EP2498657A1 - Dispensing container for wipes with knee supports - Google Patents

Dispensing container for wipes with knee supports

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EP2498657A1
EP2498657A1 EP10752129A EP10752129A EP2498657A1 EP 2498657 A1 EP2498657 A1 EP 2498657A1 EP 10752129 A EP10752129 A EP 10752129A EP 10752129 A EP10752129 A EP 10752129A EP 2498657 A1 EP2498657 A1 EP 2498657A1
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Prior art keywords
dispensing container
variable width
secure
wipes
dispensing
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Michael John Gordon
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    • 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
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/38—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means the web being rolled up with or without tearing edge
    • A47K10/3809—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means the web being rolled up with or without tearing edge with roll spindles which are not directly supported
    • A47K10/3818—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means the web being rolled up with or without tearing edge with roll spindles which are not directly supported with a distribution opening which is perpendicular to the rotation axis
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47K10/421—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked dispensing from the top of the dispenser
    • 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
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/001—Supporting means fixed to the container
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/20—External fittings
    • 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
    • B65D83/0811—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture in a wall with means for assisting dispensing

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a dispensing container for wipes with an integral means for enabling the dispensing container to be secured to a surface upon which it is standing.
  • dispensing containers such as tubs of wipes. Much of the time these dispensing containers can be left on a shelf or other surface when not in use, but are then picked up manually to use them. This often requires the use of both hands to dispense the contents.
  • the invention seeks to provide a solution to this problem.
  • a dispensing container for wipes comprising:
  • variable width means built into the dispensing container to enable the user to secure the dispensing container to a surface on which it is standing with the user's knees engaging the variable width means.
  • variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises a protrusion located towards the bottom of the dispensing container.
  • variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises indented areas on the dispensing container.
  • variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises at least one wing located towards the bottom of the dispensing container.
  • variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises at least one wing located towards the bottom of the dispensing container which may retract into the dispensing container.
  • the dispensing container may have two or more variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing.
  • the dispensing container maybe of the 'soft-pack' variety and may feature hermetically sealed edges which are extended enough in size so as to enable the user to kneel on them It is preferable to enable the user to tidily wrap these sealed edges around the outside of the 'soft-pack' dispensing container when the user is not dispensing wipes from the container Therefore preferably these sealed edges have a temporary fixing means to enable the length of the extended sealed edges to be releasibly attached to the outside of the dispensing container This temporary fixing means could be Velcro or some other temporary attachment means
  • Figure 1 shows a dispensing container in the form of a container of wipes with protrusions located at the bottom of the dispensing container onto which a user can kneel
  • Figure 2 shows a dispensing container in the form of a container of wipes with indented areas to enable the knees to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which the user is kneeling
  • Figure 3 shows a dispensing container in the form of a container of wipes with two wings located at the bottom of the dispensing container onto which a user can kneel
  • Figure 4 shows a dispensing container in the form of a container of wipes with indented areas and protrusions to enable the user to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which the user is kneeling using the side of the knees
  • Figure 5 shows a dispensing container in the form of a 'soft-pack' with hermetically sealed ends which are extended enabling the user to kneel on those extended ends.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a dispensing container 1 with a dispensing aperture 2 at one first end 2 A of the container to dispense product.
  • a surface contact means 2C is provided at a second end 2B of the container opposing the first end 2 A.
  • Variable width means in the form of protrusions 1 IA, 1 IB. located at the second end 2B are provided onto which the user will kneel thereby keeping the dispensing container secure as wipes 3 are withdrawn enabling wipes to be extracted with just one hand, leaving the other free to enable the user to maintain contact with the baby.
  • FIG. 2 there is shown a dispensing container 1 with variable width means in the form of indents 22A, 22B. which enable the user to use the knees in order to keep the dispensing container secure as wipes 3 are withdrawn.
  • FIG. 3 there is shown a dispensing container 1 with variable width means in the form of wings 32 A, 32B. onto which the user will kneel thereby keeping the dispensing container secure as wipes 3 are withdrawn.
  • a dispensing container 1 which is in the form of the 'soft-pack' variety with variable width means in the form of extended sealed edges 52A, 52B onto which the user will kneel thereby keeping the dispensing container secure as wipes 3 are withdrawn.
  • a user would purchase a dispensing container for wipes, and refill it with packs of wipes as required.

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  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a dispensing container for wipes comprising : A dispensing container (1) featuring a dispensing aperture (2) to dispense wipes (3) and at least one variable width means (11a,11b) built into the dispensing container (1) to enable the user to secure the dispensing container (1) to a surface on which it is standing with the user's knees engaging the variable width means (11a,11b).

Description

Title: Dispensing Container for wipes with knee supports
The present invention relates to a dispensing container for wipes with an integral means for enabling the dispensing container to be secured to a surface upon which it is standing.
Various types of dispensing containers are known such as tubs of wipes. Much of the time these dispensing containers can be left on a shelf or other surface when not in use, but are then picked up manually to use them. This often requires the use of both hands to dispense the contents.
When using wipes, it is usually necessary to hold the wipe container with one hand, whilst withdrawing a wipe from the container with the other hand, to give stability to the wipe container and prevent it from falling over. It can however be inconvenient to have both hands tied up with this operation. For example when changing a nappy, it is more convenient to be able to hold wriggling baby's legs with one hand, and then access and extract a wipe from a container with the other.
The invention seeks to provide a solution to this problem.
According to the present invention there is provided a dispensing container for wipes comprising :
a) a dispensing aperture at one end of the dispensing container to dispense wipes. b) at least one variable width means built into the dispensing container to enable the user to secure the dispensing container to a surface on which it is standing with the user's knees engaging the variable width means.
Preferably the variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises a protrusion located towards the bottom of the dispensing container.
Preferably the variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises indented areas on the dispensing container.
Preferably the variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises at least one wing located towards the bottom of the dispensing container.
Preferably the variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises at least one wing located towards the bottom of the dispensing container which may retract into the dispensing container.
Preferably the dispensing container may have two or more variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing. Preferably the dispensing container maybe of the 'soft-pack' variety and may feature hermetically sealed edges which are extended enough in size so as to enable the user to kneel on them It is preferable to enable the user to tidily wrap these sealed edges around the outside of the 'soft-pack' dispensing container when the user is not dispensing wipes from the container Therefore preferably these sealed edges have a temporary fixing means to enable the length of the extended sealed edges to be releasibly attached to the outside of the dispensing container This temporary fixing means could be Velcro or some other temporary attachment means
Embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the
accompanying drawing in which
Figure 1 shows a dispensing container in the form of a container of wipes with protrusions located at the bottom of the dispensing container onto which a user can kneel
Figure 2 shows a dispensing container in the form of a container of wipes with indented areas to enable the knees to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which the user is kneeling
Figure 3 shows a dispensing container in the form of a container of wipes with two wings located at the bottom of the dispensing container onto which a user can kneel
Figure 4 shows a dispensing container in the form of a container of wipes with indented areas and protrusions to enable the user to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which the user is kneeling using the side of the knees Figure 5 shows a dispensing container in the form of a 'soft-pack' with hermetically sealed ends which are extended enabling the user to kneel on those extended ends.
Referring to Figure 1 there is shown a dispensing container 1 with a dispensing aperture 2 at one first end 2 A of the container to dispense product. A surface contact means 2C is provided at a second end 2B of the container opposing the first end 2 A. Variable width means in the form of protrusions 1 IA, 1 IB. located at the second end 2B are provided onto which the user will kneel thereby keeping the dispensing container secure as wipes 3 are withdrawn enabling wipes to be extracted with just one hand, leaving the other free to enable the user to maintain contact with the baby.
Referring to Figure 2 there is shown a dispensing container 1 with variable width means in the form of indents 22A, 22B. which enable the user to use the knees in order to keep the dispensing container secure as wipes 3 are withdrawn.
Referring to Figure 3 there is shown a dispensing container 1 with variable width means in the form of wings 32 A, 32B. onto which the user will kneel thereby keeping the dispensing container secure as wipes 3 are withdrawn.
Referring to figure 4 there is shown a dispensing container 1 with variable width means in the form of indents 42 A, 42B and protrusions 42C, 42D to provide the user with a secure means by which to secure the dispensing container to the surface using the side if the knees. Referring to Figure 5 there is shown a dispensing container 1 which is in the form of the 'soft-pack' variety with variable width means in the form of extended sealed edges 52A, 52B onto which the user will kneel thereby keeping the dispensing container secure as wipes 3 are withdrawn.
It is envisaged that in some instances, a user would purchase a dispensing container for wipes, and refill it with packs of wipes as required.
Further modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A dispensing container for wipes comprising :
a) a dispensing aperture at one end of the dispensing container to dispense wipes. b) at least one variable width means built into the dispensing container to enable the user to secure the dispensing container to a surface on which it is standing with the user's knees engaging the variable width means..
2. A dispensing container according to claim 1 wherein the variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises at least one protrusion located towards the bottom of the dispensing container.
3. A dispensing container according to claim 1 wherein the variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises indented areas on the dispensing container.
4. A dispensing container according to claim 1 wherein the variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises at least one wing located towards the bottom of the dispensing container.
5. A dispensing container according to claim 4 wherein the variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing comprises at least one wing located towards the bottom of the dispensing container which may retract into the dispensing container.
6. A dispensing container according to any previous claim with two or more variable width means to secure the dispensing container to the surface on which it is standing.
7. A dispensing container according to claim 1 being of the soft pack variety with extended sealed edges forming the variable width means.
8. A dispensing container according to claim 7 the extended sealed edges having a temporary fixing means to enable the length of the extended sealed edges to be releasibly attached to the outside of the dispensing container.
9. A dispensing container and support member substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
EP10752129A 2009-08-26 2010-08-26 Dispensing container for wipes with knee supports Withdrawn EP2498657A1 (en)

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GBGB0914875.0A GB0914875D0 (en) 2009-08-26 2009-08-26 Knee supported dispensing container
GB0915778.5A GB2473072B (en) 2009-08-26 2009-09-09 Dispensing container for wipes with knee supports
PCT/GB2010/051415 WO2011024003A1 (en) 2009-08-26 2010-08-26 Dispensing container for wipes with knee supports

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GB0914875D0 (en) 2009-09-30
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