Dispensing container having flexible dispensing partition
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsRobert M. Hill, Kevin Christopher Possell, Christopher Martin Pieper
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Abstract
A dispensing container for dispensable wipes generally comprises a base at least partially defining an internal compartment for storing the wipes and a dispensing partition connected to the base. The dispensing partition comprises a flexible material having an aperture defined therein through which the wipes are individually removable. The dispensing partition is configured to move from a first position to a second position when one of the wipes is removed from the container through the aperture. The dispensing partition is biased towards the first position, and is at least partially inverted from the first position when in the second position.
Claims21
A dispensing container for dispensable wipes, the dispensing container comprising:
- a base at least partially defining an internal compartment for storing the wipes;
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- a dispensing partition connected to the base, the dispensing partition comprising a flexible material having an aperture defined therein through which the wipes are individually removable, the dispensing partition configured to move from a first position to a second position when one of the wipes is removed from the container through the aperture, wherein the dispensing partition is biased towards the first position and is fully inverted from the first position when in the second position such that the second position of the dispensing partition is a mirror image of the first position, the dispensing partition extending downward a first distance when in the first position and extending upward a second distance when in the second position, the first distance being equal to the second distance.
A dispensing partition for use with a dispensing container for storing and dispensing dispensable wipes, the dispensing partition comprising:
- a flexible material having an aperture defined therein through which the wipes are individually removable, the dispensing partition configured to move from a first position to a second position when one of the wipes is removed from the container through the aperture, wherein the dispensing partition is biased towards the first position and is fully inverted from the first position when in the second position such that the second position of the dispensing partition is a mirror image of the first position, the dispensing partition extending downward a first distance when in the first position and extending upward a second distance when in the second position, the first distance being equal to the second distance.
A dispensing container for dispensable wipes, the dispensing container comprising:
- a base at least partially defining an internal compartment for storing the wipes;
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- a dispensing partition comprising a flexible material having an aperture defined therein through which the wipes are individually removable, the dispensing partition connected to the base at a hinge, the dispensing partition extending downwardly into the compartment from a plane within which the hinge is disposed, wherein the dispensing partition is invertible about the plane from a first position to a second position when a wipe is removed from the container through the aperture such that the second position of the dispensing partition is a mirror image of the first position, the dispensing partition extending downward a first distance when in the first position and extending upward a second distance when in the second position, the first distance being equal to the second distance.
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