CN1185777A

CN1185777A - Container for moist wipes

Info

Publication number: CN1185777A
Application number: CN96194190A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 雷纳·R·B·鲍尔; 布鲁斯·K·比托弗特; 马丁·W·弗兰克
Original assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
Current assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
Priority date: 1995-04-21
Filing date: 1996-03-29
Publication date: 1998-06-24
Anticipated expiration: 2016-03-29
Also published as: CN1074379C; BR9610855A; EP0738667A1; DE69510917T2; DE69510917D1; EP0738667B1; HK1013056A1; CA2218649C; AU5379596A; CA2218649A1; WO1996033111A1; JPH11503701A; KR19990007954A; ES2134973T3; KR100299781B1; GR3031187T3; DK0738667T3; ATE182311T1

Abstract

The invention relates to a container (1) of a relatively rigid material for containing a stack of moist wipes (3), the container having a bottom part (7) and an upper part (5), the parts being mutually connected by a hinge (9), the upper and the lower part being adapted for containing the moist wipes. The combined height of the upper and lower part is not higher than 5 cm, preferably not higher than 2.5 cm, the upper part comprising a dispensing aperture (11) and a lid (13) covering the dispensing aperture, the lid being hingingly connected to the upper part of the container.

Description

Wet tissue box

The present invention relates to be used for adorning the box that a relative harder material of usefulness of folding hygenic towelette is done, this box has a lower member and a upper member, and these parts connect with hinge mutually, and the upper and lower parts are used to adorn hygenic towelette.

EP-A-0247 031 discloses a kind of flexible bag of adorning a folded hygenic towelette.The thin slice that this bag comprises a less relatively paper taking port and is used for covering hermetically the adhesion of paper taking port.

FR-A2 376 802 discloses a kind of Soft Roll and case that comprises a folded hygenic towelette.After the preforming paper taking port from bag takes off label, the bag of opening is put into box.This box has a pivotally attached lid.

US-A-4,244,493 disclose a kind of tubular box that is used for depositing a volume hygenic towelette, and it comprises a lid and the paper-fetching mechanism in a slit and hole is arranged thereon.

With P﹠amp; The European Patent Application No. 94107012.0 that the name of G was submitted on May 5th, 1994 discloses a kind of box that is used for adorning a folded hygenic towelette, and this box comprises a basin with lower member, and uses hinged upper member with it.Upper member comprises a paper taking port that covers with pivotally attached.

Known Soft Roll is easy to be transported by the user, but a shortcoming is arranged, and Soft Roll can be squeezed in user's luggage.This may make moisture spill from bag.Also have, when long-time the use, the adhesion closure of Soft Roll may reduce, so that the thing of the inside may become dry.In addition, open relatively more bothersome and two hands of needs of operation that Soft Roll also therefrom takes out paper handkerchief.

The advantage of hard box is that they can be transported and don't can extrude the thing of the inside.The seal closure of hard box also compares steam packing, thereby hygenic towelette can be deposited considerable time in such box.Shortcoming is that hard box body is long-pending bigger, thereby is difficult for transporting.

Known transports hygenic towelette in addition in flat relatively hard box.Available hinge the two halves of box is separately put into box to paper handkerchief.Such box often is difficult to open.Under the state of opening, the whole shooting match in the box all comes out.This may cause the interior thing of box to be poured out when opening or be made dirty.

In addition, when these flat box are filled, when exceeding the periphery of lower part, when getting paper handkerchief, will increase the danger that the thing of the inside is scattered.When halves was lumped together, the paper handkerchief that reaches on the lower part periphery also tended to be stuck between the halves of box.

One object of the present invention just provides a kind of wet tissue box, and it is easy to transport, and also can easily therefrom take out paper handkerchief.

Another object of the present invention just provides a kind of wet tissue box, and it can be filled fully, and can easily be opened so that take out paper handkerchief, and the thing of the inside is not scattered or paper handkerchief is stuck in the danger that covers.

A further object of the present invention just provides a kind of wet tissue box, and it makes has and can just take out paper handkerchief with a hand.

A further object of the invention just provides a kind of wet tissue box, and hygenic towelette can paper handkerchief can not stick together from wherein more easily taking out.

Box according to the present invention comprises a lower member and a upper member, and these parts interconnect with hinge.The combined altitudes of upper and lower parts is not more than 5 centimetres, preferably is not more than 2.5 centimetres.Upper member has a paper taking port and a lid that covers paper taking port, and lid is connected with hinge with the upper member of box.

Flat relatively box is easily transported owing to its little volume energy.Because box is to make with harder material, the squeese pressure that box occurs when being able to take to transport box usually in user's luggage.By the additional paper lid of getting is set, paper handkerchief is put into filling operation again and getting the paper operation and just separated of box on box.In a single day box is filled, and halves just can be with an independent closing movement firm closure.Afterwards, just can from box, take out paper handkerchief and the danger of not when taking out, not being scattered or making dirty paper handkerchief.

Utilize above the more flat box additional paper taking port to make to fill box fully and can not influence the comfort feature of the use of box.Because after once filling box again, the halves of box remains on closure state, and the problem that paper handkerchief is stuck between the halves of box during taking-up has just solved.

In an embodiment according to box of the present invention, paper taking port is of a size of 10 * 6 centimetres.Best paper taking port is oval-shaped, and the length of axle approximately is 10 * 6 centimetres.This size is fixed that bigger paper taking port makes the user can easily open box also to take out a hygenic towelette with a hand from box.The size of paper taking port is optimized so that the user can easily be reached in the box, and provide one restricted mouthful so that when getting paper with the paper handkerchief wipe contact, thereby make the paper handkerchief expansion.

In according to another embodiment of the invention, the upper and lower parts of box are single-pieces.This helps forming the upper and lower parts in the operation of injection molding, hinge material and parts of material formation of halves up and down.In a most preferred embodiment, the upper and lower parts of box have identical height.

Such box is usually difficult opening, and since the elasticity bounce that integral hinge applied can not remain under the state of normally opening.Therefore such structure is considered to not to be suitable for to hold hygenic towelette usually very much, is hindered because take out paper handkerchief from such box.In the present invention, provide additional paper taking port, make and only when a folded hygenic towelette is put into box, just need separate the halves of box, thereby overcome this disadvantage by the first half at box.

The present invention obtains describing in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1-3 represents that respectively box according to the present invention is in storage configuration, refitting state and the transparent view of getting under the paper state;

Fig. 4-6 expression is according to an embodiment of box of the present invention, upper member wherein, and lower member and lid are single-pieces;

Fig. 7 represents to be in the box of Fig. 4-6 of flat; And

Fig. 8 represents to be equipped with the section-drawing of the built in items that covers with the paper taking port bonded assembly.

Fig. 1 represent to be under the closure state according to box 1 of the present invention.Box 1 height H is between 2 centimetres to 5 centimetres.Box is fully filled hygenic towelette 3 along its height H.Paper handkerchief 3 is stacking with staggered or staggered arrangement mode and is soaking into moisture.The aqueous ingredients of a paper handkerchief for example, may approximately be 2.5-3 a times of the weight of paper handkerchief under its drying regime.A kind of best washing lotion comprises about 95% water, also may comprise skin conditioner, perfume and cleaning agent.The upper member 5 of box is connected with lower member 7 by hinge 9.The upper and lower parts can be the parts that form respectively, perhaps form an integral structure with hinge 9.The harder material of box 1 usefulness is made, for example polyethylene or polypropylene copolymer, and thickness is between 0.5 and 0.8 millimeter.

" harder " this speech means and is not the box made with the paper material that resembles known flexible packaging paper and so on, and these boxes can not be out of shape when carrying basically.

Box 1 comprise two respectively with upper member 5 and lower member 7 fixing buckle card 15,17.As shown in Figure 2, the button card was opened in 15 and 17 minutes, can be opened box so that put into hygenic towelette.

Upper member 5 comprises one with pivotally attached lid 13 paper taking ports that cover 11.Hinged lid 13 can be connected with upper member 5 by hinge 19.Lid 13 preferably and the upper surface flush of upper member and can reach by the finger lift unit 20 on the upper surface of upper member 5.When taking out paper handkerchief from box 1,

halves

5,7 remains on closure state up and down, has only to cover 13 and be opened.The size of paper taking port 11 is preferably between about 10 * 6 centimetres, makes the user can easily reach box 1 the inside, and can reach nethermost paper handkerchief.On the other hand, paper taking port 11 is enough little so that constitute a kind of restriction, when paper handkerchief when the opening, by with the friction of paper handkerchief, just can make the paper handkerchief expansion.This will help once only to take out a paper handkerchief.

Thick about 0.6 millimeter of the suitable wipe contact of paper taking port 11 and paper handkerchief to paper, the paper handkerchief particular importance of the about 60 gram/sq ms of basis weight.For example, the thick about 0.2 millimeter thin paper handkerchief of paper when taking out with easier expansion.

Fig. 4 represents another the embodiment according to box of the present invention.In this case, lid 13 forms integral body with upper member 5, and is connected with upper member along corner angle hinge 19.As can be seen in Figure 5, hinge lines 19 is positioned at the opposite of the hinge 9 of

parts

5,7 up and down.Therefore cover 13 hingedly, cover the danger with regard to the upper and lower parts not being opened in 5,7 minutes in 13 o'clock opening with the direction different with upper member 5.

Fig. 6 represents to be in and gets the locational box 1 of paper.Paper taking port 11 is crossed over the whole width of the first halves 5 so that near paper handkerchief, but comparison of sizes is narrow to form one restrictive mouthful, so that paper handkerchief is launched.

Fig. 7 represents to be in the top view of Fig. 4-6 box under the bidimensional state of flattening.Box 1 is made of an injection molding component.

Corner angle hinge

9 and 19 couples together upper and

lower parts

5,7 and upper member 5 respectively with lid 13.

Fig. 8 represents the section-drawing of an embodiment, and wherein the upper member 5 of box comprises the recess that built in items 21 is attached thereto.Built in items 21 comprises hinge 19 and lid 13.

Box 1 the most handy polypropylene is made, but also can use other material that resembles polyethylene and so on.

Claims

1. adorn the box that a harder material of usefulness of folding hygenic towelette is done for one kind, this box has a lower member and a upper member, these parts connect with hinge mutually, upper and lower parts splendid attire hygenic towelette, it is characterized in that the combined altitudes of upper and lower parts is not more than 5 centimetres, preferably be not more than 2.5 centimetres, upper member comprises a paper taking port and covers the lid of this paper taking port that the upper member of this lid and box is articulated and connected.

2. box according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the size of paper taking port is preferably between 40 sq cms and 80 sq cms between 30 sq cms and 90 sq cms.

3. box according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, upper member, and lower member and lid are single-pieces.

4. box according to claim 3 is characterized in that, lid is single-pieces with the upper and lower parts.

5. according to the described box of above-mentioned arbitrary claim, it is characterized in that upper member and lower member are same height substantially.

6. according to the described box of above-mentioned arbitrary claim, it is characterized in that, the surface of lid substantially with the flush of upper member.

7. according to the described box of above-mentioned arbitrary claim, it is characterized in that, the hinge of upper and lower parts is positioned at a side of the box relative with hinge place one side of lid, and upper member is opposite with respect to the hinged direction of upper member with lid with respect to the hinged direction of lower member.