WO2003008300A2 - Kit de recharge de chiffons - Google Patents

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WO2003008300A2
WO2003008300A2 PCT/EP2002/007889 EP0207889W WO03008300A2 WO 2003008300 A2 WO2003008300 A2 WO 2003008300A2 EP 0207889 W EP0207889 W EP 0207889W WO 03008300 A2 WO03008300 A2 WO 03008300A2
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wipes
refill kit
refill
leading edge
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James Lynn Turbett
Natalie Charambura
Michael Edward Ross
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Unilever Plc
Unilever Nv
Hindustan Lever Limited
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
    • B65D83/0805—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture in a wall
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K2010/3266—Wet wipes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
    • A47K2010/428—Details of the folds or interfolds of the sheets

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  • the present invention relates generally to a wipe refill kit and more particularly to refills adapted for wipe dispensers containing a stack of wipes.
  • Disposable cleansing wipes are in widespread use for a variety of cleansing operations. Typically, these disposable wipes are individually folded and wrapped in flexible or rigid plastic or metal foil-type packages. These wipe dispensers suffer from the disadvantage that such packages are not conveniently refilled and that the user must open a lid or flap to retrieve an individual wipe and in so doing, risk either contaminating the other wipes or taking out more than one wipe at a time. This is inconvenient and can potentially contaminate the entire stack of disposable wipes in the dispenser.
  • disposable cleansing wipes can serve as a disposable cleansing implement for personal hygiene in, for example, a shower or bath.
  • a dispenser for disposable wipes that can be used in the shower or bath, that was not subject to contamination from the shower or by the user, was convenient to use, and facilitated dispensing one wipe at a time.
  • the wipe dispensing system for the shower or bath to keep the wipes dry and allow easy dispensing and refilling.
  • wipes that are sufficiently flexible when wet for body washing application are used in the refill and the dispenser. More preferably these wipes are substantially dry before use.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,553,275 issued to J. Goldstein on November 19, 1985 discloses a dispenser for soap-impregnated wash cloths adapted for mounting on a shower or bathroom wall.
  • This dispenser is disadvantageous in that it may allow shower spray to contact and contaminate the wash cloths stored therein and is not conveniently refilled with a wipe refill kit.
  • a disposable wipes refill kit comprising: a. a plurality of individual stacked wipes, the plurality of -wipes each having a leading edge along an entire edge dimension; and b. an outer container having opposed first and second end panels and a peripheral surface interposed therebetween, the container holding the plurality of stacked wipes, wherein at least one of the end panels is openable; and wherein a portion of the leading edge of a plurality of wipes is revealed when at least one of the end panels is opened.
  • Individual wipes are here defined as wipes which are stacked together but are not otherwise attached to each other.
  • a substantial portion of the leading edge of a plurality of wipes is revealed when an end panel is opened to facilitate grasping the wipe by the leading edge and removing it from the outer container.
  • Substantial portion is here defined as more than about 30% of one entire edge dimension of a folded or unfolded wipe.
  • about 70% or more of the leading edge of a plurality of wipes is revealed further facilitating removal.
  • the refill kit's outer container is elongate.
  • the refill kit's first end panel is openable along a feature selected from a line of weakness in the end panel; a flap of material removably affixed to the end panel; an adhesive or cohesive joint within the end panel; or a plurality of interlocking profiles sealing the end panel, and the like.
  • a line of weakness is employed, this feature is advantageously selected from a score line, a perforation line, or a tear strip and the like.
  • the refill kit contains a plurality of stacked wipes which are individually folded, and not interfolded.
  • Useful wipes contained in the inventive refill possess sufficient loft to allow some compression by the user when grasping the wipe. Preferably, they may be compressed to at least about 50% of their uncompressed thickness when grasped by the user.
  • the refill kit's container is composed of a flexible material selected from paper, coated paper, thermoplastic polymer film, non- thermoplastic polymer film, metal foil, a combination thereof, and a combination thereof laminated one to another.
  • the refill kit contains disposable wipes which are substantially dry and contain at least one lathering surfactant as part of a cleansing composition added to the wipes.
  • Substantial dryness is here defined as the moisture content of the combined wipe and cleansing composition being less than about 15 percent by weight .
  • at least one lathering surfactant in the cleansing composition is an anionic surfactant.
  • the anionic surfactant is present in the concentration range of about 20 to about 80, preferably about 25 to about 60 wt . % based on the wipe and cleansing composition combined.
  • the inventive refill kit contains a plurality of wipes composed of a) water insoluble substrate including a non-scouring, lofty, low-density batting layer comprising synthetic fibers; and a non-lofty, fluid-permeable nonwoven layer which is disposed adjacent to said batting layer; and b) a cleansing component disposed adjacent to the water insoluble substrate, wherein the component comprises from about 10% to about 1000%, by weight of the water insoluble substrate, of a lathering surfactant.
  • the refill has a plurality of wipes with sufficient compressible thickness to dispenser slot width ratio to allow removal of each of the plurality of wipes one at a time through a dispensing slot when the leading edge of each of the plurality of wipes is sequentially aligned with the dispensing slot.
  • the wipes' uncompressed thickness to dispenser slot width ratio is in the range of about 2:1 to about 1:4.
  • a disposable wipes refill kit comprising: a. a plurality of individual stacked wipes, the plurality of wipes each having a leading edge along an entire edge dimension; and; b. an outer container having an upper portion and a base, the upper portion extending from the base and being detachable along a line of weakness, a part of the leading edge of the plurality of wipes being revealed upon detaching the upper portion from the base.
  • the base may either be coterminous with one panel of the outer container, or constitute a fraction thereof such as in the case of a saddle type line of weakness and the like.
  • the base may extend onto a portion of a plurality of panels or surfaces of the outer container in either a symmetric or asymmetric arrangement .
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the wipe refill, parts being broken away for clarity.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of the wipe refill, parts being broken away for clarity.
  • Figs. 3A-D are bottom plan views of preferred embodiments of the wipe refill depicted in Fig. 1, parts being broken away for clarity.
  • Fig. 3E is a perspective view of another embodiment of the wipe refill depicted in Fig. 1, parts being broken away for clarity.
  • Figs. 4A-F are side elevational views of preferred embodiments of the cleansing wipe contained in the inventive refill .
  • Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the wipe refill depicted in Fig. 1 being received into a suitable dispenser, parts being broken away for clarity.
  • Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the wipe refill depicted in Fig. 2 being received into a suitable dispenser, parts being broken away for clarity.
  • refill kit 100 is depicted consisting of refill container 44 and a plurality of wipes 40 contained within container 44. Also shown is wipe 41 being dispensed having a leading edge 42.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of wipe refill kit 110 comprising a container 90 having an upper portion 60 and a base 62 divided by a line of weakness 46.
  • Container 90 contains a plurality of wipes 40. Also shown is wipe 41 being dispensed from container 90 having leading edge 42.
  • FIGs. 3A-E are various embodiments of an openable end panel 43 of the inventive wipe refill 100.
  • end panel 43 of wipes refill kit 120 is openable along line of weakness 46 revealing plurality of wipes 40 having leading edge 42 when tear-away panel 48 is removed from end panel 43.
  • Fig. 3B a second embodiment of an openable end panel 43 of wipe refill kit 130 is shown.
  • flap 66 is removably affixed onto end panel 43 by way of a tacky adhesive, heat seal, or the like and pivotally mounted via flap hinge 68 so as to reveal opening 64 when the flap 66 is moved into its open position.
  • FIG. 3C represents a third embodiment of end panel 43 of wipes refill kit 140 containing adhesive joint 70 which can be pulled apart or cut away revealing the leading edge 42 of plurality of wipes 40.
  • Fig. 3D illustrates a fourth embodiment of end panel 43 of wipes refill kit 160 representing a saddle type perforation where line of weakness 46 extends onto a portion of peripheral surface 45 of refill container 44. When tear away panel 48 is removed from wipes container 44, a portion of the leading edge 42 of a plurality of wipes 40 is revealed.
  • a fifth embodiment of end panel 43 of wipes refill kit 150 is revealed showing interlocking tabs 80 and 82 in a closed position.
  • Figs. 4A-F are various embodiments of wipe 41 as shown in an unfolded (4A) , bi-folded (4B) , tri- folded (4C) , z-folded (4D) , c-folded (4E) , and overlap- folded (4F) arrangement.
  • Fig. 5 of the inventive wipe refill depicted in Fig. 1 is shown in use with a suitable container for wipes 10 with a shell 12 having opposed first 14 and second ends 16.
  • the second end 16 defines the bottom surface 22 which has a dispensing slot 24 and a finger- access opening 26.
  • Refill container 44 containing a plurality of wipes 40 is shown being received in shell 12 of wipe container 10.
  • a single wipe 41 having leading edge 42 being dispensed through dispensing slot 24.
  • the inventive wipe refill kit depicted in Fig. 1 is shown in use with the container depicted in Fig. 5.
  • Refill container 44 is shown having an upper portion 60 and a base 62 wherein the upper portion is detachable along a line of weakness 46 exposing the plurality of wipes 40 and allowing wipe 41 to be dispensed.

Abstract

L'invention porte sur un kit de recharge de chiffons jetables qui comprend un réceptacle externe et une pluralité de chiffons individuels empilés. Selon une réalisation, le réceptacle externe comporte des panneaux terminaux opposés et une surface périphérique située entre les deux panneaux terminaux. Au moins un panneau terminal peut s'ouvrir, laissant ainsi apparaître une partie du bord avant d'une pluralité de chiffons. Selon une seconde réalisation, le réceptacle externe comporte une partie supérieure s'étendant de la base et pouvant se détacher le long d'une ligne de faiblesse qui laisse apparaître une partie du bord avant d'une pluralité de chiffons.
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