Disposable, compactable moisture impervious package for premoistened sheets

A disposable, pliable and compactable moisture-impervious package for dispensing a stack of premoistened sheets, said package comprising:

• a. a pocket portion of pliable and compactable moisture-impervious material, said pocket portion including first and second walls adhered to each other to provide a compartment between them for receiving the stack of premoistened sheets;
• b. the stack of premoistened sheets disposed within the compartment with flat surfaces of the sheets generally parallel to the first and second walls of the pocket portion;
• c. a dispensing opening in one wall of the pocket portion and overlying the flat surfaces of the premoistened sheets, said dispensing opening having a long dimension extending transversely across said one wall and a short dimension substantially perpendicular to said long dimension, sheets of the stack being folded to provide a dispensing edge disposed generally perpendicular to the long dimension of said opening and intersecting said opening, the dispensing opening including a primary seal for preventing undesirable evaporation of moisture from the sheet;
• d. a flap portion of pliable and compactable moisture-impervious material joined to the pocket portion through a hinge line that is generally parallel to the long dimension of the dispensing opening, said flap portion extending beyond the pocket portion and being foldable at the hinge line to overlie the dispensing opening;
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• e. securing means for removably securing the flap portion to the pocket portion when the flap portion overlies the dispensing opening to provide a secondary moisture-impervious seal after the primary seal has been broken and between the dispensing of sheets, said securing means maintaining the secured connection between the flap portion and the pocket portion when said package is in a compacted or uncompacted state.