DE9007350U1 - Dispenser for wipes - Google Patents

Description

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DESCRIPTION

The invention relates to a dispenser for wipes for health or cosmetic care according to the generic term of claim 1.

Such dispensing devices are already known. A container serves to hold the wipes, which are made in the form of a hanging band of wipe material, which are soaked with a liquid containing fragrances, for example cologne, that they feel slightly moist and release such fragrances to refresh the human skin when wiped. To ensure that the soaking liquid in the wet wipes does not evaporate, the dispenser opening, through which the wipes can be pulled out of the container one after the other, is closed with a cap that is only removed when one or more wipes are removed.

The invention is based on the object of improving such a dispensing device so that other effects can also be achieved in the field of health and cosmetic care.

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The invention is characterized in claim 1 and further developments thereof are claimed in subclaims.

According to the invention, the container contains such a depot or reservoir of liquid that the cloths can be soaked not only to become wet wipes, but more so to become proper wet wipes, and an even greater amount of soaking liquid remains in the container.

This compensates for any evaporation of liquid through the part of the cloth that protrudes from the dispenser opening. In addition, the amount of soaking liquid in the material of the cloth is so large that liquid can be squeezed out when the cloth is pressed and can therefore be applied to human skin.

The liquid stored in the container serves both cleaning and deodorizing purposes and thus goes beyond the state of the art.

Since the liquid contains deodorant, it is unnecessary to treat certain areas of the body, such as the armpit, beforehand using a roller device, spray device or the like that dispenses deodorant.

If the liquid also contains a washing liquid, especially water and alcohol, but possibly also surfactants, the affected area of skin can be washed after squeezing out the wet cloth. This washes out any metabolic products that have already been formed by bacteria from the armpit, for example, after they have dissolved in the washing liquid. This washing function is therefore much better

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*.ls merely a mechanical wiping, as can be accomplished by previously known wet wipes.

The deodorant remaining on the skin area then ensures that good deodorization takes place, for example by preventing or at least inhibiting the production of sweat, as is possible with antihydratants, including in particular aluminum hydroxychloride, or by preventing or at least inhibiting the growth of skin bacteria on the sweat secretion, which is possible with bactericides, in particular cetylpyridinium chloride, or fungicides.

Since the wet wipes are very small, they can be applied to the affected areas of skin through open clothing without the person concerned having to undress to wash. The combined washing and deodorizing effect with one and the same tool, namely the wet wipe soaked in deodorizing agent and washing liquid, avoids the double use of first a deodorizing device and then a "wiping cloth" while at the same time improving the function in the sense of proper washing and dissolving and not just wiping.

The wet wipes, which are always kept wet, are stored in the container in such a way that they can be easily pulled out through the dispenser opening. On the other hand, in order to store as much wipe material as possible in the container, it is recommended to use a loose roll of the wipe material,

In order to make the dispenser as space-saving as possible, it is recommended that it be flat, like a flat bottle, with dimensions that are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in one direction.

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jring and in the otherero.i direction are considerably larger; the dispensing opening is conveniently located in the upper part, which in a flat bottle corresponds to the bottle opening.

To achieve a cooling effect on the skin area, I recommend using menthol or a menthol compound.

A further advantage of the depot of liquid reserves not yet absorbed by the cloths within the container is that this reaches different parts of the cloths or the wrap of cloths when the container is carried, tipped, dropped or otherwise moved, which promotes the impregnation or wetting function, so that the wicking effect of the cloth, which is made in particular from nonwoven fabric, in particular paper and/or textile fabric, is promoted.

It has been shown that a proportion of 80 - 95% washing liquid and 0.2 - 5% deodorizing agent (calculated in volume) gives good results in terms of the combined washing-deodorizing effect. Examples of the composition of the liquid are as follows:

Example A

It will

4 parts perfume in

30 parts isopropyl alcohol and 4 parts cetylpyridinium chloride are added and

distributed. Then
Add 2 parts menthol and stir until it is completely dissolved. Then add small portions of

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Add 60 parts water and slowly stir

with a mixture of
550 parts water and
Topped up with 350 parts isopropyl alcohol.

Example B

E will

4 parts perfume in

30 parts isopropyl alcohol and 2 parts menthol added. When everything is dissolved,

60 parts of water are added in small parts and with constant stirring, which is completely ion-free

Then a mixture of 530 parts water and
344 parts of isopropyl alcohol are added. In the clear, stirred solution,

30 parts of aluminum hydroxychloride are added and stirred until the solution is clear.

While wet wipes soaked according to Example A primarily inhibit bacterial growth, wet wipes soaked according to Example B inhibit sweat production.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 a bottom part of the container with an inserted roll of paper nonwoven cloths and filled impregnating liquid;

Fig. 2 the same base part, but on which a lid part is already attached. through its dispenser opening

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a corner of a cloth protrudes when the cap is lifted off;

Fig. 3 the same dispenser, in the state in which the tip of the wet wipe is hidden under the cap which covers the dispenser opening;

Fig. 4 shows a schematic cross-section through a dispensing device with enlarged partial cross-sections according to Figs. 4a and 4b;

According to Fig. 1, in the elongated plastic base part 1 there is a loose roll of wet wipes 3, the inner end 3a of which is laid over the upper edge of the base part 1. The broken lines indicate the roll of wet wipes 3 on the one hand and the reservoir 4 of the impregnating liquid collecting in the outer part of the base part 1 on the other.

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The end 3a of the wipe material pulled out during the roll of wet wipes is pulled out through the member forming the dispenser opening 5a according to Fig. 2 in such a way that a tip of the wipe end 3a protrudes outwards. The dispenser opening 5a belongs to an additional deformable cap 5 of the cover part 2, from which the closure cap 2c can be folded down in order to expose the dispenser opening 5a and the tip of the wipe end 3a.

According to Fig. 3, the protruding tip of the end of the cloth 3a is inserted into the free space between the dispenser opening 5a and the upper boundary surface of the lid part 2 and this space is closed by pressing on the closure cap 2c, so that the S-nsade device of Fig. 3 has an external configuration similar to a flat bottle without a bottle neck. If a wet cloth

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3 are removed from the dispenser, the closure cap 2c is folded up around the connection point serving as a joint 2c" to the lid part 2, for example in the form shown in Fig. 2. The tip of the cloth end 3a of the cloth band now protruding from the hollow bridle is grasped and a sufficient length is pulled out of the dispenser opening 5a and separated from the adjoining cloth part in order to then be able to carry out the combined washing-deodorizing effect on the relevant skin area by first pressing the wet cloth with the fingers, applying part of the impregnating liquid to the skin area and, after dissolving the components to be washed off, washing them off, whereby in any case part of the deodorizing agent remains on the relevant skin area even after wiping,

According to Fig. 4, the interior of the container is shown schematically. In the bottom area of the bottom part 1, a portion of the liquid containing deodorants and washing liquid, as well as any fragrances and cooling agents, collects and forms the depot 4 into which the roll of cloths 3 is immersed in order to be completely soaked to the point of wetness by the wicking effect of the nonwoven fabric up to the upper area no longer touched by the depot 4. After the wet cloths 3 are fully saturated, a further depot 4 of soaking liquid remains. The inner end 3a of the wipes 3 is pulled outwards through the dispenser opening 5a of a cap 5, which rests on a collar 2b" of a part of the lid part 2, which is pulled inwards a little from the base 2d to form a hollow space there. This can be covered from the outside by the closure cap 2c at the point shown in Fig. 3. This is connected to the lid part 2 via the connection serving as a joint 2c", while the tab 2c' opposite the joint 2c" serves to grip and push up the closure cap 2c. So that no liquid

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In order to prevent liquid from the depot 4 from escaping from the container when it is tilted, shaken or moved in a similar way, a seal 1a is located between the upper, slightly inwardly bent base part 1 and the lower bottom edge 2a of the lid part 2, which extends over and overlaps this bent part, and which comprises a two-component adhesive or a hot-seal connection in the case of the use of thermally aeroplastics for the base part 1 and the lid part 2, or other sealing means.

Since the wipe material always fills the dispenser opening 5a like a plug, it acts as a seal against dripping out of depot liquid if the container is tipped over.

Claims (14)

1. Dispenser for wipes for health and cosmetic care, with a container for holding the wipes, in particular in the form of a strip made of wipe material, which are soaked with a liquid used for health or cosmetic care, with a dispenser opening through which the wipes can be pulled out of the container one after the other and, if necessary, torn apart from one another, and with a closure cap for covering the dispenser opening and, if necessary, a part of the wipe partially protruding from it, characterized in that that there is a liquid reservoir (4) in the container which exceeds the amount required to soak the cloths to form wet cloths (3) by at least 1%, and that the liquid contains a deodorizing agent. 2. Dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that there is such a deposit (4) of the liquid containing deodorizing agent in the container that the amount required to soak the wet wipes (3) is exceeded by approx. 5 - 20%. �Ogr; ZETAPATENT Form 01 - 2 - 18.01.1991 3. Transmitter according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the material of the wet wipes (1 ₎ can be impregnated with such an amount of liquid that the liquid can be released again when the wet wipes (3) are pressed together. 4. Dispensing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the material of the wet wipes (3) comprises nonwoven fabric on a paper and/or textile basis. 5. Dispensing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an anti-hydration aid deodorizer is used . 6. Dispensing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a bactericide is used as a deodorizer. 7. Dispensing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a fungicide is used as a deodorizer. 8. Dispensing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the liquid contains menthol or menthol compounds as a cooling medium when applied to human skin. 9. Dispensing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the liquid contains a washing liquid, fragrances and the deodorizing agent. « 3 - 18.01.1991 10. Dispensing device according to claim 10, characterized in that water and alcohol serve as washing liquid. 11. Dispensing device according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in r\a!\ rlio Fl Haai nlroi f- flfi _ QR ft Waarhf 1 iiaai rrlcoi *■ n->H ot-ua _ ^ — _ _, _ _ — Contains 0.2 - 5% deodorizing agent. 12. Dispensing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container is flat and is sealed against the leakage of depot liquid (4) not absorbed by wet wipes (3) by means of a seal (la). 13. Dispensing device according to claim 13, characterized in that that the container has a flat cup-shaped base part (1) and a lid part (2) that can be placed thereon and covers it, and the seal (la) is arranged between the overlapping edges of both container parts. 14. Dispensing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wet wipes (3) are inserted into the base part (1) as a loosely wound band or loose roll of the wipe material so loosely that the inner end of the wipe roll can be passed through the dispenser opening (5a).