Stackable container for premoistened wipes

A stackable container useful for containing a plurality of premoistened wipes therein and interlockable with adjacent containers of a similar configuration, the container comprising:

• a substantially rectangular box portion, the box portion defining a space for containing the premoistened wipes, the box portion having an open top, a substantially rectangular bottom, substantially rectangular ends, and substantially rectangular sides, with the rectangular ends and rectangular sides defining a container having a length double its width, the rectangular bottom having only two cylindrical recesses opening downwardly therefrom;
• a lid mounted on and pivoted with respect to the top of the box portion, the lid having only two cylindrical projections extending upwardly therefrom, the cylindrical projections being in alignment with the cylindrical recesses at the bottom of the container when the lid is closed and having a selected diameter which complements that of the cylindrical recesses, whereby the container is interlockable with the containers of a similar configuration, with recesses of adjacent containers of a similar configuration being receivable of at least one of the projections of the container and projections of adjacent containers of a similar configuration being receivable by at least one of the recesses in the container;
• a rim of a selected width attachable to the open top of the box portion, the rim having the lid unitary therewith and defining an opening through which the premoistened wipes are dispensed, which opening is closable by the lid;
• a web connecting the lid to the rim, the web being joined to the rim by a living hinge whereby the rim, web and lid are unitary;
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• a latch on the lid and a keeper on the rim, wherein the latch engages with the keeper when the lid is closed to secure the lid shut;
• wherein the latch is unitary with the lid and the lid has a front edge having a tab which extends beyond the front edge of the lid by a substantially equal to the width of the rim;
• wherein the rim includes a top surface with a recess therein for receiving the tab of the latch, the tab having a top surface which is substantially flush with the top surface of the rim when the lid is closed, add wherein the web connecting the lid to the rim has a width substantially equal to the width of the rim, and the rim includes an indentation proximate the web, whereby when the lid is shut, the web is substantially flush with the rim.

In combination, a stackable container and a stack of premoistened wipes within the stackable container, the stackable container being interlockable with adjacent containers of a similar configuration, the combination comprising:

• a substantially rectangular box portion of unitary construction, the box portion defining a space containing the premoistened wipes, the box portion having a substantially rectangular closed bottom, substantially rectangular ends, substantially rectangular sides and an open top defining a rectangular opening, with the rectangular ends and rectangular sides defining a container having a length double its width, the rectangular closed bottom having only two recesses opening downwardly therefrom
• a moisture impervious lid mounted on and pivoted with respect to the top of the box portion to cooperate with the box portion in enclosing the premoistened wipes therein, the lid having only two projections extending therefrom, the projections being in alignment with the recesses at the bottom of he container when the lid is closed and having a size and geometry which complements that of the recesses, whereby the container is interlockable with the containers of a similar configuration, with recesses of adjacent containers of a similar configuration being receivable of at least one of the projections of the container and projections of adjacent containers of a similar configuration being receivable by at least one of the recesses in the container is useful as a toy building block
• a rim of a selected width attachable to the open top of the box portion, the rim having the lid unitary therewith and defining an opening through which the premoistened wipes are dispensed, which opening is closable by the lid;
• a web connecting the lid to the rim, the web being joined to the rim by a living hinge whereby the rim, web and lid are unitary;
• a latch on the lid and a keeper on the rim, wherein the latch engages with the keeper when the lid is closed to secure the lid shut, wherein the latch is unitary with the lid and the lid has a front edge having a tab which extends beyond the front edge of the lid by a distance substantially equal to the width of the rim;
• wherein the rim includes a top surface with a recesses therein the receiving the tab of the latch, the tab having a top surfaces which is substantially flush with the top surface of the rim when the lid is closed, and wherein the web connecting the lid to the rim has a width substantially equal to the width of the rim, and the rim includes an indentation proximate the web, whereby when the lid is shut, the web is substantially flush with the rim.