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US 6,682,013 B1Granted
Container for wet wipes
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Robert Newman, Jeff Lindsay, Gerald P. DeGreen, Nick E. Stanca
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Abstract
There is provided a cartridge for dispensing wet wipes and for use with or in a dispensing system. The system may include a housing, a tray and a cartridge. The cartridge has the ability to be inserted into the dispenser in a pre-selected manner based on the desired orientation of the wipes contained therein.
Claims58
A container for wet wipes comprising:
- four side walls;
- each side wall having a top and a bottom;
- each side wall having a length and a depth;
- the container having a length, a width and a depth;
- the length of two opposed side walls corresponding to the length of the container;
- the length of the other two opposed side walls corresponding to the width of the container;
- a bottom wall joined to each side wall;
- the bottom wall having an curved shape;
- the width of the container being about 88 mm;
- the length of the container being from about 113 mm to about 117 mm;
- and, a bacterial resistant seal contacting the side walls.
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A container for wet wipes comprising:
- four side walls;
- each side wall having a top and a bottom;
- each side wall having a length and a depth;
- the container having a length, a width and a depth;
- a bottom wall joined to each side wall;
- the bottom wall having a curved section and a planar section;
- the curved section having a first side and a second side;
- the planar section having a first side and a second side;
- the first side of the curved section being joined to the bottom of a first side wall;
- the second side of the curved section being joined to the first side of the planar section
- the second side of the planar section being joined to the bottom of a second side wall that is opposed to the first side wall;
- and,
- a bacterial resistant seal contacting the side walls.
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A container for wet wipes comprising:
- four side walls;
- each side wall having a top and a bottom;
- each side wall having a length and a depth;
- the container having a length, a width and a depth;
- the length of two opposed side walls corresponding to the length of the container;
- the length of the other two opposed side walls corresponding to the width of the container;
- a bottom wall joined to each side wall;
- the bottom wall having an curved shape;
- the width of the container being about 88 mm;
- the length of the container being from about 113 mm to about 117 mm;
- a lip;
- the lip extending perpendicularly at least about 5 mm from the top of the side wall;
- and,
- a bacterial resistant seal contacting the lip.
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A container for wet wipes comprising:
- a plurality of walls;
- side walls having a top and a bottom;
- each side wall having a length and a depth;
- the container having a length, a width and a depth;
- two opposed side walls corresponding to the length of the container;
- the other two opposed side walls corresponding to the width of the container;
- a bottom wall joined to each side wall;
- the bottom wall having an curved section and a planar section;
- the curved section having a first side and a second side;
- the planar section having a first side and a second side;
- the first side of the curved section being joined to the bottom of a first side wall;
- the second side of the curved section being joined to the first side of the planar section;
- the second side of the planar section being joined to the bottom of a second side wall that is opposed to the first side wall;
- a lip;
- the lip joined to the top of a side wall;
- the lip extending perpendicularly from the top of the side wall;
- and,
- a cover contacting the lip.
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A container for wet wipes comprising:
- four side walls;
- each side wall having a top and a bottom;
- each side wall having a length and a depth;
- the container having a length, a width and a depth;
- two opposed side walls corresponding to the length of the container;
- the other two opposed side walls corresponding to the width of the container;
- a bottom wall joined to at least one of the side walls;
- a lip;
- the lip joined to the top of at least one of the four side walls;
- the lip extending perpendicularly at least about 5 mm from the top of the at least one of the four side walls;
- and,
- a cover contacting the container.
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A container for wet wipes comprising:
- side walls having a top and a bottom;
- each side wall having a length and a depth;
- the container having a length, a width and a depth;
- two opposed side walls corresponding to the length of the container;
- a bottom wall joined to each side wall;
- the bottom wall having an curved section and a planar section;
- the curved section having a first side and a second side;
- the planar section having a first side and a second side;
- the first side of the curved section being joined to the bottom of a first side wall;
- the second side of the curved section being joined to the first side of the planar section;
- the second side of the planar section being joined to the bottom of a second side wall that is opposed to the first side wall;
- a lip;
- the lip joined to the top of at least one of the four side walls;
- the lip extending perpendicularly at least about 5 mm from the top of at least one of the four side walls;
- and,
- a bacterial resistant cover contacting the lip.
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A container for wet wipes comprising:
- four side walls;
- each side wall having a top and a bottom;
- each side wall having a length and a depth;
- the container having a length, a width and a depth;
- the length of two opposed side walls corresponding to the length of the container;
- the length of the other two opposed side walls corresponding to the width of the container;
- a bottom wall joined to each side wall;
- the bottom wall having an curved shape;
- the width of the container being about 88 mm;
- the length of the container being from about 113 mm to about 117 mm;
- a lip;
- the lip joined to the top of at least one of the four side walls;
- the lip extending perpendicularly at least about 5 mm from the top of at least one of the four side walls;
- and,
- a cover contacting the lip.
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A container for wet wipes comprising:
- side walls;
- the container having a length, a width and a depth;
- a bottom wall joined to each side wall;
- the bottom wall having an curved section and a planar section;
- the curved section having a first side and a second side;
- the planar section having a first side and a second side;
- the first side of the curved section being joined to the bottom of a first side wall;
- the second side of the curved section being joined to the first side of the planar section;
- the second side of the planar section being joined to the bottom of a second side wall that is opposed to the first side wall;
- a third and fourth side wall opposed to one another;
- the third and fourth side wall interjoining the first and second side walls;
- the first and second side walls having a rib;
- the third and fourth side wall having a protrusion.
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A container for wet wipes comprising:
- two opposed pairs of side walls;
- each wall in the opposed pair being substantially parallel with the other wall in the pair;
- each side wall having a top and a bottom;
- each side wall having a length and a depth;
- the container having a length, a width and a depth;
- one of the opposed pairs of side walls corresponding to the length of the container;
- the other opposed pair of side walls corresponding to the width of the container;
- a bottom wall joined to a side wall;
- the bottom wall having an curved shape;
- the width of the container being about 88 mm;
- the length of the container being from about 113 mm to about 117 mm;
- a bacterial resistant seal;
- and,
- at least one of the opposed pairs of side walls and the bottom wall having parallel ribs.
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A container for wet wipes comprising:
- a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall and a fourth side wall;
- each side wall having a top and a bottom;
- each side wall having a length and a depth;
- the container having a length, a width and a depth;
- a bottom wall joined to each side wall;
- the bottom wall having a curved section and a planar section;
- the curved section having a first side and a second side;
- the planar section having a first side and a second side;
- the first side of the curved section being joined to the bottom of the first side wall;
- the second side of the curved section being joined to the first side of the planar section;
- the second side of the planar section being joined to the bottom of the second side wall that is opposed to the first side wall;
- a plurality of parallel ribs on the first and second side walls;
- and,
- a bacterial resistant seal on the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.