Abstract: A non-resealable package for wet wipes has a base layer and a flexible top layer which overlays a stack of wet wipes and is sealed to the base layer, and a slit is formed in the flexible top layer along one side of the stacked lateral edges of the stack near a topmost-lying one of the wipes. The top layer is made of a selected flexible material and the slit is positioned and cut with a selected length such that opposing slit ends of the flexible top layer can be pushed apart by a user with fingers of one hand while keeping evaporation of solvent or fluid to a low level. In one version, the slit is simply cut through the top layer and closed with a membrane and adhesive-coated covering for shipping and storage. In another version, a reinforcing layer of greater thickness or stiffness is adhered to the top layer around the slit so that the slit edges tend to resume their initial positions and realign to minimize the open area of the slit when the user's fingers are withdrawn.

Abstract: An anti-marking covering for use on a printing press transfer cylinder to prevent ink marking of printed sheets is made of a material having a high axial air permeability through the material parallel to its surface and a substantially uniform surface structure free of raised areas. A preferred material is 100% rayon hydroentangled nonwoven fabric subjected to comb-roll microcreped compressive forming of microcreped areas closely spaced about 1/16 inch apart. The preferred fabric has an axial air permeability of about 0.279 cfm. When the material is wrapped tightly onto a press cylinder, the high axial air permeability allows an air layer to be maintained under the printed sheets, and the uniform surface structure is free of high points that might protrude through the air layer and contact the printed sheets. Other fabrics and materials suitable for the anti-marking covering include woven and knitted fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, and open-celled foam.