System for dispensing wipes
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsRichard Paul Lewis, Craig Farrell Thomaschefsky
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Abstract
A system for dispensing wipes includes: (1) a continuous web of material joined at perforations and configured into a center feed roll; and (2) a flexible, moisture impervious pouch for containing and dispensing discrete lengths of web from the roll. The pouch includes a resealable opening for accessing and staging a leading edge of the roll of material and is adapted to dispense discrete lengths of web separated from the roll at the perforations. The pouch is constructed such that its shape closely conforms to the shape of the roll of web material and may be configured with a gusset to enable it to stand without external support.
Claims19
A system for dispensing wipes comprising:
- a continuous web of premoistened towelettes joined at perforations and configured into a center feed roll;
- a flexible, moisture impervious package for containing and dispensing individual premoistened towelettes from the continuous web, the package further comprising:
- three flexible panels joined together to form an integral structure, each of the panels being joined to one another about a periphery to form a bottom flexible wall, a first side flexible wall, and a second side flexible wall within which the center feed roll is contained;
- an opening through the first flexible side wall allowing access to the interior of the structure through which a leading edge of the web can be dispensed;
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- a resealable cap assembly disposed over the opening in the first flexible side wall sealing the opening from the environment;
- a second resealable opening contiguous with at least one of said flexible panels, configured to allow access from the environment to the interior of said moisture impervious package to allow for insertion of a new center feed roll into the interior of said moisture imperious package upon exhaustion of said first center feed roll;
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- wherein the leading edge of the web is directed to dispense non-axially from the central axis of the roll.
A system for containing and dispensing discrete lengths of web from a continuous web of material, comprising
- a continuous web of material joined at perforations and configured into a center feed roll;
- a flexible, moisture impervious pouch for containing and dispensing discrete lengths of web from the continuous web of material configured into a roll, the pouch comprising:
- a resealable opening for accessing and staging a leading edge of the roll of material adapted to dispense discrete lengths of web separated from the roll at the perforations;
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- a second resealable opening configured to allow access from the environment to the interior of said moisture impervious pouch to allow for insertion of a new center feed roll into the interior of said moisture impervious pouch upon exhaustion of said first center feed roll.
A system for dispensing premoistened towelettes comprising:
- a continuous web of individual premoistened towelettes joined and separable at perforations and configured into a center feed coreless roll;
- a flexible, moisture impervious pouch for containing and dispensing the individual premoistened towelettes, the pouch comprising:
- a plurality of flexible walls peripherally joined to form a pouch having an open end to allow access from the environment to the interior of said moisture impervious pouch to allow for insertion of a new center feed coreless roll into the interior of said moisture impervious pouch upon exhaustion of said first center feed coreless roll;
- a resealable sealing device disposed at the open end for sealing the open end of the pouch from the environment;
- an opening through at least one of the flexible walls allowing access to the interior of the pouch through which a leading edge of the web can be staged and individual towelettes can be separated and dispensed therefrom;
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- a resealable cap assembly disposed over the opening through at least one of the flexible walls;
- wherein the leading edge of the web is dispensed through the opening non-axially from the central axis of the coreless roll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.