Towelette dispenser

A dispenser for premoistened towelettes, comprising:

• a container having wall means of a liquid impervious material at least partially defining a cavity, an upper wall portion defining opening means for passage of the towelettes from the cavity toward the outside of the container, said opening means being sufficiently large to receive the user's fingers in the cavity;
• a supply of premoistened absorbent material disposed in the container cavity;
• a flexible barrier movably positioned in the cavity intermediate the supply and said upper wall portion in alignment with said opening means, said barrier being longer than the opening means in at least one direction to obstruct against said wall portion during normal use of the dispenser, said barrier having aperture means of substantially smaller dimensions than the opening means for passage of the supply through the barrier to said opening means, and said barrier having sufficiently small dimensions and being proportioned relative the opening means such that the barrier may be removed from the container through said opening means without removal of said wall portion when said supply is substantially full to thread the supply through the aperture means of the barrier;
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• a lid for selectively closing said opening means and sealing said cavity from the atmosphere.

A dispenser for premoistened towelettes, comprising:

• a container having a base, an upper wall portion, and sidewalls extending from the base toward said upper wall portion, said base and sidewalls being constructed from a liquid impervious material and at least partially defining a cavity to receive the towelettes, and said upper wall portion having an opening for passage of the towelettes from the cavity toward the outside of the container, with said opening being sufficiently large to receive the user's fingers in the cavity;
• a supply of premoistened absorbent material disposed in the container cavity;
• a floating barrier comprising a sheet of flexible material positioned in the container cavity intermediate said supply and said container opening, said barrier having larger dimensions than said opening to obstruct against said upper wall portion during normal use of the dispenser and sufficiently small dimensions relative the sidewalls and opening to permit turning of the barrier to a transverse position in the container and permit removal of the barrier through the upper wall portion without enlargement of said opening, said barrier being movable between an upper position in the cavity below the opening and a lower position adjacent said supply, and said barrier having aperture means of substantially smaller size than the opening and in alignment with said opening for passage of the supply through the barrier to the opening, whereby the barrier may be removed from the container through the container opening to thread the supply through the barrier aperture means;
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• a lid adjacent an upper end of the container for releasably closing said opening and sealing the cavity from the atmosphere.