Cartridge dispensing system and method

A dispenser for storing and dispensing a plurality of separably joined wipes, comprising:

• a cartridge comprising a bottom wall and at least one side wall extending from the bottom wall, the walls connected together to define a chamber and an opening in the chamber located at a top portion of the side wall opposite the bottom wall;
• a cover removably fastenable to the top portion of the side wall, the cover and cartridge cooperating to seal the plurality of separably joined wipes in the chamber;
• the cover comprising a top and at least one top side wall extending from the top wherein the top side wall and the side wall each have at least a portion extending past the other and at the portion each engages the other in an interference relationship;
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• an elongated dispensing passage disposed adjacent the top portion of the side wall wherein wipes from the plurality of separably joined wipes can be dispensed from the chamber by the wipes passing directly between the cover and the top portion of the side wall and out the dispensing passage when the cover is fastened to the cartridge.

A method for storing and dispensing a plurality of separably joined wipes, comprising:

• providing a cartridge having a chamber with the plurality of separably joined wipes in the chamber, the plurality of separably joined wipes having a seal over them to seal the plurality of separably joined wipes from an environment;
• removing the seal from the plurality of separably joined wipes;
• fastening a removably self-fastening cover to the cartridge over the chamber to seal the plurality of separably joined wipes in the chamber;
• dispensing wipes from the chamber by passing wipes between the cover and the cartridge and out an elongated dispensing passage when the cover is fastened to the cartridge.

A method for storing and dispensing a plurality of separably joined wipes, comprising:

• providing a cartridge having a chamber with the plurality of separably joined wipes in the chamber, the cartridge having a seal over the chamber to seal the plurality of separably joined wipes in the cartridge;
• removing the seal from the cartridge;
• fastening a cover to the cartridge over the chamber to seal the plurality of separably joined wipes in the chamber wherein the cover comprises a top and at least one top side wall extending from the top wherein the top side wall and a side wall from the cartridge each have at least a portion extending past the other and at the portion each engages the other in an interference relationship;
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• dispensing wipes from the chamber by passing wipes between the cover and the cartridge and out an elongated dispensing passage when the cover is fastened to the cartridge.