MXPA02009168A - Dispensing system for wipes. - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a system and apparatus for dispensing wet wipes. The system may include a housing, a tray and a cartridge, and a wiper blade. The cartridge may have the ability to be inserted into the dispenser in a preselected manner based on the desired orientation of the wipes contained therein. The wiper blade may have the ability to control the dispensing characteristics of the wet wipes.

Description

SURTIZER SYSTEM FOR CLEANING BREADS This application is a continuation in part of the pending request from the United States of America entitled System and Supplier for Providing Wet Cleaning Cloths, series number 09 / 565,227, attorney's case No. 659/648 filed on May 4, 2000, which is a continuation of part of the pending application of the United States of America entitled "Pre-Moistened Cleaning Wiper", series number 09 / 545,995, attorney's case No. 659/623, which was filed on April 10, 2000 , the descriptions of which are here incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to dispensers and, more specifically, to a dispenser for more than one product, such as cleaning cloths or tissue for dry bath.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The dispensers for cleaning cloths or tissues can take many forms. The stacks of sheets can be contained in a disposable box or plastic wrap with an opening in the top. Alternatively, the stack of sheets can be contained in a drawer type dispenser. 'permanent. This method often removes the cleaning cloth or tissue from the bottom of the spout. The paper towels and the tea towel for the dry bath can be stored in roll form and assorted by rotating the roll around a rod. This rotational jet system can also be controlled in a measured manner by the use of a locked lever and jet.

For example, wet wiping cloths have traditionally been supplied in the form of a sheet from a bucket-type container with a screw cap on the top. The lid is opened and the singled or individual sheets of the cleaning cloths are removed. Another type of container that has been used for cleaning cloths provides a roll of cleaning cloths in which the cleaning cloths are pulled from the top of the container in a direction that is parallel to the axis of the roll. These wipers are pulled from the center of a roll without a hollow core that has perforated sheets. These containers generally have a top pressure cap that is open to expose a piece of cleaning cloths that can then be pulled to remove the desired amount of cleaning cloths. Once pulled out the cleaning cloths can then be torn, usually in a hole, and the tap closes. The incorporations of the dispensers are described in the copending application serial number, which has the matter of attorney number 659/691, and in the application series number that has the matter of lawyer number 659/703, both filed on September 12, 2000, the descriptions of which are -incorporated here by reference.

SYNTHESIS OF THE INVENTION In an embodiment of the invention there is provided a dispensing system for cleaning cloths comprising: a dispenser; a cleaning blade; cleaning cloths, the cleaning cloths comprise a contained agent; and a slot in the spout; wherein the wipers are able to be placed through the slot, the wiper blade exerting a sufficient pressure to moisten the sheet in the wipers.

In an embodiment of the invention there is provided a method for dispensing cleaning cloths of a dispenser comprising: pulling the cleaning cloths from a dispenser, the cleaning cloths comprise a contained agent; wherein the results of the pull result in the spout that exerts a force on the wipers so that the contained agent is released.

In an embodiment of the invention there is provided a dispensing system for cleaning cloths comprising: a dispenser; one slot; a cleaning blade '' associated with the slot; and the cleaning cloths, the cleaning cloths comprise two parts; a first part of the cleaning cloths is inside the spout; the second part of the cleaning cloths is outside the cleaning cloths; the first part comprises a contained agent; the second part comprises a contained agent which is released.

These incorporations may also comprise wiping cloths which have a dry feel; cleaning cloths where the agent is contained in an emulsion, in microcapsules; and / or in a membrane; and / or in an assembly assembly in the dispenser, wherein the dispenser can be secured to a tissue jet for the conventional dry bath and at least one surface by means of the assembly assembly.

DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dispenser.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of a dispenser and a cartridge.

Figure 2a is a plan view of a portion of the front of the tray.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of an open spout.

Figure 4 is a top view of a spout.

Figure 5 is a front view of a spout.

Figure 6 is a bottom view of a spout.

Figure 7 is a side view of a spout.

Figure 8 is a rear view of a spout.

Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of a spout and a cartridge taken along line A-A of Figure 5.

Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view along the line D-D of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view along the line E-E of Figure 9.

Figure 12 is a cross-sectional view along the line F-F of Figure 9.

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view of a spout and a cartridge taken along the line C-C of Figure 5.

Figure 14 is a cross-sectional view along line J-J of Figure 13.

Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view along the line K-K of Figure 13.

Figure 16 is a perspective view of a spout with a wet cleaning cloth.

Figure 17 is a perspective view of a dispenser, a cartridge and a roll of wet wiping cloths.

Figure 18 is a perspective view of a roll of wet wiping cloths.

Figure 19 is a cross-sectional view of a dispenser, a cartridge and a roll of wet wiping cloths.

Figure 20 is a cross-sectional view of a cartridge and a roll of pre-moistened wiping cloths.

Figure 21 is a cross-sectional view of a cartridge.

Figure 22 is a perspective view of the exterior of a cover.

Figure 23 is a front view of the exterior of a cover.

Figure 24 is a perspective view of the interior of a cover.

Figure 25 is a cross-sectional view of a cover.

Figures 26 to 28 are views of a shack.

Figures 29 to 31 are views of a roll.

Figures 32 to 37 are views of a cleaning conjunct.

Figure 36 is a view along line A-A of Figure 35.

Figure 34 is a view along line A-A of Figure 32.

Figures 38 to 39 are views of a cleaner.

Figures 40 to 41 are views of a roll.

'Figures 42 to 45 are views of a mounting assembly Figures 46 to 50 are views of a screw used in conjunction with the assembly.

Figures 51 to 53 are views of a cartridge.

Figure 54 is a top view of a pack of cartridges.

Figure 55 is a perspective view of a dispenser.

Figure 56 is an enlarged view of a dispenser and a cartridge.

Figure 57 is a front plan view of a cleaning assembly.

Fig. 58 is a front plan view of a cleaning assembly.

Figure 59 is a plan view of a cleaning blade.

Figure 60 is a cross-sectional view of a cleaning blade.

Figure 61"is a perspective view of a cleaning blade.

Figure 62 is a cross-sectional view of a spout.

Figure 63 is a cross-sectional view of a part of a spout.

Figure 64 is a perspective view of the interior of a cover.

Figure 65 is a top view of the interior of a cover.

Figure 66 is a view of a tissue handle for the conventional bath.

Figure 67 is a view of a handle for the conventional bath.

Figure 68 is a view of a mounting assembly on a tissue handle for the conventional bath (shown without the spout).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A system and method for providing and providing cleaning cloths is provided, in which in general you can have a box, a cover, and a cartridge having a roll of wet wiping cloths. The cartridge is placed in the box and then the cleaning cloths can be removed from the dispenser.

In general, a device is provided for assembling a jet of wet cleaning cloths to another surface. That surface can be, by way of example, a wall of a bathroom, a wall of a kitchen, or a toilet wall of a bathroom. The device can be used with, adapted for use with, most any type of cleaning cloth dispensers such as the various jets illustrated and described herein. The device is ideally adapted to work in conjunction with a tissue grip for the conventional bath to allow an assortment to be secured, and still removably attached to the wall. A tissue gripper for the conventional bathroom is the type that is typically found in a home. Such handles have posts that come out of the wall to a roller or rod that is placed between the posts. These handles can also be partially grooved in a wall. Such gripper and gripper with a coupled mounting assembly are illustrated in FIGS. 66 to 68. The device may also be used in the absence of a tissue gripper for the conventional bath may be adapted to provide for the jet to be fixed to the wall.

For example, the system may have an assortment having a box, which is capable of being mounted to a surface, such as a wall, a cabinet, a toilet tissue for the existing bath, a toilet, a toilet tank , a shelf for the wall, or on the dashboard of a car. The spout has an opening that holds a cartridge, which contains the cleaning cloths. These cartridges are sealed and can be grouped in multiple cartridge packages. Therefore, a pack of cartridges can be provided by a user. The user can then select and adhere one of the cartridges, place it in the dispenser, and use the cleaning cloths as needed. When the cleaning cloths have been used, the user simply discards the old cartridge and replaces it with a new one. Therefore, this system allows the user to conveniently obtain and maintain several cartridges of cleaning cloths at hand and then use the cleaning cloths as needed. By using sealed cartridges to fill the dispenser the user is 'using a fresh and new product every time and a product that is in contact with fresh surfaces.

By way of example, referring to Figures 1 to 15, there is provided a dispenser 1, which has a box 2, a tray 3, a cover 7, and a mounting assembly 8. The tray and the cover form a groove 4, through which a wet cleaning cloth can be extended. That part of the cleaning cloth that extends through the groove can be referred to as a glue. The tray and the cover additionally have recesses 5, which form a slit that provides a finger grip, or point where a user can grab the cleaning cloth and pull it from the dispenser. Although optional, this dispenser is also provided with a roller 6 for the assembly and assortment of a roll of another product, such as a tissue for conventional or dry bath.

In general, the dispensing system illustrated herein can be used with or without tissue for the bath, conventional dry toilet. If the conventional tissue is used with the cleaning cloths it can be placed in a side-by-side, up or down manner of the cleaning cloths.

Figures 1 and 4 to 8 show the spout with the cover closed. In Figures 4 and 6, it can easily be seen that the dispenser generally has a lid 100, a side 101, a side 102, a back 103, a bottom 104 a front 105. Figure 2 shows the jet and cartridge in an amplified view. Figure 3 shows the assembled dispenser and in a fully open condition. The fully open condition provides access to screw 9.

The box can be made of any suitable material, such as plastic, wood, ceramics, porcelain, glass, paper, metal, thermoplastic elastomers, or composite materials. For example, polypropylene, polyesters such as polybutylene terephthalate (Pbt), polybutylene terephthalate glass filler, 15% polybutylene terephthalate glass filler, carbon fiber, and acrylonitrile butadiene-styrene (ABS) can be used to make the box.

The box can have different shapes and sizes. When the dispenser is intended to be used in a drawer, it is desirable that it be of a size that is similar to the conventional bath tissue roll assembly. It is particularly desirable that the dispenser be as compact as possible for use in the home. In addition if the cover is in the range of from about 4-1 / 2 inches (114. millimeters) to 6-7 / 8 inches (174.6 millimeters) in width it may be able to aesthetically fit into or be assembled in the vast majority of toilet paper handles that are in existence in homes. Preferably the width of l '' cover can be larger than about 3 inches (76.2 millimeters), less than about 6 inches (152.4 millimeters), less than about 7 inches (177.8 millimeters), and less than about (203.2 millimeters). The size of 4-1 / 2 inches (114.3 millimeters) by 6-7 / 8 inches (174.6 millimeters) provides an additional benefit to allow a dispenser size to be used in the vast majority of applications in the home. Smaller sizes may be desirable for certain applications for aesthetic reasons, such as a small bathroom. The dispenser and its components can have various colors, such as almonds and whites that are seen in certain accessories for the porcelain bath or can have any other desired color. When the box is used for institutional or industrial purposes or in commercial applications it may be desirable to make the box substantially larger and allow it to grab more rolls of either or both tissue and dry and wet cleaning cloths.

The box may be configured as shown in Figure 1 to be mounted on or on a conventional wall mounted toilet paper holder. It can also be directly mounted to a wall, for example by means of a screw, through a mounting hole 30, or by other means for fixing the box to a wall or a surface, such as the glue, the nails, the screws, rivets, magnetic attachments, staples, corbels coupling and press fittings against the sides of a conventional wall mount for tissues for the bath. The box may also have a lock 13 that engages a tab 12 on the cover to keep the cover closed, yet provide an easy way to open the dispenser. Several other ways to close or fix the cover to the box can also be employed. For example, a key and lock approach may be desirable in commercial applications and for households where young children are present.

The box may also have an opening 14 which is made to receive the cover assemblies 29. The opening 14 and the cover assemblies 29 may furthermore be configured to receive a tissue roll for the conventional bath. The box may also be configured to hold a means for dispensing, storing, holding or assembling another product such as wiping cloths, bath tissue, or the like. For example, the box can hold a shelf which can in turn hold a container of cleaning cloth having the same or different composition of the cleaning cloths inside the box. The box can also have an opening 28 for receiving a pin 27 in the tray 3.

The cover 7 can be made of any material similar to the box; and it can be the same as or different material from the box. The cover can be "'transparent or have a window to see the amount of wet cleaning cloth remaining in the dispenser.It is noted, however, that because the cover is in direct contact with the cleaning cloth, the cover forms the lid of the cartridge when the cartridge is inserted in the dispenser and the cover closed, and wood or any other material that can withstand the growth of bacteria will not be favored.It prefers that the materials that are in contact with the cleaning cloths be made of material that discourage , or that do not support the growth of bacteria.

Moreover, antibacterial, medicinal, botanical agents or health and foot agents can be added to the materials that are used to build the components of the dispensing system, which include the dispenser box, the tray, the cleaning knife, the cleaning set, the cartridge, the cover the packages. In particular, any component that is in contact with or associated with the wiping cloths may have an agent added thereto.

The cover is designed to cooperate with the cartridge 11 to form a moisture loss barrier of the cleaning cloths. The cover can also be designed to cooperate with other components of the spout system to form a moisture barrier. The spout can keep the wet cleaning cloths in a wet condition when it is completely closed for at least 1 day, at least 2 days, at least 5 days and at least 14 days, and preferably for more than 14 days under 73 ° environmental conditions (22.8 ° C) and 50% RH. The dispenser when fully closed can maintain at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 50%, and at least about 95% of the moisture of the wiping cloths for a period of 14 days at 73 ° F (22.8 ° C) and 50% relative humidity. These moisture retention values can be obtained with the glue of the cleaning cloth that comes out through the slot, the glue has a length of no more than 1.5 inches (38.1 millimeters).

The cover may also be designed to cooperate with the cartridge 11, or other components of the dispenser system, to form a contamination barrier of the cleaning cloths within the dispenser. Therefore, the cover and cooperation with the cartridge, or other components of the dispensing system, can form a barrier for soil, dust, mold spores and bacteria.

The space between the inner surface of the front cover of the rim surface of the cartridge can vary between about 2 millimeters and about 1 millimeters. In this form there is formed a dome on an open cartridge that at least partially covers the opening, such a dome is preferably less than about 1. millimeters, less than about 10 millimeters, less than about 5 millimeters and ideally less than about 2 millimeters above the cartridge flange. The height of the dome can also be measured from the surface of an entire canopy of wet cleaning cloths in which an additional 2 to 7 millimeters can be added to the height of the dome. Higher domes may also be employed, but such higher domes may be aesthetically less pleasing and may provide greater amounts of evaporation or loss of moisture from the wipers.

The cover can be provided as an interior ar 33 (see, for example, Figure 3) and a cleaned cloth 10 (see, for example, figures 2 and 3). The inner ring of the cover and the cleaning cloth cooperate with the rim 31 of the cartridge. In this form when the cover is closed the inner ar drawn against the rim of the cartridge and the cleaner is similarly brought against the tray which includes the guides, as well as the rim of the cartridge. In a further embodiment, the cover may be provided with a flange, and the cartridge may be provided with a hoop to facilitate cooperation.

The distance between the inside of the cover where the cleaner is located and the tray may be less than the height of the wiper blade. Therefore, in this configuration the wiper blade can be placed low compression against the flange, the tray, or the guides 16 all of them depending on the position of the cleaner. Here the cleaning blade can exert pressure on the wet cleaning cloths. The cleaner may also be placed so that it contacts the wet cleaning cloth but does not exert pressure against it, or it may be positioned so that it is a short distance above the wet cleaning cloth. The amount of pressure that the cleaner exerts on the wet cleaning cloth may vary depending on several factors, including the purpose of the cleaner, the material of which the cleaning blade is made, the material of which the cleaning cloth is made and the material that the cleaner is made of. the rim of cartridge 31 is made.

The tray 3 can be made from any material similar to the box to the cover, and it can be the same material or material different from those components. The patent leather may have side walls 22, 23, 80 and 81. The walls 22 23 correspond to the sides of the spout, the wall 8 corresponds to the top of the spout, and the wall 81 corresponds to the bottom of the spout. The tray shown in figures n has a rear wall, although one may be provided if desired. The side walls can be provided with recesses 24, 25, and 26. These recesses cooperate with the protuberances 19, 20 and 21 in the cartridge (19 with 26, 20 with 2 and 21 with 25). In this way the cartridge is secured, au easily maintained removable in the dispenser. The opening d the tray 15 is the size in relation to the cartridge (or the cartridge may be sized in relation to the opening of the tray) so that the cartridge can easily be slid in and out of the dispenser.

The tray and the cartridge together result in an arrangement of the adapted type that allows the cartridge to be properly or fully inserted in only one orientation in the dispenser. Therefore the two elements fit together in a manner similar to a lock and key. This ensures that the roll of wiping cloths can be unwound from a predetermined orientation, e.g., from the bottom of the roll or from the top of the roll. As is evident from Figure 2 the opening of the tray and the cartridge are not symmetrically formed. This asymmetry provides for an adapted arrangement. An object is considered symmetric if there can be a plane which passes through the * object such that in the proportions on either side of the plan are reflections of one another.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, the symmetry in the vertical plane is obtained by obtaining a different number and location of protuberances and recesses in the opposite sides. It is recognized that any appropriate measure to achieve symmetry can be employed, such as the samples, the tongue and the groove, or the forms of the opening and the seals. For example, some of the parede of the cartridge can be flat even when others are round, the rim of the cartridge can be non-flat. Additionally, labeling or marking the cartridge, the tray, or both can create an asymmetry effect.

The box can also have guides 16. The guides can be movable or fixed. The guides may have raised surface 16a and lower surfaces 16b. These guides can be made from the same type of material as the box. It can be integral with the box. The guides and the box can be a continuous piece of plastic. The guides can be designed to cooperate with the cleaner to avoid or reduce the tendency of the wiper blade to skid to one side of the spout while the wiper cloth is pulled out and torn. The guides can also cooperate with the wiper to regulate and control the amount of drag. The tray may have tines 71 to discourage the placement of wet cleaning cloths directly into the spout without the use of a protective package, a practice which may cause premature drying of cleaning cloths and may allow bacterial and / or bacterial growth. mold in cleaning cloths An example of a tray without barbs can be seen in figure 26.

The cartridge can be made of any suitable material, such as plastic. It is preferable that the cartridge be made of a recyclable, disposable, inexpensive material and The lightweight cartridge has side walls 17, 18, 39 and a bottom wall 41. The cartridge has a flange 31 which forms an opening in the upper part of the cartridge, the cartridge having ribs 32. The ribs may extend at half path or all the way along the edges 39 and 40 and from the bottom 41. The ribs 32 can make grooves or slits to be formed in the rolls, depending on the density of the roll and the conditions of use. they are necessary for the use of the dispenser system The curvature of the bottom of the cartridge is between 40 and 50 degrees, preferably between 42 and 44 degrees.

The cartridge can be of any shape and size always when it fits or cooperates with the dispenser. For example, a cartridge that can be useful for application in the hoga may have side walls 17 and 18 that are less than 10 millimeters and a side wall 39 and 40 that are smaller than 13 millimeters.

Instead of the protuberances 19, 20 and 21, the cartridge may have recesses in those locations, and the patent leather may have corresponding protuberances. Moreover, the cartridge may have ribs, such as the rib 32, along the walls 17 and 18.

The cartridge may have a lid or cover with a removable strip. The removal of this strip may result in a space through which the cleaning cloths can be assorted. In this configuration, it may be useful to attach the glue of the cleaning cloths to the strip. In this form, the removal of the strip facilitates the screwing of the cleaning cloths through the slot. The cartridge may also have a removable seal on the cover.

The container for wet cleaning cloths can also be flexible. A flexible package may be plastic, metal foil, cardboard or combinations thereof may be used to seal the wipes in a wrap or may be configured as a bag with a removable cover. Any material and configuration that prevents the loss of moisture from the cleaning cloths can be used to pack the cleaning cloths. A removable cover can contain a removable strip that facilitates the assortment of cleaning cloths. The cover may also contain a flange to cooperate with the inner ring of the cover and the cleaner. The combination of the cleaning cloths and the container can be the same size as smaller than the cartridge so as to fit inside the tray.

Figure 16 shows a spout in the closed condition with the tail of a cleaning cloth 36 emerging from the slot 4 in the finger grip groove that is formed by the recess 5. In use the cleaning cloth tail can be grasped and pulled generally in the direction of arrow 3 which causes the roll to unravel and the cleaning cloth to be dispensed from the spout. In use of the cleaning cloth, the direction of the arrow 35 can be used to be subjected to the tangential and perpendicular forces. If these forces occur, the strips and the cleaner help to prevent the wiper cloth from skidding, agglomerating or clumping to a side of the slot.

Figure 17 is an enlarged view of a dispenser, a cartridge and a roll of cleaning cloths 34 showing the relationship between these components.

Figure 18 shows a roll of wiper cloth 34 having a tail 36 and further defines the roll axis as 37. The rolls useful with this spout or as part of a dispensing system can contain from a few linear inches (or centimeters) to more than 450 linear inches (11.43 meters), or more than 600 linear inches (15.2 meters) to more than one thousand linear inches (25.40 meters) of wet cleaning cloth. The rolls can have a fabric d material that can have any number of sheets. Usually, these sheets are separated by perforations that allow the sheet to be easily torn from the fabric but are sufficiently strong that they can not be separated even when the fabric is pulling the spout. An example of a roll that is particularly useful for applications in place is one that has a diameter of about 2 inches (50.8 millimeters) up to about 3 inches (76. millimeters), about less than 5% inches (139. millimeters), and preferably has a diameter of about 3 inches (76.2 millimeters) and more preferably about 2 cubic centimeters -7/8 inches (73.0 mm). This roll has from about 400 linear inches (10.16 meters) of cleaning cloths to about 1000 linear inches (25.40 meters) of cleaning cloths. Without limitation, the length of the sheet can be from about 3 inches (76.2 millimeters) to about 10 inches (254. millimeters) and preferably about 4.5 inches. (114.3 millimeters). This roll may further have a density from about 0.3 grams per cubic centimeter to about 1 gram per cubic centimeter, from about 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter to about 1 gram per cubic centimeter preferably about 0.62 grams per cubic centimeter. A particular example of a roll may be one having a diameter of about 2 inches (50. millimeters) and containing about 450 linear inches (11.43 meters) of cleaning cloth. Another particular example of a roll may be one having a diameter of about inches (76.2 millimeters) and containing 450 linear inches (11.43 meters) of cleaning cloths.

The preferred form of wet cleaning cloths for use with the spout system is a roll with no solid core as shown in Figure 18. It should be 'understood, however, that the rolls with core (hollow core, solid cores and partially solid cores), the rolls without core holes, the piles of sheets can also be used in the spout system. When the density values are referred to here, it is for the density of the roll that this can exclude any vacuum, for a hollow roll if core, a space occupied by a core for a co-core roll.

Figure 19 shows roll 34 while placed in a cartridge in a spout. The spiral line 3 is intended to represent the manner in which the roll is entangled and describes in that configuration a roll that is being entangled from the bottom. That figure also shows the ratio of cleaner 10 to wet fabric. Figure 20 shows the roll 34 in the cartridge 11, with the spiral line 38 which indicates the entanglement of the roll. This figure shows the relationship of the roll and the ribs 32. As can be observed from this figure the roll is lifted from the side and bottom walls of the cartridge by the rib 32. Therefore, the amount of the surface area of the roll is which is in contact with the cartridge. This in turn reduces the drag that the roll experiences from friction with the cartridge when the roll is rotated.

Figure 21 shows a part of a cartridge 11, the rim 31 of the cartridge, and the side walls 39 and 40. E The angle at which the cartridge is placed has an effect that the spout can also work. The angle may have a tendency to increase or decrease the drag associated with pulling the wiper cloth outwards. It may have an effect on the amount of siphon extraction, dried runoff that can be carried out on the cleaning cloth. It can also have an effect on how the roll acts while it is unraveled, becoming smaller and smaller in the cartridge. The angle of the cartridge can be measured by the angle that the flange 31 forms with a true vertical axis, shown as 42. For a dispensing system as shown in FIGS. 1 19, the angle 43 having the flange 31 with a vertical axis true 42 should be from about 10 degrees to about 80 degrees, from about 20 degrees to about 70 degrees, at least higher than 20 degrees, and at least lower than 60 degrees, and preferably around 30 degrees degrees.

Furthermore, the angle can be selected such that it balances the forces between the peeling forces associated with the unraveling of the roll and the weight of the roll by forcing it down against the ribs. Therefore, the cleaning cloth can be disentangled without excessive movement of the roll inside the cartridge, which in turn overcomes the tendency of the roll to move towards the slot and to unite the cover. Additionally, the selection of the angle can play a role in reducing the drying of the cleaning cloth While the angle 43 is increased, the difference between the height of the upper part of the roll and the tail is decreased, so that any siphoning impulse force decreases.

Figures 22 to 25 show several views of an example of a cover. In this example the cover 7 has cover assemblies 29, a recess 5 for forming part of a finger gripping groove, an inner ring 33, which has an upper inner ring section 45 and lateral inner ring sections 46 (from which only one can be seen in figure 24), leg sections 72, and posts 44. In this example the posts are used to connect the cleaner to the cover.

Figures 26 to 28 show an example of a tray 3a. In this example the tray has an opening 15 with 3 recesses on both sides, the tray has guides that are rollers 47.

In a further example of the tray, the patent leather is fixed to the box. This can be achieved by having the box and the tray being made from a single piece of material or having the box and the tray joined together by means of a permanent joining means, such as welding, bonding by heat bonding. In yet another example, the patent can be attached to the box so that it can not rotate with respect to the box, but can still be removable.

Fig. 29 shows the rollers 47 used in the tray 3a shown in Figs. 26 to 28. The rollers have raised surfaces 67 and lower surfaces 68. The raised and lower surfaces of the rollers as well as any guide can also be a cutting edge or an edge. ring. While the raised and lower surfaces become narrower, for example, they become sharper, care must be taken not to cut the wet tissue.

The cleaning blades can be made from any flexible material, such as thermoplastic elastomers, foam, sponge, plastic, or rubber that has a hardness value of Shore A durometer in the range d around 0 to 80, from around from 15 to about d 70 and preferably from about 30 to about d 60. It is further preferred that the cleaning blades be made of a material that can form a good sweep of contamination and moisture. Examples of the preferred type of material are SANTOPRENE®, Kraton®, silicone, or styrene ethylene / butylene styrene (SEBS). The wiper blade is designed to work with the guide and the tray and to a limited extent the cartridge rim. Depending on the cleaner placement, you may have a lower or higher interaction with these component of the spout system. The slot between the end of the cleaning blade and the tray may vary depending on the thickness '' of the cleaning cloths and how much drag is necessary for the spout system to work as desired. The wiper blade can help keep the cloth's tail cleaned in its place and thus prevent the tail from falling back through the slot and into the cartridge. The material of the cleaning blade has a Gurley stiffness value (ASTM 6125-97) between about 100 milligrams and 8000 milligrams, preferably between about 200 milligrams and 600 milligrams, and more preferably between about 40 milligrams and 3000 milligrams.

The force applied to the cleaning cloth by the cleaning blade when the cleaning cloth is pulled from the spout should not be greater than the tensile strength of the cleaning cloth in the non-perforated region and not greater than the tensile strength of the perforation. a cleaned perforated cloth. If the cleaning cloths are made such that they are dry in storage and become wet during use, the knife can be configured to exert and become wet during use, the knife can be configured to exert pressure on the cleaning cloth. In this case, the spout of a sheet or sheets makes enough cut to be applied to the cleaning cloth to allow moisture to be released. For example, this force or cut may be sufficient to make microcapsules of fluid to burst may be sufficient to break a protective emulsion which contains the fluid.

Figures 32 to 37 show an example of a cleaning assembly. In this example the wiper assembly 1 comprises a chassis 48, and a blade 50 having fingers 49. In this example the fingers are designed to cooperate with the bottom surfaces 16b (Fig. 2A) of the guides in the box. In this example the blade is made of SANTOPRENE® and the chassis is made of polypropylene.

Figures 38 to 39 show an example of a cleaning blade. In this example the wiper blade is formed in a single piece (see figure 38) of material that is bent over to form the wiper blade (see figure 39). The wiper blade has raised portions 51 which reduce the amount of the surface area of the wiper blade contacting the blade and the raised areas 53 and the lower areas 52 which cooperate with the lower raised areas of the guides.

Figures 62 to 65 illustrate jets 1 which have a rounded member 95 and rounded edges 96. These components are shown as being part of or coupled to the cleaning blade assembly 99 and adjacent the cleaning blade 74. In these components they avoid or reduce the tendency of the roll to agglomerate in the groove while the size of the roll decreases.

Figures 57 to 61 show an example of a cleaning assembly. In this example the cleaner comprises chassis 73, and a wiper blade 74 (74a shows the sections of the blade that mesh and protrude through the chassis) having fingers 75. In this example the fingers are designed to cooperate with the surfaces bottom of the guides 16 in the dispenser. In this example the blade is made of SANTOPRENE® and the chassis is made of polypropylene. This incorporation contains thick or high areas 97 d cleanser. These raised areas cooperate with the guides 16 in the tray.

Figures 40 to 41 show an example of a tissue roll bar for the bath. This example comprises a first roll case 80, a second roll case 81 and a spring 82. Figures 55 to 56 show further incorporation of the spout.

Figures 42 to 45 show an example of a mounting assembly. This assembly assembly comprises sliding arms 55 and 56, boxes 57 and 58, end openings 59, springs 61. The side arms have stops 60 which cooperate with the stops 83 to limit the maximum longitudinal extension of the sliding arms, the assembly assembly has a third box 84 having tabs 63 which cooperate with the openings 62 to secure the boxes 57 and 58 to the box 84. The box 84 further has a curled path 64 for receiving a screw. Figure 44 shows the assembly assembly with the sliding arms in a retracted position, even though Figure 45 shows the assembly assembly with the sliding arms in an extended position. In one embodiment, the length of the assembly assembly in the retracted position is d about 3.5 inches (88.9 millimeters), and the length of assembly assembly in the extended position length is about 8 inches (203.2 millimeters). Preferably the length of the mounting assembly in the retracted position is about 5 inches (127.0 millimeters), and the length of the mounting assembly in the extended position is about the length of about 6.5 inches (165.1 millimeters). The design of three boxes can also be simplified in an incorporation of two boxes or a single box incorporation. In the incorporation of two boxes, the upper and lower halves side and side are fixed together to maintain the resort and the sliding arms.

The assembly is held in place by having the ends outside the sliding arms and holes in the object to which the spout should be attached to eg the holes in a toilet paper spout mounted on a wall. The spring keeps the sliding arms extended and therefore keeps them in the holes. A screw is then inserted through spout and path 64 and tight, forcing the final coupling surfaces 90 against the wall of the holes in the tissue jet for the bath.

Figure 66 discloses a tissue holder for the conventional bath 85 which is of the partially recessed type, having posts 86. Figure 67 discloses a tissue holder for the conventional bath 85 that has no recesses and has posts 86 and a roll. 6. Figure 68 illustrates the handle of Figure 67 and with the roll removed and assembly assembly 8 coupled to post 86. In actual use the assembly assembly may be attached with a spout, as shown for example in Figure 2 .

The assembly assembly should be made of material that is strong enough to withstand the forces that are placed on it to hold the spout in place. The material must have sufficient strength to withstand the forces that the screw can exert on the threaded path. Examples of materials that can provide these characteristics and be used to be the assembly are 15% or more of polybutylene terephthalate, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene or any material having similar strength properties.

Figures 46 to 50 show an example of a screw 9 cooperating with a mounting device, such as the example shown in figures 42 to 45. The screw must of being made of material that meets the same resistance requirements as they are for the assembly assembly. In this example the screw has a threaded design that requires turns to move it 1 inch (25.4 mm). Normal conventional ACME screw bolts require 26 turns to move it 1 inch (25.4 mm). This threaded design provides greater ease for the user to couple the spout because they require fewer screw turns to do so. In this example the screw additionally has a large head, with a groove 65 grips 66. The slot can fit a coin or screwdriver. The larger head of the screw and the slot, however, are not necessary, although these may be preferred to provide greater ease of installation of the jet system. The screw can also be provided with a pressure nut or lock nut near the head to prevent loosening of the screw after it is tightened Alternative mounts can also be used. These mounts can be fixed or removable. This may include, by way of example, such fastening systems as cable ties, ear nuts, anchor bolts, lock and pressure mechanisms and grooves and clicks.

Figures 51 to 53 show an example of a cartridge. In this example the cartridge has protuberances 6 on its side walls.

Fig. 54 shows an example of a pack of cartridges. In use, this package can be filled with a roll of wet cleaning cloths, one for each cartridge. The cartridges may be sealed and, by placing a partially or fully removable cover over the flanges 31. The seal is preferably resistant to bacteria and moisture. The consumer can then buy the package remove a cartridge, open the dispenser and place the cartridge in the dispenser. The cartridge cover or the slot in the cover can be removed either before placing the cartridge in the dispenser or after it is inserted into the dispenser. The end of the roll of the wet cleaning cloths that are then pulled out and onto the tray and the strips and the cover is then closed, so that it provides an efficient system for supplying wet wiping cloths.

This dispensing system is useful with all types of cleaning cloths, for example cleaning cloths which are described in the serial number applications 09 / 564,449; 09 / 564,213; 09 / 565,125; 09 / 564,837; 09 / 564,939 06 / 564,531; 09 / 564,268; 09 / 564,424; 09 / 564,780; 09 / 564,212 09 / 564,623 all filed on May 4, 2000, and l application serial number 09 / 223,999 entitled Polymers qu They are Dispersed in Sensitive Ion Hard Water and Applications, presented on December 31, 1998, the descriptions of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Additionally, cleaning cloths can be dry cleaning cloths which become wet during use. The moisture in these cleaning cloths is encapsulated so that the cleaning cloths are dry during storage handling. The forces on the humid cleaning cloth during use cause the moisture to be released, which resulted in a cleaning cloth which is moist. The moisture in this cleaning cloths can be encapsulated in a membrane, a micelle, in a microcapsule, in an emulsion which is at least partially solid, or in any other material from which the dry cleaning cloth is allowed to become humid during the use. An example of this cleaning cloth is described in the World Patent Publication WO 99/01536, or published on January 14, 1999, the description of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Such cleaning cloths containing encapsulated agent, such as wetting agents or solutions have a dry feel. That is, cleaning cloths when handled have the same dryness as ordinary towels or tissues. A dry sensation may include a leaf that has moisture absorbed from the atmosphere in condition of the normal environment such as may be found in a consumer's home. The contained agents may be water, solutions, or emulsions, and may contain cleaning agents such as surfactants or detergents, therapeutic agents such as humectants or medication, fragrances, abrasives, other encapsulated agents, and combinations thereof. same. Also, cleaning cloths may contain more than one type of contained agent. Different types of contained agents can function as an effective combination to moisten, clean, or treat a surface. Therefore, by way of example, the force exerted by the cleaning assembly is such that it breaks or tears the encapsulated structure of moisture, making the cloth cleaned wet while it is supplied.

Claims (25)

1. A dispensing system for cleaning cloths comprising: a fountain; a blade for cleaning cloth; cleaning cloths, the cleaning cloths comprise a contained agent; Y a separation at the pump; wherein the wipers are capable of being placed through the separation, the wiper blade exerts pressure on the wipers sufficiently to wet the sheet.

2. The dispensing system as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the wiping cloths have a dry sensation.

3. The dispensing system as claimed in clause 1 characterized in that the agent is contained in an emulsion.

4. The delivery system as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the agent is contained in microcapsules.

5. The dispensing system as claimed in clause 1 characterized in that the agent is contained in a membrane.

6. The dispenser system as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that it comprises the set d assembly.

7. The dispenser system as claimed in clause 6, characterized in that the dispenser is secured to a conventional dry bath tissue dispenser at least one surface by means of the assembly assembly.

8. A method for dispensing cleaning cloths from a dispenser comprising: pulling the cleaning cloths from a spout the cleaning cloths comprise a contained agent; where the pull results in the assortment exerting a force on the wiping cloths so that the contained agent is released.

9. The method as claimed in clause 8 characterized in that the wiping cloths have a dry feel.

10. The method as claimed in clause 8 characterized in that the agent is contained in an emulsion.

11. The method as claimed in clause 8 characterized in that the agent is contained and microcapsules.

12. The method as claimed in clause 8 characterized in that the agent is contained in a membrane.

13. The method as claimed in clause 8 characterized in that the spout comprises a wiper blade.

14. The method as claimed in clause 13 characterized in that the force is exerted by the wiper blade.

15. The method as claimed in clause 8 characterized in that the cleaning cloths are moistened after being pulled from the dispenser.

16. A dispensing system for cleaning cloths comprising: a fountain; a seperation; a wiper blade associated with the separation; Y cleaning cloths, the cleaning cloths comprise two parts; the first part of the cleaning cloths is inside the dispenser; the second part of the cleaning cloths being outside the dispenser; the first part comprises a contained agent; the second part comprises an agent contained and which is released.

17. The dispensing system as claimed in clause 16, characterized in that the first part of the cleaning cloths has a dry feeling.

18. The dispenser system as claimed in clause 16 characterized in that the agent in the first part is contained in an emulsion.

19. The dispensing system as claimed in clause 16, characterized in that the agent in the first part is contained in microcapsules.

20. The spout system as claimed in clause 16 characterized in that - the agent in the first part is contained in a membrane.

21. The dispensing system as claimed in clause 16, characterized in that the second part of the cleaning cloths is wet.

22. The dispenser system as claimed in clause 16 further characterized in that it comprises a mounting assembly.

23. The dispensing system as claimed in clause 22 characterized in that the dispenser is secured to a conventional dry bath tissue dispenser at least one surface by means of the assembly assembly.

24. The dispenser system as claimed in clause 16, characterized in that the cleaning cloths are capable of being placed through the separation.

25. The dispenser system as claimed in clause 16, characterized in that the wiper blade exerts a sufficient pressure on the wiper blades to release the agent.