# US 5,704,471 A · Packet for wet tissue

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- Number: US 5,704,471 A
- Document ID: US5704471A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/530,904
- Filed: 1995-09-20
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1995-08-04
- Assignees: Chiyoe Yamada
- Inventors: Kikuo Yamada
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704471A

## CPC

- B65D 75/58: Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture {(B65D75/36, B65D85/1027 take precedence)}
- B65D 83/0805: {through an aperture in a wall}
- Y10S 206/812: Packaged towel
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A packet for wet tissue, has a packet containing wet tissues, and a lid unit having a sliding lid for covering and uncovering a tissue dispensing opening. The lid unit is fitted in an opening formed in the pouch and is attached to the periphery of the opening. The lid unit has a base plate provided with the tissue dispensing opening and a lid supporting part formed so as to surround the tissue dispensing opening. The sliding lid is supported horizontally slidably on the lid supporting part to cover and uncover the tissue dispensing opening. The tissue dispensing opening is sealed when the lid is closed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A packet for wet tissue comprising:
a pouch formed of an impervious film;
a stack of wet tissues contained in the pouch; and
a lid unit fitted in an opening formed in the pouch and attached to the pouch, said lid unit including a base plate having a tissue dispensing opening and a lid supporting part with a groove, and a lid horizontally slidably supported on the lid supporting part so as to cover and uncover the tissue dispensing opening, said lid having side edges slidably fitted in the groove of the lid supporting part.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A packet for wet tissue according to claim 1, wherein said tissue dispensing opening of the lid unit has a shape and construction such that when a wet tissue is take out through the tissue dispensing opening, a top part of a subsequent wet tissue is pulled out from the pouch and located inside the tissue dispensing opening.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A packet for wet tissue according to claim 2, wherein the shape and construction of the tissue dispensing opening are designed so as to apply a moderate resistance to the wet tissue being pulled out through the tissue dispensing opening.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A packet for wet tissue according to claim 3, wherein the tissue dispensing opening has narrow sections capable of applying a moderate resistance to the wet tissue being pulled out through the tissue dispensing opening.

### Claim 5

A packet for wet tissue comprising:
a pouch formed of an impervious film;
a stack of wet tissues contained in the pouch; and
a lid unit fitted in an opening formed in the pouch and attached to the pouch, said lid unit including a base plate having a tissue dispensing opening and a lid supporting part with longitudinal tongues on opposite sides thereof, and a lid horizontally slidably supported on the lid supporting part so as to cover and uncover the tissue dispensing opening, said lid having longitudinal grooves on opposite sides thereof slidably receiving the longitudinal tongues therein.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A packet for wet tissue according to claim 5, wherein said lid unit further includes means for engaging the lid with the lid supporting part when the tissue dispensing opening is completely closed by the lid.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A packet for wet tissue according to claim 6, wherein said lid unit further includes means for preventing the lid from disengaging from the lid supporting part when the tissue dispensing opening is uncovered by the lid.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A packet for wet tissue according to claim 7, wherein said engaging means is a projection and a dent formed in the lid and the base plate, and said preventing means includes a projecting member formed on the lid and engaging the base plate.

### Claim 9

A packet for wet tissue comprising:
a pouch formed of an impervious film;
a stack of wet tissues contained in the pouch; and
a lid unit fitted in an opening formed in the pouch and attached to the pouch, said lid unit including a base plate having a tissue dispensing opening and a lid supporting part; a lid horizontally slidably supported on the lid supporting part so as to cover and uncover the tissue dispensing opening; and a space formed between the lid and the tissue dispensing opening when the lid is at a closed position to cover the tissue dispensing opening, said space being large enough to substantially contain a portion of the wet tissue projecting outside through the tissue dispensing opening.