Wipes dispenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10779692-B2
Application number	US-201916240112-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 4, 2019
Priority date	Dec 22, 2015
Publication date	Sep 22, 2020
Grant date	Sep 22, 2020

Abstract

A dispenser includes a dispenser body having an interior cavity, and an aperture that communicates with the interior cavity. The dispenser also includes a loading door and a lid. The lid engages a dispenser surface when in the closed position to thereby create a substantially gas impermeable seal. The dispenser further includes a mounting surface disposed within the interior cavity and proximal the aperture. The mounting surface includes a mounting interface that permits substantially gas impermeable mounting of a cartridge while permitting access to the cartridge from the exterior of the dispensing body through the aperture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
providing a cartridge;
opening a loading door of a dispenser to provide access to an interior cavity of the dispenser;
positioning a cartridge mounting interface of the cartridge adjacent to a dispenser mounting interface disposed within the interior cavity of the dispenser;
sliding the cartridge along a longitudinal axis of the dispenser mounting interface and into the interior cavity of the dispenser to provide a substantially gas impermeable seal between the cartridge mounting interface and the dispenser mounting interface;
wherein the dispenser has a dispensing surface having an aperture that communicates with the interior cavity.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dispenser mounting interface is disposed within the interior cavity and proximal the aperture of the dispensing surface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dispenser includes a lid attached to the dispenser body, the lid being moveable between a closed position and a range of open positions, the lid permitting access to the aperture of the dispensing surface when in an open position and engaging a dispenser surface when in the closed position to thereby create a substantially gas impermeable seal.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising closing a lid of the dispenser to provide a substantially gas impermeable seal between the lid and a surface of the dispenser.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the cartridge contains a plurality of wipes, wherein the plurality of wipes comprises pre-moistened wipes comprising at least one of a liquid disinfectant, a sanitizing formula, or a lubricating formula.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dispenser mounting interface comprises a first interference fit region.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first interference fit region comprises a groove having a first groove height at a first groove region and a second groove height at a second groove region, the second groove height narrower than the first groove height.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the dispenser mounting interface comprises a second interference fit region.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second interference fit region comprises a groove having a first groove height at a first groove region and a second groove height at a second groove region, the second groove height narrower than the first groove height.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cartridge contains a plurality of wipes, wherein the plurality of wipes comprises pre-moistened wipes comprising at least one of a liquid disinfectant, a sanitizing formula, or a lubricating formula.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the dispenser mounting interface comprises a first interference fit region.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first interference fit region comprises a groove having a first groove height at a first groove region and a second groove height at a second groove region, the second groove height narrower than the first groove height.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the dispenser mounting interface comprises a second interference fit region.

14. A method comprising:
opening a loading door on a side of a dispenser to provide access to an interior cavity of the dispenser;
inserting a cartridge having a plurality of wipes disposed therein into the interior cavity of the dispenser through the loading door on the side of the dispenser;
sliding the cartridge along a longitudinal axis of a dispenser mounting interface of said dispenser and into the interior cavity of the dispenser to provide a substantially gas impermeable seal between a cartridge mounting interface of said cartridge and the dispenser mounting interface;
closing the loading door to contain the inserted cartridge; and
opening a lid on the dispenser to access the plurality of wipes contained in the interior cavity of the dispenser.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
closing the lid on the dispenser to provide a substantially gas impermeable seal between the lid and a surface of the dispenser.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the step of inserting the cartridge into the interior cavity of the dispenser further comprises positioning a cartridge mounting interface adjacent a dispenser mounting interface disposed proximal to a dispensing aperture which is covered by the lid of the dispenser in a closed position.

17. A method comprising:
providing a cartridge;
opening a loading door of a dispenser to provide access to an interior cavity of the dispenser;
positioning a cartridge mounting interface of the cartridge adjacent to a dispenser mounting interface disposed within the interior cavity of the dispenser;
sliding the cartridge along a longitudinal axis of the dispenser mounting interface and into the interior cavity of the dispenser to provide a substantially gas impermeable seal between the cartridge mounting interface and the dispenser mounting interface;
wherein the cartridge contains a plurality of wipes, wherein the plurality of wipes comprises pre-moistened wipes comprising at least one of a liquid disinfectant, a sanitizing formula, or a lubricating formula;
wherein the dispenser mounting interface comprises a first interference fit region;
wherein the first interference fit region comprises a groove having a first groove height at a first groove region and a second groove height at a second groove region, the second groove height narrower than the first groove height.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the dispenser mounting interface comprises a second interference fit region.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the second interference fit region comprises a groove having a first groove height at a first groove region and a second groove height at a second groove region, the second groove height narrower than the first groove height.

Assignees

• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Roberts Derek
• Turturro Michael
• Kruse Matthew

Classifications

• A47K10/421 Primary

  dispensing from the top of the dispenser (A47K10/44 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47K10/426

  dispensing from the front or sides of the dispenser (A47K10/424 and A47K10/44 take precedence) · CPC title

• A47K2010/3266

  Wet wipes · CPC title

• A47K10/185 Primary

  Holders for boxes of tissue · CPC title

• A47K2010/3233

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