RU2419580C1 - Napkins box - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: transport, package. ^ SUBSTANCE: invention relates to both disposable container and package containing disposable box with of napkins. Said box has several sides making its inner space. Note here that, at least, one side has, at least, one outlet opening. Said outlet opening is closed, at least, partially, by outlet insert provided with, at least, one active substances and arranged to distribute said substance on to, least, portion of said napkins. ^ EFFECT: materials and design of box allows impregnating napkins with perfumed substances. ^ 13 cl, 3 dwg

Description

The present invention relates to a disposable napkin container (napkin box). The materials and construction of the container allow the wipes to be impregnated with an active substance such as an aromatic substance. The invention also relates to a package containing said disposable container and a plurality of napkins placed inside said container.

Napkin boxes allow you to pack a lot of napkins together effectively and serve to dispense individual napkins. In the most general embodiment, the tissue box contains several forming the inner space in which the tissue is contained, and an opening in the wall through which the tissue is dispensed. Napkin boxes often include a dispensing film or insert located in the dispensing opening, which forms the volume of the napkin box that is open for contamination, and which contains an opening or slot that allows for dispensing napkins. In recent years, many different designs and technical functions have been used in similar boxes and corresponding napkins.

They also created boxes for napkins that emit a smell. For example, US Published Application 2004/0124101 describes a disposable dispenser having pads attached to one or more of its walls, the pads containing deodorizing agents. WO 2006/104943 discloses a disposable container having openings that allow odor within the container to escape into the external environment. US Pat. No. 4,458,810 discloses napkins that are located between the odor-bearing layers in the napkin box, with these layers providing the odor of the disposable napkins.

EP 0953516 discloses a tissue box in which the dispensing insert is made of a material with high elasticity.

WO 2005/066043 discloses a napkin box in which a dispensing film may contain a material that glows in the dark, which allows you to place and use the napkin box in the dark.

In the current process for preparing wipes with an active substance, such as an aromatic substance, the aromatic substance is sprayed onto piles or rolls of napkins before being introduced into the container. This leads to the useless use of the aromatic substance and to difficulties in determining the amount of aromatic substance that is actually absorbed into the wipes. In addition, spraying bulk chemicals in this way often creates health risks and environmental hazards (for example, allergies in workers associated with the spray process).

There remains a need for a disposable container intended for napkins, which, with a minimum change compared to known napkin containers, can be used to efficiently and efficiently dispense napkins that contain an active substance (such as an aromatic substance). It is advisable to avoid the problems associated with the application of active substances without packaging on wipes before placing them in a container.

The invention relates to disposable containers for napkins. The container contains several sides that form the inner space. At least one side comprises at least one dispensing opening, wherein said dispensing opening is at least partially closed by the dispensing insert. The dispensing insert contains at least one active substance and is positioned so that the active substance is transferred to at least a portion of said tissue. Accordingly, the transfer of the active substance occurs when the wipes are dispensed from the indicated container.

Thus, the container provides an effective way of applying the active substance to wipes while avoiding the difficulties associated with previously known technologies. Since the active substance is available only in the dispensing insert, production is simplified, since this component can be manufactured separately and introduced into standard containers. Chemical hazards associated with soaking large quantities of tissues and handling large quantities of tissues are also attenuated.

Accordingly, the disposable container according to the invention comprises one dispensing opening. The dispensing insert may extend through the entire dispensing opening and comprise an opening for dispensing napkins.

Preferably, the active substance is at least on the inner surface of the dispensing insert.

The container may include a dispensing lid that closes the dispensing opening before using the container.

The active substance may be an aromatic substance or an insecticide. In a specific embodiment, more than 50%, for example, more than 70%, more than 80%, more than 95% or 100% of the active substance is within 3 cm, preferably within 2 cm, preferably within 1 cm, of the opening in the dispensing insert.

The invention also relates to a package containing a disposable container according to the invention and a plurality of wipes disposed within said disposable container.

Accordingly, the wipes are dry when introduced into the container. Napkins in the container can be stacked and / or laid so that the sheets of one napkin enter between the sheets of another napkin.

The term “disposable” is used herein to mean products that are intended for single or limited use only and are not intended to be reused. The containers of the invention are disposable containers due to the fact that they are designed to be thrown away when they are empty, and not to be refilled, unlike re-filled dispensing wipes. Napkins according to the invention are also disposable due to the fact that they are not intended for washing or cleaning and reuse after a limited number of applications.

The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

figure 1 is an embodiment of a disposable container according to the invention;

figure 2 - cross section of the tank according to II-II in figure 1;

figure 3 is a view of the tank of figure 1 with a breakout in II-II.

1 shows a disposable container 10 of the invention. The container 10 contains several sides 21, 22, 23 ... that form the inner space 30. The inner space is designed to contain napkins 60. The illustrated container 10 is a rectangular parallelepiped (cuboid with 6 adjacent perpendicular sides), although other geometric shapes of boxes for wipes should also be considered within the scope of the present invention (for example, other polyhedra, such as pyramidal). The disposable container 10 is, in the most appropriate case, made of cheap lightweight disposable material, such as cardboard or plastic, preferably cardboard. The container 10 is made by using standard methods for creating similar products, such as folding, gluing and cutting blanks from appropriate materials.

The disposable container 10 is intended to contain a plurality of tissues 60 and dispense them in an adjustable manner (for example, one at a time). A disposable container 10 typically contains 60 to 200 wipes, preferably 80 to 120 wipes. However, in certain situations, a container may contain only 5 or 10 napkins (for example, packaging handkerchiefs). Wipes 60 may be, for example, handkerchiefs, face wipes, bathroom wipes, wipes or towels, and may be in the form of a stack or a roll. If the napkins are stacked, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the napkins can be folded and / or arranged in the form of padded sheets, so that the delivery of one napkin causes the next napkin to be fed through the dispensing hole 40. Placement in the form of padded sheets when the sheets wipes are included between sheets of other wipes, as described in US Pat. Nos. 3,401,928 and 4,131,271. A roll of wipes 60 may be provided with central loading (feeding) or edge loading (feeding). The napkins 60 may be single individual napkins, or adjacent napkins can be adjacent to each other and can be shared, for example, through perforations. Preferably, the container 10 is not completely filled with wipes 60, so that a gap is maintained between the wipes 60 and the container 10. This provides an air space in which the active substance 50 can disperse, thereby providing a more effective impregnation of the wipes 60.

Wipes 60 may contain natural fibers, such as wood pulp, fluff pulverized pulp or natural cellulose. Alternatively or additionally, the wipes 60 may comprise synthetic fibers, such as synthetic cellulosic or polymer fibers, or elementary fibers. The fibers can be short fibers (staple fibers) or continuous fibers (filaments). Wipes 60 may also contain substances that are widely used in papermaking technology or napkin manufacturing technology, for example, moisture resistant agents, emollients, binders, dehydrating agents, adhesives, colorants or bleaches.

Napkins 60 can be made in accordance with any standard method of manufacturing napkins known in the art. Typically, tissue paper components are first laid wet on a moving canvas. Then, the thin paper is dehydrated, creped to form the characteristic structure of the soft thin paper, and finally dried. The napkin can be single-layer or multi-layer. Each crease may have more than one, usually two or three, layers. Embossing, laminating, pressing, printing or punching operations may be included as desired. The final canvas of thin paper can be rolled up, folded or cut to obtain napkins of the desired shape. Methods for making wipes are described, for example, in WO 04/057109, European Patent EP 1036880 and European Patent EP 1039027.

The wipes 60 according to the invention are accordingly “dry” when introduced into the container 10. In other words, they are not treated with any active substance 50 after the operations of final drying, folding and / or coiling during their manufacture. This distinguishes them from so-called wet wipes, which can be impregnated with the active substance 50 before being introduced into the container 10. However, the invention can also be used with wet wipes, which contain, for example, lotion, but are also impregnated with the active substance 50 (for example aromatic substance) by means of a container 10 according to the invention.

At least one side 21 of the container 10 comprises at least one dispensing hole 40 through which wipes are dispensed. There is a possibility that the dispensing opening 40 will be provided on more than one side 21, 22 of the container 10, or that more than one dispensing opening 40 will be provided on one side 21. In such cases, each dispensing opening 40 can transfer various active substances 50 to the tissue upon issue. It is also possible that one dispensing opening 40 will extend through two or more sides of the container 10. However, it is preferable that one dispensing opening 40 is provided on one side 21 of the container 10, as illustrated in FIG.

The dispensing opening 40 shown in FIG. 1 is oval in shape, with its longest axis aligned with the longest axis of the container 10. However, the dispensing opening 40 may have other shapes, for example, square, round or rectangular. The dispensing hole 40 may even extend through the entire one side of the container 10.

The container 10 may include a dispensing lid 41, which closes the dispensing opening 40 before using the container, thereby protecting the contents. The dispensing lid 41 may be a piece of material separate from the container 10, such as a plastic film, which is longer than the dispensing aperture 40 and overlaps the dispensing aperture 40 in all directions. In this case, the dispensing lid may be attached to the container 10 by means of glue, mechanical fastening or other suitable fastening means. Alternatively, the dispensing lid 41 may contain the same material as the container 10, and may be limited by the boundary of the dispensing opening 40. Indicating marks, such as embossments or printed signs, can be used to indicate the location of the dispensing lid 41.

When the container 10 begins to be used, the dispensing lid 41 is removed. Accordingly, the dispensing lid 41 can be removed from the container 10 by means of a manual force, so that tools such as scissors are not required to access the contents of the container 10. This can be achieved, for example, by introducing tear lines, perforations, applied with gaps or weakened glue or similar weaknesses in the connection between the dispensing cover 41 and the dispensing hole 40. Figure 1 shows the dispensing cover 41, which is limited by perforations in the container 10. In The dispensing lid 41 may be completely removed from the container 10 or may remain attached to the container 10 provided that access to the napkins 60 is not obstructed. The dispensing lid 41 may include gripping means 43 that allow it to be easily gripped and separated from the container 10 by fingers user. For example, the gripping means 43 may be an additional piece of material on the dispensing lid 41, which is not attached to the container 10 and thus protrudes from the container 10. Alternatively, the gripping means 43 may be a cutout or area limited by perforations through which ( which) the user's finger can be easily inserted (figure 1).

The dispensing opening 40 is at least partially covered by the dispensing insert 42. The dispensing insert 42 limits the volume of the container open for contamination, but allows dispensing napkins 60. The dispensing insert 42 must remain in place in the container 10 until all the napkins are out.

Figure 1 shows the dispensing insert 42, which extends through the entire dispensing hole 40 and which itself contains the opening 44 (in Fig. 1 in the form of a slit). The dispensing insert 42 contains a flexible, resilient material that allows the user to remove the wipes 60 with his fingers and pull them out through the opening 44. The dispensing insert 42 is shown as a rectangular insert in FIG. The hole 44 may have many different shapes, for example a single line shape, a cruciform, star shape, or a line shape with Y-shapes at each of the two ends, as illustrated in FIG. The dispensing insert 42 can also serve to grip the leading edge of the next napkin and prevent it from being returned to the box, so that dispensing the next napkin is simplified.

The dispensing insert 42 may include an opening 44 that has a shape different from the slotted shape, for example square, round, triangular, etc., and through which wipes 60 can be extended. In addition, the dispensing insert 42 may not extend through the entire dispensing opening 40, so that the wipes 60 can be protruded from the container 10 in the gap, thereby formed between the edge of the dispensing opening 40 and the dispensing insert 42.

Typically, the dispensing insert 42 has a length that is greater than the length of the dispensing opening 40, and is attached to the inside of the container 10 in the area surrounding the dispensing opening 40. This is illustrated in more detail in Fig.2. The connection of the dispensing insert 42 to the inside of the container 10 is accomplished by any means known in the art, preferably by gluing.

Accordingly, the dispensing insert 42 is a plastic film or a laminated material of two or more plastic films. The polymers from which plastic films can be made are thermoplastic polymers such as polyethylene, polyesters, polypropylene and mixtures thereof. A preferred polymer is polyethylene.

Other materials that may be suitable for the dispensing insert 42 include foam, rubber, paper, and non-woven materials.

The dispensing insert 42 contains at least one active substance 50. The active substance 50 is a substance that creates certain effects when applied to a tissue, in addition to the effects provided by the tissue itself. The active substance 50 is preferably volatile. The term "active substance" does not cover any substances that include in the manufacture of wipes, for example, agents that impart moisture resistance, emollients, binders, bleaches, etc. The effects created by the active substance 50 may be noticeable when using a tissue, for example, when brought into contact with the skin of the user; alternatively, the effects created by the active substance 50 may be noticeable before use (for example, when dispensing the wipes 60 from the container 10). For simplicity, the dispensing insert 42 preferably contains one active substance 50, but may contain a combination of more than one active substance 50, for example, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more active substances 50.

Accordingly, the active substance 50 is present in an amount of from 6 to 40 weight percent, preferably from 10 to 30 weight percent.

The active substances 50 of particular interest are aromatic substances. The term "aromatic substance" includes perfumes, aromas, smells and other volatile substances, which may vary in their smell. Essential oils (volatile oils that occur in the plant and give the plant a characteristic aroma or other similar property) are useful aromatic substances. Examples of aromatic substances include: azhgon, almonds, cloves, aloe tree, ammi dental, amiris, angelica root, angelica seeds, anise, apricot, arnica absolute, avocado, balsam, basil, laurel noble, bay leaf, beeswax, benzoin absolute, bergamot, birch, borage, boronia, butch leaf, cayeput, cane calamus, calendula, camellia, hemp cannabis, caraway seeds, cardamom, clove absolute, carrot seed, cassia, blackcurrant, beaver stream, catnip, cedar leaf, cedar wood, celery seed, r shrimp, champaka, cilantro, cinnamon tree, cistus, citronella, cyste, artificial civet, clary sage, clementine, cloves, chocolate tree, cocoa butter, coconut, French cognac, combava, coriander, meadow mint, costus, caraway seeds, cypress, wormwood davana, dill, odorous dill, resin elemi, engeron, eucalyptus, fennel, fenugreek, fir, frankincense, galbanum, garlic, genes, geranium, ginger, ginseng, grapefruit, grape seed, hazelnut, immortelle, hemp , hyssop, immortelle absolute, aromatic elecampane astrological, aromatic composition, jasmine, jojoba, absolute jonquil oil, juniper berry, lanolin, lantana chamber, noble laurel, lavender, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, lime, litsea, lotus, macadamia, nutmeg, mandarin, tea tree, marigolds, marjoram, bark of massoi, lemon balm, mimosa, monarda, common wormwood, seed of musk mallow, myrrh, myrtle, absolute oil of narcissus, neroli (essential oil of orange tree flowers), essential oil of naioli, nutmeg, oak moss, olibanum, opopanax absolute , orange, di growing West Indian orange, oregano, violet root, osmanthus, palm, palmarosa, paprika, patchouli, peanut, pecan, peppermint, peppers, peppermint, perfumes for pets, orange tree leaves, pine, evening primrose, ravensare, Voronets red, essential oil, rose, rosehip seed, rosemary, rosewood, ruta, sage, sandalwood, sea buckthorn berry, sesame oil, shea butter, aralia, spruce, St. John's wort, styrax resin, marigold, marigold, tangerine, wormwood, tarragon, tea tree, thuja, thyme, mixed toko ferols, balsamic resin tofu, tuberose, turmeric, valerian, vanilla, vegetable glycerin, verbena, vetiver, vitex, violet leaf, peanut butter, wintergreen, wormwood, yarrow, ylang-ylang and their combinations, but possible aromatic substances are not limited above.

The active substance 50 may also be other volatile material, such as insect repellent material (e.g. diethyl methatoluamide (DEET), or citronella, bactericide, antiviral agent, antifungal agent, anti-influenza agent, essential oils (e.g. anti-stress, expectorant drugs).

The dispensing insert 42 is positioned such that the active substance 50 is transferred to at least a portion of said wipes 60. The active substance 50 can be transferred to the wipes 60 in a number of ways. Firstly, the active substance 50 can be transferred when the napkin 60 is dispensed from the indicated container 10, for example, through contact between the napkin and the dispensing insert 42, which causes the “erasure” of the active substance from the insert 42 and onto the napkins 60. To ensure effective transfer of the active substance 50 onto wipes 60, it is preferable that the active substance 50 is on the inner surface 45 of the dispensing insert 42 (that is, that surface which is directed toward the interior of the container 10, see FIG. 3). If the dispensing insert 42 is a laminated material, the active substance 50 may be included in the innermost layer of the laminated material. The frictional forces that are created between the tissue 60 and the dispensing insert 42 upon dispensing the tissue 60 cause the transfer of the active substance 50 from the dispensing insert 42 to the tissue 60.

Secondly, the evaporation of the active substance 50 (which is volatile) creates a moist atmosphere inside the box, which leads to the soaking of the napkins 60. This effect is noticeable when storing napkins, even before dispensing.

The material of the dispensing insert 42 is impregnated with the active substance, for example, if the dispensing insert 42 contains a plastic film, the active substances 50 can be included in the polymerization reaction or the forming process used in the manufacture of said film. This is usually done by mixing the active substance 50 (respectively, in liquid form) with polymer particles, followed by extrusion of the mixture.

To maximize the physical transfer of the active substance 50 from the dispensing insert 42 to the wipes 60, the active substance 50 can be concentrated in that area of the dispensing insert 42, which is located next to the opening 44, since it is this zone that creates the greatest contact with the wipes 60 when they are dispensed. The area of the dispensing insert 42 located adjacent to the opening 44 is defined as that zone of the dispensing insert 42 that is located in a 3 cm hole, preferably 2 cm, more preferably 1 cm of the hole 44, respectively, in the longitudinal direction of the hole. Thus, the amount of active substance 50 in other areas of the dispensing insert 42 can be reduced, thereby saving the active substance 50. The concentration of the active substance in this zone means that over 50%, for example over 70%, over 80%, over 95 % or even 100% of the active substance 50 may be in this area.

The present invention also relates to a package comprising a disposable container 10 described herein and a plurality of wipes 60 disposed in said disposable container 10. As described above, the wipes 60 are preferably dry when introduced into the container 10 and “receive” the active substance 50 when they are dispensed from the container 10. The wipes 60 may be stacked and / or laid sheets in the container 10.

Box making

A number of scented films have been used in face tissue boxes. The main polymer used was low density polyethylene (LDPE). The polymer tablets were loaded into perfume (perfume) and blown. Plate extrusion was also used if you wanted to get a thicker film.

The perfumes shown in table 1 were obtained from AB7 Industries, Deyme, France. The maximum number of possible perfumes was included in the polymer matrix of low density polyethylene, and the percentage of each type of perfume in weight percent is shown in table 1.

Table 1 The number of perfumes in weight percent, which can be included in the film of low density polyethylene No. Perfume Content in weight percent one VIOLET fifteen 2 RICES fifteen 3 FLEUR OF LOTUS fifteen four LAVANDE-ORANGE 22.5 5 NIVEOLE PLUS ISO 16.12 6 NIVEOLE PLUS COEUR 18.75 7 Apricot 18.75 8 LILY OF THE VALLEY fifteen

Dosing tests

Blind tests were performed using 25 people (17 men and 8 women). Boxes with napkins were made with flavored (“scented”) films, and each film contained the maximum number of perfumes that could be obtained for each type of perfume. Wipes were dispensed from these boxes, and wipes were evaluated in terms of perfume dosage.

table 2 Dosing tests - the number of people who made each conclusion. Perfume Perfumes are absent or impossible to smell Few spirits Good amount of perfume A lot of perfume Too many spirits LAVANDE-ORANGE 0 one fifteen four 5 VIOLET 0 5 fourteen 6 0 RICE 0 one 17 four 3 LOTUS FLOWER 0 5 16 four 0 NIVEOLE 2 3 8 9 3 LILY OF THE VALLEY 0 2 17 3 3

As can be seen, the napkin boxes of the present invention provide flavored napkins that have been primarily rated as containing a good amount of perfume.

The invention has been described with reference to a number of figures, embodiments, and examples. However, the invention should not be construed as being limited by these particular embodiments — features from different embodiments may be combined, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, within the scope of the invention. The full scope of the invention should be considered as defined by the attached claims.

Claims (13)

1. Disposable container (10) for napkins (60), containing several sides (21, 22, 23 ...) forming the inner space (30), while at least one side (21) contains at least one dispensed hole (40), wherein said dispensed hole (40) is at least partially covered by a dispensing insert (42), said dispensing insert (42) being a plastic film or a laminated material of two or more plastic films, characterized the fact that the dispensing insert (42) is impregnated with at least one active substance Twomey (50) and arranged so that the active substance (50) is transferred, at least a portion of said napkin (60). 2. The container (10) according to claim 1, in which the dispensing insert (42) is located so that the active substance (50) is transferred to at least a portion of these tissues (60) when issuing a tissue (60) from the specified container ( 10). 3. Capacity (10) according to claim 1, containing one dispensing hole (40). 4. A container (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the dispensing insert (42) extends through the entire dispensing opening (40) and comprises an opening (44) for dispensing napkins (60). 5. The container (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the active substance (50) is located at least on the inner surface (45) of the dispensing insert (42). 6. A container (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the container (10) comprises a dispensing lid (41) that closes the dispensing opening (40) before using the container. 7. Capacity (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the active substance (50) is an aromatic substance. 8. Capacity (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the active substance (50) is an insecticide. 9. Capacity (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which over 50%, for example, over 70%, over 80%, over 95% or 100% of the active substance (50) is 3 cm, preferably 2 cm, even more preferably 1 cm of the hole (44) in the dispensing insert (42). 10. A package containing a disposable container (10) for napkins according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and a plurality of napkins (60) placed inside said container (10) for single use. 11. Packaging according to claim 10, in which the wipes (60) are dry when introduced into the container (10). 12. Packaging according to claim 10 or 11, in which wipes (60) in the container (10) are stacked. 13. A package according to claim 10 or 11, in which sheets of one napkin (60) in the container (10) enter between sheets of another napkin.

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