Dispenser system for disposable wipes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10064524-B2
Application number	US-201615171788-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2016
Priority date	Nov 11, 2013
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

A disposable wipes dispenser system includes a case that houses a disposable wipes container and a cover that is mounted to a mounting hole disposed within a mounting surface. The case engages the cover from below the mounting surface, and the disposable wipes are accessible from above the mounting hole when the case is engaged with to the cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A disposable wipes dispenser system, the dispenser system comprising:
a case configured to contain a disposable wipes container therein;
a cover configured to mount in a mounting hole disposed within a mounting surface; and
a lid pivotably coupled to the cover, wherein the lid is configured to provide a watertight seal between the lid and the cover so as to prevent evaporation of a solution impregnated on the disposable wipes when the lid is in a closed position;
wherein the case is configured to couple to the cover from below the mounting surface through a lower portion of the cover; and
wherein disposable wipes contained in the disposable wipes container are accessible from above the mounting surface when the case is coupled to the cover.

2. The dispenser system of claim 1 , wherein the lower portion of the cover includes a shank extending below the mounting surface through the mounting hole.

3. The dispenser system of claim 1 , wherein the lid is coupled to the cover via a hinge, and wherein the hinge is configured to bias the lid toward an open position.

4. The dispenser system of claim 2 , wherein the mounting surface is a rear deck of a sink.

5. The dispenser system of claim 2 , further comprising a tapered connecting member;
wherein a first portion of the tapered connecting member is configured to couple to the shank below the mounting surface;
wherein the case is configured to be received by a second portion of the tapered connecting member that is wider than the first portion; and
wherein the case and the tapered connecting member are cooperatively configured to be removably coupled together.

6. The dispenser system of claim 4 , wherein the case is generally cylindrical in shape and has a diameter that is greater than a clearance distance between a center of the mounting hole and a basin of the sink.

7. The dispenser system of claim 5 , wherein the case and the tapered connecting member are cooperatively configured to be magnetically coupled together.

8. The dispenser system of claim 5 , further comprising a guide coupled to the tapered connecting member;
wherein the guide and the case are cooperatively configured to facilitate positioning of the case relative to the tapered connecting member.

9. A disposable wipes dispenser system, the dispenser system comprising:
a cover including a shank configured to be received in a mounting hole disposed within a mounting surface; and
a tapered connecting member configured to couple to the shank below the mounting surface and to couple a disposable wipes container thereto;
wherein the cover includes a portion disposed above the mounting surface when the shank is received in the mounting hole; and
wherein disposable wipes contained in the disposable wipes container may be accessed from above the mounting surface through the tapered connecting member and the cover.

10. The dispenser system of claim 9 , wherein the tapered connecting member includes a first end and a second end that is wider than the first end;
wherein a seal member is coupled to the first end and the disposable wipes container is coupled to the second end; and
wherein an aperture is disposed within the seal member.

11. The dispenser system of claim 9 , wherein the cover includes a lid, and wherein the lid and the tapered connecting member are cooperatively configured to prevent evaporation of a solution impregnated on the disposable wipes when the lid is in a closed position.

12. The dispenser system of claim 9 , wherein the mounting surface is a countertop.

13. A disposable wipes dispenser system, comprising:
a disposable wipes container; and
a cover including a shank configured to mount in a mounting hole disposed within a rear deck of a sink, wherein the shank extends below a bottom surface of the rear deck;
wherein the disposable wipes container is coupled to the cover from below the rear deck; and
wherein disposable wipes contained within the disposable wipes container are accessible from above the rear deck when the disposable wipes container is coupled to the cover.

14. The dispenser system of claim 13 , wherein the disposable wipes container is generally cylindrical in shape and has a diameter that is greater than a distance between a center of the mounting hole and an external surface of a basin of the sink.

15. The dispenser system of claim 13 , further comprising:
a tapered connecting member having a first end and an opposite second end; and
a case configured to house the disinfecting wipes container;
wherein the first end of the tapered connecting member is configured to couple to the cover; and
wherein the case is configured to couple to the second end of the tapered connecting member.

16. The dispenser system of claim 15 , wherein the first end of the tapered connecting member is more narrow than the second end of the tapered connecting member; and
wherein the case includes two halves that are coupled together via a hinge.

17. The dispenser system of claim 15 , further comprising a guide coupled to the tapered connecting member;
wherein the guide is configured to facilitate positioning of the case relative to the tapered connecting member; and
wherein the guide extends below a bottom surface of a basin of the sink.

18. The dispenser system of claim 16 , wherein a stem extends upward from a top surface of a body of the case, and the stem is configured to be received within the second end of the tapered connecting member.

19. The dispenser system of claim 18 , wherein the stem is offset from the top surface of the body of the case.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Eilmus Niels
• Detlaff Ryan
• Smith Madison Kay

Classifications

• A47K2010/3206

  Coreless paper rolls · CPC title

• A47K2010/3266

  Wet wipes · CPC title

• A47K10/3818 Primary

  with a distribution opening which is perpendicular to the rotation axis · CPC title

• B65D83/08

  for dispensing thin flat articles in succession (for surgical scalpel blades A61B17/3215) · CPC title

• A47K2010/3233

  Details of the housing, e.g. hinges, connection to the wall · CPC title