Refillable container
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMaggie VanderHeiden Berger, Kevin Christopher Possell, Jason Robert Boon
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Abstract
The present disclosure is generally directed to a container and dispensing system, and more particularly to a refillable container that includes a container base having a partially open bottom, a refill cartridge disposed in the container base and covering at least a portion of the open bottom, and a lid. Providing a container base with a partially open bottom provides the user with an easy means of removing the refill cartridge, as the user may simply contact the refill cartridge through the bottom opening and push it upward through the open top of the container.
Claims18
A refillable container system comprising:
- a. a base having a partial bottom terminating at an inner perimeter edge defining a bottom opening, at least one rib extending upward from and defining at least in part the inner perimeter edge, a continuous side wall extending up from the partial bottom and terminating at an upper end, a space within the side wall above the partial bottom, and an open top bounded by the upper end;
- b. a refill cartridge having a bottom, a continuous side wall extending up from the cartridge bottom and terminating at an upper end, a space within the side wall above the cartridge bottom, and an open top bounded by the upper end;
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- c. a lid configured to close off the open top of the base near the upper end of the base side wall.
A refillable wiping substrate dispenser:
- a. a base having a partial bottom terminating at an inner perimeter edge defining a bottom opening, at least one rib extending upward from and defining at least in part the inner perimeter edge, a continuous side wall extending up from the partial bottom and terminating at an upper end, a space for receiving a refill cartridge within the side wall above the partial bottom, and an open top bounded by the upper end;
- b. a refill cartridge disposed within the base, the refill cartridge having a bottom, a continuous side wall extending up from the cartridge bottom and terminating at an upper end, a storage space for receiving a wiping substrate within the side wall above the cartridge bottom, and an open top bounded by the upper end;
- c. a wiping substrate disposed within the refill cartridge;
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- d. a lid configured to close off the open top of the base near the upper end of the base side wall.
A refillable wiping substrate dispenser:
- a. a base having a partial bottom terminating at an inner perimeter edge defining a bottom opening, at least one rib extending upward from and defining at least in part the inner perimeter edge, a continuous side wall extending up from the partial bottom and terminating at an upper end, a space for receiving a refill cartridge within the side wall above the partial bottom, and an open top bounded by the upper end;
- b. a refill cartridge disposed within the base, the refill cartridge having a bottom, a continuous side wall extending up from the cartridge bottom and terminating at an upper end, a storage space for receiving a wiping substrate within the side wall above the cartridge bottom, and an open top bounded by the upper end, the refill cartridge contacting the base and covering the bottom opening;
- c. a wiping substrate disposed within the refill cartridge;
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- d. a closure comprising a base member having a peripheral skirt, a sealing member having a central opening and a cap, the closure configured to close off the open top of the base near the upper end of the base side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.