated above the support surface wherein said dispensing unit is configured to be positioned at a preferred height to be accessible to a user, said dispensing unit containing a roll of moistened wipes, said dispensing unit having a motion sensing element which actuates said dispensing unit to dispense one of said moistened wipes when said motion sensing element senses motion wherein said dispensing unit is configured to dispense one of said moistened wipes when the user approaches said dispensing unit thereby facilitating hands-free dispensing of said moistened wipes, said dispensing unit including a warming element being in thermal communication with an interior of said dispensing unit thereby facilitating said warming element to warm said moistened wipe that is dispensed wherein said warming element is configured to enhance comfort for the user by providing a warmed moistened wipe, said dispensing unit comprising:
• a cylinder having a dispensing slot extending through an outer wall of said cylinder, said dispensing slot being elongated to extend substantially between a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall of said cylinder, said cylinder being substantially hollow, an upper end of said top section of said stanchion being coupled to said outer wall at a point being centrally located between said first lateral wall and said second lateral wall;
• a processor being positioned within said cylinder, said processor receiving an actuate input;
• a motion sensor being attached to said outer wall of said cylinder such that said motion sensor defines said motion sensing element of said dispensing unit wherein said motion sensor is configured to sense motion of the user when the user moves within a trigger distance of said cylinder, said motion sensor being electrically coupled to said processor, said processor receiving said actuate input when said motion sensor senses motion;
• a spool being rotatably disposed within said cylinder such that said spool extends between said first lateral wall and said second lateral wall of said cylinder, said spool being rotatable in a first direction, said roll of moistened wipes being positioned around said spool;
• a motor being positioned within said cylinder, said motor being mechanically coupled to a respective end of said spool such that said motor rotates said spool in said first direction when said motor is actuated, said motor being electrically coupled to said processor, said motor being actuated to rotate a predetermined number of rotations when said processor receives said actuate input such that a dispensed one of said roll of moistened wipes is urged to extend outwardly through said dispensing slot in said outer wall of said cylinder wherein said dispensed one of said roll of moistened wipes is configured to be retrieved by the user;
• a gear being attached to an opposing end of said spool with respect to said motor, said gear having a plurality of teeth each extending away from an outer surface of said gear, said plurality of teeth being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed around a full circumference of said gear, each of said plurality of teeth having a first side and a second side, said first side of each of said plurality of teeth being perpendicularly oriented with said outer surface of said gear, said second side of each of said plurality of teeth curving outwardly between said first side and said outer surface of said gear;
• a heating element being integrated into said outer wall of said cylinder such that said heating element defines said warming element, said heating element being elongated to extend substantially between said first lateral wall and said second lateral wall of said cylinder, said heating element being positioned above said dispensing slot in said outer wall of said cylinder, said heating element being electrically coupled to said processor, said heating element being actuated for a predetermined duration of time when said processor receives said actuate input such that said heating element heats said dispensed one of said roll of moistened wipes wherein said heating element is configured to enhance comfort for the user when the user employs said dispensed one of said roll of moistened wipes;
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• a power supply being positioned within said cylinder, said power supply being electrically coupled to said processor, said power supply comprising at least one battery;
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• a dispensing mechanism being movably integrated into said stand wherein said dispensing mechanism is configured to be manipulated by the user in the event that said dispensing unit is not operational and will not dispense one of said roll of moistened wipes, said dispensing mechanism being in mechanical communication with said dispensing unit such that said dispensing mechanism manually actuates said dispensing unit to dispense one of said roll of moistened wipes, said dispensing mechanism comprising:
• a pedal having a front end and a back end, said pedal being positioned in said base such that said pedal extends outwardly through said opening in said top wall of said base having said front end being positioned outside of said base wherein said pedal is configured to be stepped upon by the user, said pedal being biased into a home position, said pedal being urgeable into an actuating position, said pedal being urged into said actuating position when the user steps on said pedal;
• a biasing member being coupled between a bottom surface of said pedal and said bottom wall of said base, said biasing member biasing said pedal into said home position having said pedal lying on a horizontal plane, said pedal being oriented to lie on an angled plane when said pedal is urged into said actuating position;
• a first linkage arm having a first end being pivotally coupled to said back end of said pedal, said first linkage arm angling downwardly from said pedal toward said bottom wall of said base;
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• a second linkage arm having a primary end being pivotally coupled to a second end of said first linkage arm, said second linkage arm being vertically oriented such that said second linkage arm extends upwardly through said stanchion and into said cylinder such that a secondary end of said second linkage arm is positioned within said cylinder, said second linkage arm having a series of bends each being positioned closer to a secondary end than said primary end to define a middle portion of said second linkage arm being perpendicularly oriented with and extending laterally from a lower portion of said second linkage arm and an upper portion of said second linkage arm being perpendicularly oriented with and extending upwardly from said middle portion, said lower portion being associated with said primary end of said second linkage arm, said upper portion being associated with said secondary end of said second linkage arm, said second linkage arm having a foot extending laterally away from said secondary end of said second linkage arm, said foot having an upper surface being perpendicularly oriented with said upper portion, said foot having a lower surface curving downwardly between said upper surface and said upper portion, said upper surface abutting said first side of a respective one of said plurality of teeth on said gear of said dispensing unit, said second linkage arm being urged upwardly when said pedal is urged into said actuating position thereby rotating said gear such that said spool is rotated to urge said dispensed one of said roll of moistened wipes outwardly through said dispensing slot in said outer wall of said cylinder in the event that said dispensing unit is not functional, said second side of each of said plurality of teeth on said gear sliding along said lower surface of said foot when said motor rotates said spool such that said foot does not inhibit said gear from rotating when said motor rotates said spool.