Container for wet wipes having an improved closure mechanism

A wet wipe container comprising:

• a) a container base which defines a bottom and a front wall, rear wall, and pair of opposed side walls which extend upwardly from said bottom in a rectangular configuration to provide an interior for containing said wet wipes;
• b) a container lid pivotally connected to said container base which defines a top and a front wall, rear wall and pair of opposed side walls which extend downwardly from said top in a rectangular configuration wherein said front wall of said container lid includes a convex portion which extends convexly outwards;
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• c) a closure which is configured to releasably lock said container lid onto said container base in a closed position wherein said closure comprises:
• i) an elongated tongue projection which extends upwardly and outwardly from said front wall of said container base and which defines a length of at least about 2.0 centimeters, a width of at least about 0.8 centimeters and a shoulder;
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• ii) a recess in said convex portion of said container lid which defines a depth of at least about 1.0 centimeters, an aperture through which said tongue projection extends when said container is in said closed position, and a flexible lip member along an outer periphery of said aperture which is configured to flex outwardly to accept said tongue projection and snap in position under said shoulder of said tongue projection when said container lid is closed.

A wet wipe container comprising:

• a) a container base which defines a bottom and a front wall, rear wall, and pair of opposed side walls which extend upwardly from said bottom to provide an interior for containing said wet wipes;
• b) a container lid pivotally connected to said container base which defines a top and a front wall, rear wall and pair of opposed side walls which extend downwardly from said top wherein said front wall of said container lid includes a convex portion which extends convexly outwards;
• c) a sealing wall which extends downwardly from said container lid and which is configured to provide frictional engagement with a periphery of said interior of said container base when said container lid is in a closed position to provide a hermetically sealed environment for said wet wipes;
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• d) a closure which is configured to releasably lock the container lid onto the container base in said closed position after use wherein said closure comprises:
• i) an elongated tongue projection which is connected to and extends outwardly from said front wall of said container base;
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• ii) a recess in said convex portion of said container lid which defines an aperture through which said tongue projection extends in a locking relationship when said container is in said closed position.