Package dispenser for wipes, package blank and a method for the production of package dispenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12358712-B2
Application number	US-202018008741-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2020
Priority date	Jun 26, 2020
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

Abstract

A package dispenser for dispensing at least one stack of wipes, and having a bottom, top, two opposing side and two opposing end walls deliminating a storage space wherein,
the top wall includes at least one dispensing opening; each of the at least one stack of wipes has a bottom surface, a top surface, two side and two end surfaces, each of the at least one stack of wipes resting on the bottom wall of the package dispenser, the top surface of the stack facing the top wall of the package dispenser; each of the at least one stack of wipes in the package dispenser is a stack of interfolded wipes; and arranged to be dispensed from the top surface of the stack, the interfolded wipes in the stack being dispensed through a corresponding one of the at least one dispensing opening.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A package dispenser for containing and dispensing at least one stack of wipes, the package dispenser comprising:
a bottom wall;
a top wall;
two opposing side walls extending in a height direction (H) of the package dispenser and being parallel to a length direction (L) of the package dispenser; and
two opposing side walls extending in the height direction (H) of the package dispenser and being parallel to a width direction (W) of the package dispenser,
wherein the bottom wall, the top wall, the side walls and the end walls together delimit a storage space containing the at least one stack of wipes,
wherein the top wall comprises a handle,
wherein the top wall comprises provisions for creating at least one dispensing opening,
wherein each of the at least one stack of wipes has a bottom surface formed from a bottom wipe, a top surface formed from a top wipe, two side surfaces and two end surfaces,

wherein the side surfaces and the end surfaces extend between the bottom surface and the top surface,
wherein each of the at least one stack of wipes is placed in the storage space and rest with the bottom surface on the bottom wall of the package dispenser, and with the top surface of the stack facing the top wall of the package dispenser,
wherein each of the at least one stack of wipes in the package dispenser is a stack of interfolded wipes,
wherein each of the at least one stack of wipes is arranged to be dispensed from the top surface of the stack, the interfolded wipes in the stack being dispensed through a corresponding one of the at least one dispensing opening,

wherein the top wall comprises an inner top wall portion and an outer top wall portion that overlap with each other,
wherein the inner top wall portion is part of an inner top panel having a length in the length direction of the package dispenser which is greater than a length in the length direction between the side walls of the package dispenser, the inner top panel comprising the inner top wall portion, a first top panel end wall portion and a second top panel end wall portion, each of the first top panel end wall portion and the second top panel end wall portion being folded in the height direction toward the bottom wall and forming part of a respective one of the side walls of the package dispenser, and
wherein the outer top wall portion being formed from an outer top panel having a length in the length direction which is equal to or shorter than the length in the length direction between the side walls of the package dispenser, the outer top wall portion overlying and being supported by the inner top panel, the inner top wall portion of the inner top panel and the outer top wall portion together constituting the top wall of the package dispenser.

2. A package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one dispensing opening comprises a dispensing opening portion which extends into a side wall of the package, the side wall of the package dispenser comprising provisions for creating the dispensing opening portion in the side wall of the package dispenser.

3. A package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the provisions for creating the at least one dispensing opening comprises or consists of one or more material weakenings being arranged in the package dispenser.

4. A package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein two stacks of interfolded wipes are arranged in the storage space.

5. A package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the handle is a two-part handle, with a first handle part being arranged on the inner top wall portion and a second handle part being arranged on the outer top wall portion.

6. A package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein each of the side walls is formed from a side panel, and wherein each of the side walls is formed from overlapping panel end parts which are panel end parts of the two side panels, the inner top panel and panel end parts of a bottom panel forming the bottom wall.

7. A package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the package dispenser is a cardboard package dispenser, such as a corrugated fibreboard package dispenser.

8. A package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the interfolded wipes are reversed interfolded wipes.

9. A package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the interfolded wipes each have a size in a flat, unfolded state of 42×35.5 cm or 63×35.5 cm.

10. A package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one stack of interfolded wipes contains 70 to 120 interfolded wipes.

11. A package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the interfolded wipes are made from nonwoven material, such as a hydroentangled nonwoven material comprising cellulosic fibres.

12. A package blank for forming a package dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the package blank comprises:
a bottom panel comprising a bottom wall portion, the bottom wall portion having a first and a second side edge extending in the length direction (L) and a first and a second end edge extending in the width direction (W), the bottom wall portion having a length (lb) in the length direction (L) and a width (wb) in the width direction (W), a first bottom panel end wall portion extending in the length direction (L) from the first end edge of the bottom wall portion and a second bottom panel end wall portion extending from the second end edge of the bottom wall portion;
an inner top panel comprising an inner top wall portion, the inner top wall portion having a first end edge and a second end edge extending in the width direction (W) and a first side edge and a second side edge, the first side edge and the second side edge extending between the first end edge and the second end edge, the inner top wall portion ( 112 ′) having a length (lti) equal to the length (lb) of the bottom wall portion of the bottom panel and a width (wti) equal to or less than the width (wb) of the bottom wall portion of the bottom panel, and having a first top panel end wall portion extending in the length direction from the first end edge of the inner top wall portion and a second top panel end wall portion extending in the length direction (L) from the second end edge (of the inner top wall portion ( 112 ′);
an outer top panel, the outer top panel having a first end edge and a second end edge extending in the width direction (W) and a first side edge and a second side edge extending in the length direction (W) between the first end edge and the second end edge, a length (lto) of the outer top panel being equal to or less than the length (lb) of the bottom wall portion of the bottom panel and being equal to or less than the length (lti) of the inner top wall portion of the inner top panel;
a first side panel, the first side panel comprising a first side wall portion, the first side wall portion of the first side panel having a first and a second side edge extending in the length direction (L) and a first and a second end edge extending between the first and the second side edges of the first side wall portion, a first side panel end wall portion extending in the length direction (L) from the first end edge of the first side wall portion and a second side panel end wall portion extending from the second end edge of the first side wall portion, the first side panel being contiguous with the inner top panel along the first side edge of the inner top wall portion;
a second side panel, the second side panel comprising a second side wall portion, the second side wall portion of the second side panel having a first and a second side edge extending in the length direction (L) and a first and a second end edge extending between the first and the sec

Assignees

• Essity Hygiene & Health Ab

Inventors

• Hellqvist Anders
• Strandqvist Mikael

Classifications

• B65D5/54

  Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing ({B65D5/06, B65D5/5233, B65D5/5253 take precedence } ; break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings B65D5/70) · CPC title

• B65D5/46096

  two opposite closure flaps being provided with handle elements which are in contact with each other · CPC title

• B65D83/0847 Primary

  through an aperture at the junction of two walls · CPC title