Container for a pack of wet wipes
AssigneeReckitt & Colman (Overseas) Limited
InventorJacobus Simon Petrus Van Diepen
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Abstract
A container for a pack of wet wipes (W), the pack having a stack of wet wipes and an aperture in the top surface through which the wet wipes are accessible for dispensing, The container comprising a housing (1, 2) to receive the pack of wet wipes, An opening (9) is formed in the top surface of the housing in line with the aperture in the pack. A door (11) is arranged to selectively close the opening and a sensor (20) is arranged to detect the presence of the hand in the vicinity of the door, A motor (13) receives a signal from the sensor indicating movement in the vicinity of the door and opens the door upon receipt of the signal.
Claims19
A container for a pack of wet wipes comprising:
- a housing to receive a pack of wet wipes;
- an opening in a top surface of the housing arranged, in use, to align with an aperture in the pack;
- a door arranged to selectively close the opening;
- a sensor arranged to detect the presence of a hand in the vicinity of the door;
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- a motor arranged to receive a signal from the sensor indicating movement in the vicinity of the door and to open the door upon receipt of the signal.
A container for a pack of wet wipes, the pack having a stack of wet wipes and an aperture in the top surface through which the wet wipes are accessible for dispensing, the container comprising:
- a housing to receive a pack of wet wipes;
- an opening in a top surface of the housing arranged, in use, to align with an aperture in the pack;
- a door arranged to selectively close the opening;
- a sensor arranged to detect the presence of a user in proximity of the door;
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- a motor arranged to receive a signal from the sensor indicating the presence of a user in proximity of the door and to open the door upon receipt of the signal.
A container for a pack of wet wipes, the pack having a stack of wet wipes and an aperture in the top surface through which the wet wipes are accessible for dispensing, the container comprising:
- a housing to receive a pack of wet wipes;
- an opening in a top surface of the housing arranged, in use, to align with an aperture in the pack;
- a sliding door arranged to selectively close the opening;
- a spring-loaded mechanism for supporting the pack of wet wipes, the mechanism being biased towards the opening;
- a seal to seal the door with respect to the housing when the door is closed;
- a sensor arranged to detect the presence of a user in proximity of the door;
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- a motor arranged to receive a signal from the sensor indicating the presence of a user in proximity of the door and to open the door upon receipt of the signal;
- wherein in the open position, the door is received at least partially within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.