RU2549976C2 - Device for dosaged supply containing holder and package for contents dosaged supply - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: personal use articles.

SUBSTANCE: dosaged supply device contains a holder and a package of napkins. The holder is suitable for retaining the package and contains a means for the holder attachment to the surface. The holder contains a front part, a rear part and side parts connecting the front and the rear parts. The package contains the first wall with a hole for dosaged supply, a rear wall opposed to the front wall, two opposite side walls and two opposite butt-end walls. The front part of the holder contains the first and the second holder elements passing in the direction along the holder and positioned at a distance from each other in the direction across the holder with a hap between the holder elements. The holder elements are capable of resilient movement between the retention position and the charging position, the gap in the retention position being less than in the charging position. The rear part of the holder and the rear wall of the package contain conjugated fixture means for the package attachment to the holder.

EFFECT: reliable retention of the napkins package during retrieval with the holder positioned on a horizontal or vertical surface.

15 cl, 23 dwg

Description

Technical field

The invention relates to a metering device comprising a holder and a package of napkins. The holder is adapted to hold the package and contains means for attaching the holder to a surface such as a wall, a work surface of a cabinet, table, etc. The package contains front and back surfaces, with a hole for dosed supply of napkins located on the front surface of the package. Wipes can be wet or dry sheets of soft hygienic paper, such as paper towels, or can be any other type of wet or dry wipe material, such as household paper, toilet paper, cosmetic wipes, handkerchiefs, wipes, technical wipes material etc.

State of the art

Napkins in the form of sheets of material intended for wiping and for hygienic purposes are ordinary household items that can be made in the form of packs or rolls of tissue material, from which individual tissues can be easily separated if necessary. A dispensing dispenser for wipes should be inexpensive and easy to use.

A common type of combination packaging container and dispenser for dispensing napkins, such as paper napkins, is a rectangular cardboard box in which napkins are located in a stack of folded and interconnected sheets that can be removed from the box through a feed hole made on the top surface of the box . The metered feed hole is usually made immediately before the first napkin is to be removed from the box by tearing off the closure material or by removing part of the upper wall of the box along the perforation made in the manufacture of the track.

Folded and interconnected napkins are sheets of material stacked in a stack of sheets located one above the other, which are folded at least once. The sheets are interconnected in such a way that the individual folded sheets of material form a chain of sheets, in which each sheet contains a front guide panel (section) and a subsequent pull-out panel, the pull-out subsequent panel is at least superimposed with a partial overlap by the front guide panel of the subsequent sheet in a pack. With this method, individual sheets are held together freely by means of friction forces arising between sections superimposed with overlapping. Sheets can be fed from a hole in the package by pulling the front guide panel of the first sheet in a bundle. In this way, the first sheet is removed, while a predetermined portion of the front guide panel of the subsequent sheet is pulled through the metered feed opening to the feeding place, where it can subsequently be gripped and removed from the metering device.

The case for such packaging containers are often external shells or protective covers with the main function of placing inside the packaging box and enhancing its rigidity. Another purpose of such packages is to increase the weight of the packaging box. When the package is installed on a horizontal surface, wipes can be removed from the box without lifting the box from the surface. However, such packaging containers are usually made from relatively expensive materials and can only be used for one size packaging box.

An object of the present invention is to provide a metered dispensing device comprising a holder that can be manufactured with relatively low production costs, and to provide reliable retention of the tissue pack during tissue extraction at any location, such as when the metered dispenser is installed with attached on a horizontal or vertical surface or located on a horizontal surface.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the invention, there is provided a metered feed device having significantly improved operational flexibility.

The metered-dose dispensing device according to the invention comprises a holder and a tissue pack, the holder is adapted to hold the packaging container and comprises means for attaching the holder to the surface and at the same time comprises a front part and a rear part and sides connecting the front and rear parts. The packaging contains a front wall with a metered feed hole, a rear wall opposite the front wall, two opposite side walls and two opposite end walls, in which side walls and end walls connect the front and rear walls. The front and rear walls are parallel in the direction of the side walls, and the width is perpendicular to the side walls. The front part of the holder contains the first and second elements of the holder, which extend in the longitudinal direction of the holder and are located at a distance across the width of the holder so that there is a gap between the elements of the holder. The holder elements are elastically movable between the holding position and the loading position, and when the holder is in the loading position, the gap is greater than when the holder is in the holding position. The back of the holder and the rear wall of the package contain appropriate fastening means for attaching the package to the holder when the package is inserted into the holder between the elements of the holder and is located with the back wall of the package in direct contact with the back of the holder. When the package is inserted into the holder and the elements of the holder are in the holding position, the metered feed opening is at least partially aligned with the gap, making it possible to remove napkins from the package through the metered feed opening and the gap in the holder.

When the package is secured in a holder, wipes can be easily removed from the holder using only one hand, which is a great advantage because it is often necessary to have a hand free for other purposes.

When the dosing package is inserted into the holder, the parts of the holder are set manually at a distance to the installation position so that the package can be inserted into the holder through an extended gap between the elements of the holder. When the holder elements are separated (at a distance) by the person placing the package in the holder, the elasticity of the holder parts can lead to a sharp return of the holder elements to the holding position. Rigid packaging can be directed into the gap first by the back wall and advanced to the back of the holder until the mating fastening means on the holder and the package come into contact with each other. Another way to insert a package, which can be applied when the package has a relatively large width but a smaller depth, should widen the gap sufficiently to make it possible to insert one side wall into the gap and move below one of the holder elements as far as possible to the side of the holder when the gap is wide enough to allow sliding of the opposite side wall through the gap and a fixed place in the holder.

The gap size is defined as the smallest distance between the opposite edges of the holder elements.

The packaging may be made of any suitable material, such as paper, plastic, cardboard, etc. The physical form of the packaging can be a more or less rigid box or it can be in the form of a flexible bag or package.

The metered-dose dispenser according to the invention can be used in any position, such as on a table, on a work surface, on a cabinet or in a cabinet, on a wall, or in a suspended state from a horizontal surface, such as a ceiling or underside of a cabinet or shelf. The problem with many previously known holders is that the package may fall or slip out of the holder when it is turned upside down or set upright. This problem is solved by using the holder of the invention by means of coupled fastening means that prevent the packaging from sliding in the holder and due to the elasticity of the flexible elements of the holder that extend along the front wall of the package when the holder is in the holding position and interact with the coupled fasteners means to prevent the packaging from falling out of the holder.

A simple quick-fix device of the holder makes it possible to quickly and easily insert the package into the holder through the gap between the parts of the holder and remove it again through the gap when the package is empty or when the user wishes to move the package to another location. Since the packages in the metered supply device according to the invention are made with a metered supply opening, they can be used in the usual way as stand-alone feeding devices. Accordingly, the metered-dose dispenser according to the invention makes it possible to move the package between holders installed in different places or to be used with and without a holder during the shelf life of the package. Therefore, the user can choose to leave the holder in place and only move the package.

The means for attaching the holder to the surface may be any type of fastening means, such as hooks, screws, nails, suction cups, magnets, adhesive material, etc. However, it is preferable fastening means with the ability to easily attach, fix and re-attach with a new location. Accordingly, reusable suction cups, magnets or adhesive materials may be preferred attachment means when it is desired that the holder can be easily moved from a different location. In many habitats, such as bathrooms, the surface for the possible placement of napkin feeders is very limited. In addition, often there are some restrictions regarding the installation of household appliances on the walls of the bathroom for a long time due to possible damage to the walls and especially the violation of the moisture resistance of the walls.

When a package is placed in a holder according to the invention, a distance is provided between the package and the surface on which the holder is mounted. This is preferable especially in conditions of environmental pollution and humidity, such as in production sites, in kitchens, in bathrooms, etc.

The holder may contain open ends and a length that is less than the length of the package. When the package is inserted and secured in the holder, the end parts of the package protrude beyond the ends of the holder so that the end parts of the package are located outside the holder. Thus, the holder can be used with packages of various lengths.

The package may have any suitable shape, for example, one known in the art, such as a pillow shape or a cylindrical shape with an oval or round cross section. A cylindrical package or a package having a polygonal cross section, in addition to a rectangular or square cross section, contains front and rear walls and side walls that do not have clearly defined boundaries, meaning that the rear wall goes into the side wall and then into the front wall when moving on the periphery of the packaging wall from the back to the front of the package. The side walls and / or end walls can be completely transformed so that they are formed by a fold or connection line between the front wall and the rear wall. Such transformable end walls and / or side walls can be found in shell-type packages and in pillow-shaped packages. The front wall of the package according to the invention always contains a portion of the package where the metered feed opening is located. The back wall is always opposite the front wall, and the side walls and end walls are those parts of the package that connect the front wall to the back wall.

The package as a whole may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, at least in a state of full content. For packages of non-rigid construction, such as flexible packages made of plastic film, fibrous canvas (hereinafter non-woven material), or paper, the package usually breaks and deforms, disrupting the shape that it has in a state of full load. A box made of a more rigid material, such as cardboard, or a less flexible plastic material, generally retains its shape, even when the box is completely empty, if it has not been subjected to excessive load, such that it is deliberately destroyed to facilitate disposal.

The packaging may be a cardboard box. The cardboard box may have any suitable shape that matches the holder. Since packs of sheet material are usually rectangular in shape for manufacturing reasons, it may be preferable that at least the back wall of the cardboard box, which forms the base for the bottom surface of the pack, has a rectangle shape corresponding to the shape of the pack. The package according to the invention may have a width that is less than the width of the back of the holder, while the width of the front wall is greater than the width of the gap between the elements of the holder when the holder is in the holding position so that the package cannot fall out through the gap.

The packaging may be soft packaging, which is made of a flexible material, such as a plastic film, paper, non-woven material, or flexible laminate. The package may be in the form of a bag, or a wrapper containing a pack of napkins. Soft packaging is compressible and collapses and changes its shape as a result of removing wipes from the packaging.

In the metered feed device according to the invention, the holder may have a certain configuration when it is in the unloaded initial position, the gap between the side parts of the holder has a smaller width in the initial position than in the holding position. When a package is inserted into the holder, the holder elements are manually moved from each other to the insertion position so that the package can be inserted into the holder through the gap between the holder elements. When the holder elements are released by the person inserting the package into the holder, parts of the holder are thrown back to the holding position. In the holding position, parts of the holder still remain in tension when the package prevents it from returning fully to its original position. This means that the holder elements exert pressure on the package so that the package is clamped between the holder elements in the width direction.

The lateral parts of the holder can be inclined inward from the back of the holder to the front of the holder in the initial position. However, embodiments in which the side parts of the holder are inclined outward from the back of the holder to the front of the holder in the initial position can also be used in the holder in accordance with the invention, provided that the gap between the elements of the holder is less than the width of the package when the holder is in holding position.

In the metered feed device according to the invention, the mating fastening means may comprise at least one male part protruding on the inside of the holder from the back of the holder to the front of the holder and a corresponding female part located on the rear wall of the package. The male portion may be a spike, needle, or the like with a pointed end that can extend through the back wall of the package when the package is pressed against the back of the holder. Covered parts, such as pins or mushroom elements with a short connecting part (hereinafter referred to as the foot) and an enlarged head part, are also possible. The female portion in the package may be a pre-made hole or a weakened portion in the wall material, such as a slot, perforation, or thinner wall portion, which facilitates the passage through the packaging wall of the male fastener means to the holder. A preformed female portion may be preferable to ensure proper installation of the package in the holder.

When using mating fastening means comprising a male part and a female part, the fastening means may be configured to provide a dustproof seal between the male part and the male part. This can be achieved, for example, by making the female part in the packaging in the form of a pre-cut hole containing slots emanating from the center of the hole and forming petals that close the hole around the male part as soon as the male part is pressed through the hole. Another way to ensure a tight connection between the male part and the female part is to install a flexible expandable cap on the male part. When the male part is inserted through the wall in the package, the flexible cap extends and closes the hole in the wall of the package. When choosing liquid-tight packaging materials and tightly joined parts of mating fasteners, the tight connection between mating fasteners can be made not only impervious to dust, but also liquid or at least resistant to liquid penetration. This may be advantageous if the metered-dose dispenser according to the invention is used in a humid environment, such as a kitchen or bathroom, where it may undergo inevitable wetting.

It may also be preferable to install at least two spaced-apart fastening mating means on the holder and two corresponding fastening means on the package. Three or more fasteners, such as adhesive or fasteners in a hook and loop (fasteners, or Velcro, Velcro type), used as one or more strips, or mating surface areas on the package and holder are also contemplated by the invention. Mating fasteners may be adhesive or fasteners in the form of a hook and loop (Velcro fasteners). When using adhesive fasteners, the adhesive part is usually on the packaging, and the receiving surface for the adhesive part is on the holder. When using fasteners in the form of a hook and loop (Velcro fasteners), it is generally preferable that the loop material, such as non-woven, is located on the packaging, and the material with hooks is on the holder.

When placing the package in the holder, the package is inserted into the holder perpendicularly or almost perpendicularly to the back of the holder, according to which the mating fastening means are pressed against each other without the need for numerous manipulations or sliding the package sideways with sliding to secure the package in the holder.

The holder may include a bent frame made of metal wire. The metal wire is preferably coated with plastic or rubber. In addition to providing the holder with a tactile and visually pleasing outer coating, a plastic or rubber coating can also be used to increase friction between the holder and the packaging. Metal wire can be used to create the entire holder, including the rear, front, and connecting side parts. The holder can alternatively be made of plastic material, for example by molding, or of metal or combinations of plastic and metal, such as a plastic frame containing a spring wire. The holder according to the invention is lightweight and takes up a minimum of space. It can be easily manufactured by conventional methods and at low cost.

In the metered feed device according to the invention, the first and second elements of the front part of the holder are inclined inward along the gap between the first and second elements. The first and second elements of the front part of the holder arranged obliquely inward can be installed to exert pressure on the front wall of the package when the package is inserted into the holder and the holder is in the holding position. Thus, the friction between the package and the holder increases in the same way as the compression function of the holder.

Friction material can be used to increase the frictional force between the holder and the packaging on the surface of the holder. The friction material may be used as a coating on the holder frame, such as a frame, or may be one or more of separate elements attached to the holder, such as adhesive tape, protrusions, material with hooks, rubber tubes, etc. .

In the metered-dose dispenser according to the invention, the first and second elements of the front of the holder may have edge parts extending along the gap between the first and second elements, where the edge portions comprise support means that are in contact with the front wall of the package when the package is inserted into the holder, and the holder is in the holding position.

The support means may be a protrusion extending along each edge portion. The protrusion may be formed integrally with the holder or may be a separate element that is attached in advance to the molded frame of the holder. By way of example, a solid projection can be molded during casting while molding the rest of the holder, while a protrusion made by a separate member can be attached to a preformed holder frame, such as a holder frame made of bent metal wire or a bent metal plate .

Definitions

Regarding the material of the holder, which is flexible or flexible, it is understood that the elements of the holder can be moved manually from at least the holding position to the loading position, and that the elements of the holder bounce back at least to the holding position when they are released after of how the packaging is inserted between the elements of the holder. The holder may be in its original position when the holder does not contain any packaging. The starting position may differ from the holding position. The holding position may differ for the same holder depending on the size and shape of the package, and the holding position may change when the holder is used to hold the flexible package, while the package is broken as it becomes empty during use.

The inside of the holder in accordance with the invention is the side of the holder that faces the package when the package is inserted into the holder, and the outside of the holder is the side of the holder that faces away from the package when the package is inserted into the holder.

The holder frame, as used here, is a machined holder blank to which fasteners, a protective coating, etc. can be attached.

Wipes can be any type of wet or dry wipe, such as household paper, wipes, disposable handkerchiefs, cosmetic wipes, wipes (rags), toilet paper, etc. The material can be a fibrous material of any suitable type, such as cellulose-based paper material, without impurity or with an admixture of artificial fibers, with binders and fillers. Wipes may contain only artificial fibers. However, it is usually desirable for the wipe to have, to some extent, absorption capacity, or at least wettability. If the fibrous material contains a large number of fibers with hydrophobic properties, assuming that the fibers are not wetted by water-based fluids, then it may be suitable for wiping oily or greasy surfaces. The hydrophobic material may be treated with a wetting agent to make it more hydrophilic. The wipes may be of any suitable shape and / or size and may be embossed, perforated, printed, and colored, if desired. Napkins may be single-layer sheets of material or may contain two layers, or more, of the same material or of different materials. Wipes may contain additives such as lotions, perfumes, detergents, liquids, etc., as is known in the art. In addition, the wipes may be in the form of a bundle or a roll, and may be separate sheets of wiping material, or a continuous tape from which sheets can be separated. A pack of napkins may consist of individual sheets or of a continuous, folded tape, for example a zigzag tape. Separate sheets of wiping material may be interconnected to form a continuous chain of wipes held together by friction. Such interconnected sheets are available on the market in the form of a roll or in the form of a stack of folded sheets connected to one another.

As used here (in this document), folded, interconnected napkins are sheets of material stacked in a stack of sheets stacked one above the other. Folded, interconnected napkins, laid at least initially in the first direction, which is the folding direction, providing for each napkin, at least the front panel of the sheet and the subsequent panel of the sheet. When more complex folding methods are used, the front panel and the subsequent sheet panel may be separated by one or more intermediate panels. With a simple folding method, the front panel and the subsequent panel are adjacent to the subsequent panel located immediately after the front panel. The wipes in the bundle are arranged in a connected chain, where each subsequent panel of each napkin is connected by folding in connection with the front panel of the subsequent wipes in the bundle. The only exceptions to this folding order are the first and last napkins in the chain, the first napkin placed at the top of the packet and containing a free front panel, and the last napkin located at the bottom of the packet and placed in the package with a pull-out panel on the back of the package. Napkins are interconnected by each pull-out subsequent panel, which is at least partially overlapped by the front panel of the next napkin in the bundle. With this method, the individual sheets are freely held together by friction forces arising between the overlapping parts. Napkins can be single-layer or multi-layer and can be folded once, or more, in another direction, perpendicular to the first direction of folding.

Brief Description of the Drawings

The invention is described in more detail below with reference to the figures shown in the attached drawings.

Figure 1 shows the holder according to the invention in its initial position;

Figure 2 displays the holder of figure 1 in the loading position;

Figure 3 shows the packaging in the form of a rigid box for insertion into the holder according to figures 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 shows the package of FIG. 3 inserted into the holder of FIGS. 1 and 2;

5 shows a holder according to the invention in its initial position;

6  displays a filled package in the form of a soft wrapper inserted in the holder of FIG. 5 and placed on a vertical surface;

Fig.7 displays the holder and packaging, according to Fig.6, with the packaging is in a state of partial use of content;

Fig. 8 depicts a complete package in the form of a soft wrapper inserted in the holder of Fig. 5 and placed on a horizontal surface;

Fig. 9 shows a holder of the invention in a holding position;

10 shows a side view of a holder and a rigid packaging according to the invention;

11 shows a side view of the holder and the soft packaging according to the invention;

12 a-e show various configurations of the front of the holder according to the invention; and

13 a-d show various configurations for male fasteners; and

Figa-c show various configurations for female fasteners.

Detailed Description of Embodiments

The holder 1, shown in the figures with reference to figures 1 and 2, comprises a holder frame 2, which is made of a bent flexible metal wire. The flexible metal wire preferably comprises a braid or an outer coating made of a material of plastic or rubber.

The holder comprises a front part 3, a rear part 4 and side parts 5 connecting said front and rear parts 3.4 in the height direction H of the holder 1. The front part 3 of the holder 1 consists of the first and second holder elements 6.7 extending in the direction along the length L of the holder 1 and located at a distance in the direction along the width W of the holder 1 with a gap G, usually extending in the direction along the length L between the elements 6,7 of the holder.

The rear part 4 is formed by two segments 8 of the holder frame, which extend generally in the direction along the width W at a distance from each other in the direction along the length L.

As used (herein), an element that extends usually in a particular direction may deviate somewhat from a perfectly straight line within at least part of the element, or may deviate up to 40 ° from the general direction within all parts or part item. This is illustrated in the holder in FIG. 1 by means of the first and second holder elements 6.7, which have a slightly curved shape with front end segments 9 extending, generally, in a direction along the length L and defining a gap width G, and end end segments 10 extending, as a whole, in the direction along the width W and extended by the side parts 5 of the holder 1.

The holder 1 further comprises a mounting device 11 for attaching the holder 1 to a surface, such as, for example, a workbench, a wall, etc. Fixing devices 11 are provided on the outside of the rear part 4 of the holder 1 and are shown in the form of four suction cups. Other types of fasteners may be used within the scope of the invention as set forth herein. Two fasteners 11 are shown on each segment 8 of the rear part 4 of the holder 1. The number of fasteners may be less or more than those shown in the figures.

The four male mating fasteners 15a are located on the inside of the rear 4 and protrude from the rear 4 of the holder 1 to the front of the holder 1. FIGS. 1 and 2 show the fastening means as spikes with pointed ends for insertion into preformed holes in the receiving wall or making holes 5 in the receiving wall when the package is placed in the holder. However, other types or configurations of fastening means may be used for the holder in FIGS. 1 and 2, as described herein (herein).

The holder 1 in FIG. 1 is shown in the initial position, which means that no packaging is inserted in the holder and that no forces other than gravity act on the holder. For the holder shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the starting position is the same as the holding position, at least when the holder 1 is used to hold the rigid packaging.

When loading the package 20, such as shown in FIG. 3, into the holder 1, the holder elements 6.7 are manually moved a distance to the loading position shown in FIG. 2, so that the package 20 can be inserted into the holder through the extended gap G between the elements of the 6.7 holder. When the holder elements are released by the person loading the package into the holder, the elasticity of the holder elements 6.7 results in a sharp return of the holder elements 6.7 back to the holding position, as shown in FIG. 4.

The package 20, which is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a front wall 21 containing a dispensing hole 22, a rear wall 23 opposite the front wall 21, two opposing side walls 24 and two opposing end walls 26. Side walls 24 and end walls 26 connect the front and rear walls 21.23 to one another to form a package 3. The front and rear walls 21.23 have a length L in a direction parallel to the side walls 24 and a width W in a direction perpendicular to the side walls 24. Pack 2 0 in FIG. 3 is made of a relatively rigid material such as cardboard or plastic. Accordingly, the package 20 is designed to maintain the shape of the box during its normal use.

The package 20 in FIG. 3 is shown with a dispensing hole 22 closed with packaging material. The contour of the hole 22 is marked by perforation 28 in the front wall 21 of the package 20. To prepare the package for the metered supply of napkins 30 that are contained in the package 20, the opening is opened by tearing the packaging material inside the perforated section 28, allowing the napkin 30 to be pulled out through the hole, as shown figure 4. Other pre-supply wipes may be used, such as a removable protective wrap covering the entire package or a protective tape that is removed to open the opening. In addition, the package according to the invention should not contain a dispensing feed opening that is closed before using wipes in the package.

The package is also equipped with four female parts 15b of the mating fastener. The female parts of the fastening means 15b are located in the rear wall of the package 20 at locations corresponding to the places of the male parts of the fastening means 15a on the holder 1. The female parts of the fastening means 15b are shown in FIG. 3 in the form of X-shaped slots that allow penetration of the male parts of the fastening means 15a through the wall 23 of the package. Other types of female parts of the fastening means, such as pre-cut holes, etc., are also possible within the scope of the invention, as disclosed herein (herein).

To enable the packaging 20 to be inserted into the holder, the first and second elements 5 of the front of the holder 1 must be elastically movable to the loading position, in which the gap G is greater than the width W of the front and rear walls 21,23, i.e. more than the width W packaging 20. In embodiments where the front and rear walls of the packaging are different in width or the width of the packaging is greater in place between the front and rear walls, the extended clearance should be greater than the largest packaging width in order to allow insertion I was packing between the first and second holder elements.

After the package 20 is inserted into the holder 1 and the holder elements 6, 7 are able to return to the holding position, the gap G between the holder elements 6, 7 must be less than the width of the front wall 21 of the package 20, in order to be securely held in holder 1.

The package 20 is inserted between the holder elements 6, 7 by moving the package as a whole perpendicularly to the back 4 of the holder 1 and pressing the back wall 23 of the package 20 to the back 4 of the holder 1 until the back wall 23 of the package 20 comes into direct contact with the back part 4 of the holder 1. Inserting the package into the holder 1 in this way will automatically cause the mating fastening means 15a, 15b on the holder 1 and the package 20 to mesh with each other, so that the package is secured inside the holder 1 and children are prevented from moving sideways in the direction L of the holder.

When the package 20 is fully inserted into the holder 1 and the holder elements 6.7 have returned to the holding position, the metered feed opening 22 is at least partially aligned with the gap G between the holder elements 6.7 so that the tissue 30 can be pulled out through the opening 22 metered feeds in gap G.

Since the holder has an extension in the direction of length L, which is less than the length l of the package 20, and the holder 1 contains open ends 31, 32, while the end parts 33, 34 of the package 20 extend beyond the ends 31, 32 of the holder 1 when the package 20 is inserted into the holder 1, as shown in FIG. Thanks to the open ends 31.32 of the holder 1, it is possible to use the holder 1 with packages 20 of various lengths.

5-8, a metered supply device is shown comprising a holder 1 and a package 20 that are slightly different from the holder 1 and the package 20 of the metered supply device shown in FIG. 1-4. However, since the elements of the dosed feed components 1.20 are similar in both devices, the same reference numbers are used for the dosed feed device of FIGS. 5-7.

Figure 5 shows the empty holder 1 in the initial position with the first and second elements 6, 7 of the front part 3 of the holder 1, made with an inclined inward along the gap G between the first and second elements 6, 7.

The first and second elements of the front part of the holder arranged inclined inwardly are installed to exert pressure on the front wall 21 of the package 20 when the package 20 is inserted into the holder 1 and the holder 1 is in the holding position, as shown in FIG. 6-8. The package 20, which is shown in FIG. 6-8, is a soft pack made of a flexible (elastic) wrapping material, as described herein. FIG. 6 shows a package 20 when it is filled with napkins 30 and placed in a holder 1 with male parts 15a of mating fasteners engaged with corresponding female parts (not shown) in the back wall 23 of the package 20.

The package 20 usually has a rectangular parallelepiped when filled with wipes 30. However, when the package 20 is inserted into the holder 1, the first and second elements 6.7 of the front part 3 of the holder 1 are lifted to the holding position, where they lie, in general, in the same the plane itself, as well as the front wall 21 of the whole package 20. As a result of the action of the holder 1, tending to return to its original position, shown in figure 5, the first and second elements 6.7 of the front part 3 of the holder press down on the front wall 21 packing 20, leading to compression and slight deformation of the soft packaging 20 by the holder 1.

Fig. 7 shows the holder 1 and the package 20 in Fig. 6 after most of the napkins 30 are removed from the package 20 through the metered feed opening 22 in the front wall 21 of the package 20. The holder 1 has taken a new holding position with the first and second elements 6 , 7, having returned to their original position, and the package 20 is deformed in the direction of the rear part 4 of the holder 1. While the package 20 is successively emptied, the first and second elements 6,7 are moved from the holding position in FIG. 6 to the holding position in FIG. 7.

In Figs. 4,6 and 7, the holder 1 with the package 20 is shown mounted on a vertical surface, such as a wall. Fig. 8 shows a holder 1 with a package 20 mounted on a horizontal surface. It should be understood that the holder / packaging can be installed on the surface in other ways than shown in the figures. As an example, a wall-mounted holder may be positioned such that a metered feed opening extends vertically or at an angle to the vertical direction of the wall.

Although elongated metered feed openings are generally preferred in packages for stacked wipes, such as folded, interconnected wipes, the invention is not limited to packages having such metered openings. Accordingly, shapes such as round, oval, square, triangular, rectangular, etc., can be used without departing from the invention.

Figure 9 shows the package 20, which is inserted into the holder 1, which is made of a bent metal plate or plastic. The packaging may be rigid packaging or soft, flexible packaging, as described herein.

Figure 10 shows the package 20 inserted into the holder 1 in the form from the end face 31 of the holder and with the end wall 26 of the package 20 facing the observer. The holder 1 is equipped with a mounting device 11 for attaching the holder to the surface. Fasteners are shown as an example in figure 10 in the form of magnets. In FIG. 10, it is illustrated that the holder 1 may have inclined side parts 5 and that the width of the holder 1 may be greater than the width w of the package 20, while the gap G between the first and second elements 6, 7 of the front part 3 of the holder 1 is smaller than the width of the package 20 when the holder is in the holding position.

The holder in FIG. 10 is also shown with first and second elements 6.7 of the front part 3 inclined inwardly inclusive and containing friction means 35 located on the inner edges of the first and second elements 6,7. The inner edges of the first and second elements 6,7 are edges extending along the gap G. The friction means may be a friction material, such as rubber, a friction non-woven adhesive patch, etc., or may be a surface on a holder frame that is modified to increased friction, for example, by roughening the surface.

The view of FIG. 11 is similar to that of FIG. 10 and displays a holder 1 containing support means 36 in the form of protruding tides located on the inner edges of the first and second elements 6.7 of the front part 3. Such protruding tides may be formed by the deposited material or may be molded in one piece of the holder 1. The support means 36 need not be a continuous protruding tide, but may be in the form of one separate protrusion or separate protrusions on the inner edges of the first and second elements 6,7 of the front part 3 holding ator 1. The supporting means 36 may have the ability to enhance friction.

FIG. 11 further illustrates that the mating fastening means of the metered-feed device according to the invention may differ from the displayed fastening means in FIGS. 1-8. In the holder 1 in FIG. 11, the coupled fastener is a hook and loop fastener with a male hooked part 15a located on the rear part 4 of the holder 1 and a male part 15b in the form of looped material such as a nonwoven on the back wall 23 of the package 20.

12a-12e show various holder / package configurations and are intended to illustrate that the shape of the front portion 3 of the holder 1, as well as the shape of the opening 22 of the metered supply and packaging 20, may be different in the scope of the invention.

13a-13d show various configurations for male parts 15a of the mating fastener means, and FIGS. 14a-14b show various configurations for female parts 15b of the mating fastener.

13a shows a mushroom-shaped male part 15a with a leg 41 and an enlarged head 42. When the mushroom-shaped male part 15a is inserted into the female part 15b, such as that shown in FIGS. 14a-c, the enlarged head part temporarily widens the opening in the male portion of the fastener means 15b while passing through the wall of the package, but then acts as a holding means once the head portion 42 is in the wall of the package 23.

The male portion 15a shown in FIG. 13b is in the form of a pin with retaining protrusions 43. The male portion 15a in FIG. 13c comprises a rigid inner spike 44 and an outer flexible cap 45 that can be lowered back onto the inner surface of the packaging wall 23 and help creating a dust-tight seal around the male portion 15a. 13, it is illustrated that the male part 15a of the fastening means may comprise a pointed end. If the male portion 15a in FIG. 13d is made of a solid material such as metal, it can be used to create the female portion 15b of the fastening means in the packaging wall 23.

The male parts may be made of metal, plastic, rubber, or combinations of such materials. By way of example, the male portion may comprise an inner metal core and an outer plastic or rubber coating. At least some part of the male part must have sufficient rigidity to allow the male part of the fastener to be inserted into the corresponding female part of the fastener.

The female portion 15b, which is shown in FIG. 14a, comprises intersecting slots 46 to form hinged segments 47 between them. When the male part 15a is inserted into the female part 15b, the hinged segments 47 are folded away from the plane of the packaging wall 23 and make it possible to insert the male part 15a through the wall 23. The hinged segments 47 then retreat into the sealing position relative to the male part 15a. FIG. 14b shows a female portion 15b comprising an opening 48 and peripheral sections 46 radially extending from the opening. FIG. 14c shows a female portion 15b comprising a central hole 48 and a peripheral softened portion 49 surrounding the hole 48.

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A metered supply device comprising a holder (1) and a package (20) of wipes (30), wherein said holder (1) adapted to hold said package (20), and comprises means (11) for attaching said holder (1) to the surface, and contains a front part (3) and a rear part (4), and side parts (5) connecting said front and back parts (3, 4), and wherein said package (20) contains a front wall (21) with hole (22) of the metering feed, the rear wall (23) opposite to the aforementioned front wall (21), two opposite side walls (24) and two opposite said end walls (26), said side walls (24) and said end walls (26) connecting said front and back walls (21, 23), said front and rear walls ( 21, 23) have a length (l) in a direction parallel to said side walls (24) and a width (w) in a direction perpendicular to said side walls (24), characterized in that said front part (3) of said holder (1) contains the first and second elements (6, 7) of the holder extending in the direction and (L) along the length of said holder (1) and spaced apart in a direction (W) across the width of said holder (1) with a gap (G) between said holder elements (6, 7), where said elements (6, 7) the holders are elastically movable between the holding position and the loading position, wherein said gap (G) is larger when said holder (1) is in said loading position than when said holder (1) is in said holding position, said back wall (23) the mentioned packaging and (20) comprises mating fastening means (15a, 15b) for attaching said package (20) to said holder (1) when said package (20) is inserted into said holder (1) between said holder elements (6, 7) and is located with said rear wall (23) of said package (20) in direct contact with said rear part (4) of said holder (1), said metering hole (22) being at least partially coincident with said gap ( G) when said package (20) is inserted in said a hollow holder (1) with said holder elements (6.7) in said holding position. 2. A metered supply device according to claim 1, wherein said holder (1) comprises an extension in said direction (L) along a length that is less than said length (l) of said package (20), and said holder (1) comprises open ends (31, 32), wherein the end parts (33, 34) of said package (20) extend beyond said open ends (31, 32) of said holder (1) when said package (20) is inserted into said holder (1) ) 3. A metered supply device according to claim 1, wherein said package (20) has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, at least when it is in a state of full load. 4. The metered-dose dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said package (20) is a cardboard box. 5. A metered supply device according to claim 1, wherein said package (20) is made of a flexible plastic film. 6. The dosed feed device according to paragraphs. 1 or 2, in which said holder (1) has an unloaded initial position, the gap (G) between said first and second elements (6, 7) of said holder (1) is smaller in said initial position than in said holding position, wherein said first and second elements (6, 7) of said holder (1) are elastically movable between said initial position and said loading position. 7. The dosed supply device according to claim 1, wherein said mating fastening means (15a, 15b) comprise at least one male part (15a) protruding from said rear part (4) of said holder (1) in the direction of said the front part (3) of the holder (1), and the corresponding female part (15b) is located in said rear wall (23) of said package (20). 8. The metered supply device according to claim 7, wherein said mating fastening means (15a, 15b) are configured to provide a dustproof seal between said male part (15a) and said female part (15b). 9. The dosed feed device according to paragraphs. 1 or 2, wherein said holder (1) comprises a bent metal wire. 10. The dosed feed device according to paragraphs. 1 or 2, wherein said first and second elements (6, 7) of said front part (3) of said holder (1) are inclined inwardly along said gap (G) between said first and second elements (6, 7). 11. The dosed supply device according to claim 10, in which the first and second elements (6, 7) of said front part (3) of said holder (1) arranged with an inclination inward are mounted to exert pressure on said front wall (21) of said package ( 20) when the package (20) is inserted into said holder (1), and while the holder (1) is in said holding position. 12. The metering device according to claim 1, wherein the friction material is applied to the surface of said holder (1). 13. The dosed feed device according to paragraphs. 1 or 2, wherein said first and second elements (6, 7) of said front part of the holder (1) have edge parts extending along said gap (G) between said first and second elements (6, 7), and wherein the edge portions comprise support means (36) arranged to come into contact with said front wall of said package (20) when said package (20) is inserted into said holder (1) when said holder (1) is in said holding position. 14. A metered supply device according to claim 13, wherein said support means (36) is a protrusion extending
along the edge of each mentioned element (6, 7). 15. The dosed supply device according to claim 1, wherein said napkins (30) are mutually embedded napkins (30).

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