Wipe container assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9420922-B2
Application number	US-201514645876-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2015
Priority date	Mar 12, 2014
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

A wipe container assembly includes a casing defining a chamber, a first electrode disposed within the chamber and a second electrode disposed within the chamber and spaced apart from the first electrode to define a spacing. The wipe container assembly includes a salt and water solution disposed within the chamber such that electrolyzed water is generated within the chamber from the salt and water solution when a bias is applied to one of the first electrode or second electrode to cause a current to flow through the salt and water solution within the spacing. The wipe container assembly includes an extraction port coupled to the casing and defining a wipe opening such that a wipe removed through the wipe opening is impregnated with the electrolyzed water. The wipe is impregnated with the electrolyzed water by coming into contact with the electrolyzed water within the chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wipe container assembly comprising:
a casing defining a chamber;
a first electrode disposed within the chamber;
a second electrode disposed within the chamber and spaced apart from the first electrode such that a spacing is defined between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a salt and water solution disposed within the chamber such that electrolyzed water is generated within the chamber from the salt and water solution when a bias is applied to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode to cause a current to flow through the salt and water solution within the spacing;
an extraction port coupled to the casing and defining a wipe opening such that a wipe removed from the wipe container assembly through the wipe opening is impregnated with the electrolyzed water, where the wipe is impregnated with the electrolyzed water by coming into contact with the electrolyzed water within the chamber;
an insulating layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the insulating layer defining a current path opening; and
a second insulating layer disposed between the insulating layer and the second electrode, the second insulating layer defining a second current path opening such that the current flows through the salt and water solution within the spacing, the current path opening, and the second current path opening.

2. The wipe container assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wipe is disposed within the chamber prior to being removed from the wipe container assembly.

3. The wipe container assembly of claim 1 , wherein the casing defines at least one of a cathode opening or an anode opening through which the bias is applied.

4. The wipe container assembly of claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises a first casing layer and a second casing layer, the first casing layer attached to the second casing layer by a first portion of the insulating layer.

5. The wipe container assembly of claim 4 , where the first portion of the insulating layer is attached to a first portion of the second insulating layer such that a first portion of the first casing layer is attached to a first portion of the second casing layer by the first portion of the insulating layer and the first portion of the second insulating layer.

6. The wipe container assembly of claim 5 , wherein a second portion of the insulating layer is attached to a second portion of the second insulating layer such that a second portion of the first casing layer is attached to a second portion of the second casing layer by the second portion of the insulating layer and the second portion of the second insulating layer.

7. The wipe container assembly of claim 1 , wherein the chamber comprises a distribution area that is not disposed between the current path opening and the second current path opening.

8. The wipe container assembly of claim 7 , wherein the distribution area is disposed between the insulating layer and the second insulating layer.

9. The wipe container assembly of claim 1 , wherein the casing defines at least one of a cathode opening or an anode opening through which the bias is applied.

10. The wipe container assembly of claim 1 , wherein a central portion of the insulating layer is spaced apart from and not in contact with a second central portion of the second insulating layer.

11. The wipe container assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wipe is positioned within the spacing defined between the first electrode and the second electrode.

12. A wipe container assembly comprising:
a casing defining a chamber, wherein the casing comprises a first casing layer and a second casing layer;
a first electrode disposed within the chamber;
a second electrode disposed within the chamber and spaced apart from the first electrode such that a spacing is defined between the first electrode and the second electrode;
an insulating layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the insulating layer defining a current path opening, the first casing layer attached to the second casing layer by a first portion of the insulating layer;
a salt and water solution disposed within the chamber such that electrolyzed water is generated within the chamber from the salt and water solution when a bias is applied to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode to cause a current to flow through the salt and water solution within the spacing and the current path opening; and
a second insulating layer, where the first portion of the insulating layer is attached to a first portion of the second insulating layer such that a first portion of the first casing layer is attached to a first portion of the second casing layer by the first portion of the insulating layer and the first portion of the second insulating layer, a second portion of the insulating layer is attached to a second portion of the second insulating layer such that a second portion of the first casing layer is attached to a second portion of the second casing layer by the second portion of the insulating layer and the second portion of the second insulating layer;
wherein the second insulating layer defines a second current path opening such that the current flows through the salt and water solution within the spacing, the current path opening and the second current path opening.

13. The wipe container assembly of claim 12 , an extraction port coupled to the casing and defining a wipe opening such that a wipe removed from the wipe container assembly through the wipe opening is impregnated with the electrolyzed water, where the wipe is impregnated with the electrolyzed water by coming into contact with the electrolyzed water within the chamber.

14. The wipe container assembly of claim 12 , wherein the chamber comprises a distribution area that is not disposed between the current path opening and the second current path opening.

15. The wipe container assembly of claim 12 , wherein the casing defines at least one of a cathode opening or an anode opening through which the bias is applied.

16. A wipe container assembly comprising:
a housing defining a wipe receptacle configured to receive a wipe;
a casing defining a chamber;
a first electrode disposed within the chamber;
a second electrode disposed within the chamber and spaced apart from the first electrode such that a spacing is defined between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a salt and water solution disposed within the chamber such that electrolyzed water is generated within the chamber from the salt and water solution when a bias is applied to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode to cause a current to flow through the salt and water solution within the spacing;
an extraction port coupled to the casing and defining a wipe opening through which the wipe is removed from the wipe container assembly;
a guide structure positioned within the salt and water solution of the chamber, the guide structure positioned above at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode such that the at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode is positioned between the guide structure and the housing; and
a routing member connecting the housing to the casing, the routing member defining a pathway such that the wipe receptacle is exposed to the chamber through the pathway and the chamber is exposed to the wipe opening through the pathway such that the wipe extracted through the extraction port moves from the wipe receptacle through the chamber, under the guide structure, and out of the wipe container assembly through the wipe o

Assignees

• Gojo Ind Inc

Inventors

• Hammond Ronald James
• Ray Eugene William

Classifications

• A47K2010/3273

  moistened just before use · CPC title

• A47K10/42 Primary

  dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked · CPC title

• A47K10/32 Primary

  Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper · CPC title

• A47K2010/3266

  Wet wipes · CPC title

• C02F2201/4618

  Supplying or removing reactants or electrolyte · CPC title