Wet tissue manufacturing method and instrument thereof
Provided is a wet tissue manufacturing method and instrument thereof, in which sheets of dry tissue are wrapped in a wrap to then be supplied as a tissue unit. The supplied tissue unit is soaked with water to then be supplied as a wet tissue on the spot using a support frame and a cover. Thus, wet tissues can be conveniently and sanitarily manufactured and used. That is, tissues are supplied in the form of a dry tissue unit and then soaked with water on the spot. Dry tissues can be kept in custody in the form of a tissue unit in a refrigerator or a heating cabinet, without having any spacious limitation. Since tissues are soaked and then provided to users, antiseptic and disinfectant are unnecessary.
This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0017588, filed on Feb. 23, 2006, and registered as Korean Registration No. 10-0607076 on Jul. 24, 2006, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a wet tissue manufacturing method and instrument thereof, and more particularly, to a wet tissue manufacturing method and instrument thereof, in which sheets of dry tissue are wrapped in a wrap to then be supplied as a tissue unit, and the supplied tissue unit is soaked with water to then be supplied as a wet tissue on the spot using a support frame and a cover, to thus enable users to manufacture and use wet tissues conveniently and sanitarily.
2. Description of the Related Art
As is well known, wet tissues are provided to customers in general resort or dining restaurants for the purpose of making the customers wash their hands of faces hygienically. The wet tissues are classified into paper-vinyl combination wet tissues, disposable wet tissues, and re-usable wet towels after washing. The paper-vinyl combination wet tissues are inexpensive. However, thin sheet-like vinyl is formed between the sheets of paper in the respective paper-vinyl combination wet tissues in order to prevent the paper from being torn. Thus, users cannot wash their hands or faces well using the paper-vinyl combination wet tissues. Further, in the case that antiseptic is contained in the paper-vinyl combination wet tissue, customers are reluctant to use the paper-vinyl combination wet tissues.
In the meantime, since the disposable wet tissues are carried at the state where they are always wet, antiseptic is used to prevent them from being deteriorated in the process of distributing them. Thus, the disposable wet tissues generate the antiseptic smell very much. They are also easily dried when they are kept in custody for a long time. Accordingly, the disposable wet tissues are ordered and manufactured on a small quantity basis, to thereby cause a difficulty of an inventory control.
In the meantime, in the case of the re-usable wet towels after washing, laundry shops collect re-usable wet towels and redistribute the re-usable wet towels after washing. In this case, since laundry shops may collect re-usable wet towels from various kinds of business sites, and clean them using strong toxic chemicals such as strong acid, another hygienic problems may occur. In addition, since the wet towels can be used to clean the kitchen equipment or tables, employees prefer the wet towels to the other wet tissues other than customers. As a result, the wet towels may cause poorer insanitary problems due to food leftovers or other foreign materials than the other wet tissues.
In order to solve the above-described conventional wet tissues or towels, a wet tissue or towel manufacturing instrument has been invented so as to be directly used in various kinds of business sites. In the case of the wet tissue or towel manufacturing instrument, wet tissues or towels which are wound in the form of a roll type in the wet tissue or towel manufacturing instrument, and are cut in an appropriate size to be used for customers, to thereby provide conveniences of use. However, a cutting blade is always being used adjacent to water in the case of the wet tissue or towel manufacturing instrument. Accordingly, the cutting blade is easily worn out. As a result, wet tissues or towels are not smoothly cut, to thus cause a mechanical problem. Moreover, since water is contained in the wet tissue or towel manufacturing instrument, many bacteria may be reproduced in the water to thereby cause insanitary problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONTo solve the above problems of the conventional art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a wet tissue manufacturing method and instrument thereof in which sheets of dry tissue are supplied and the supplied tissue sheets are soaked with water on the spot to then be used immediately.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a wet tissue manufacturing method and instrument thereof in which sheets of dry tissue are wrapped in a wrap to then be supplied as a rectangular tissue unit, and the supplied tissue unit which is loaded in a support frame is soaked with water to then be supplied as a wet tissue on the spot, to then pressurize the tissue unit using a cover to dehydrate the tissue unit, to keep the dehydrated tissue unit in a store such as a refrigerator, and to thus enable users to manufacture and use wet tissues conveniently and sanitarily.
To accomplish the above object of the present invention, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wet tissue manufacturing method which can manufacture wet tissues from dry tissues instantaneously, the wet tissue manufacturing method comprising: a tissue unit formation step of forming a tissue unit in which a plurality of tissues are wrapped in a wrap at both sides of which openings are formed and in which the plurality of tissues which are folded in a predetermined size at a dry state having no moisture are arranged in a rectangular or square matrix; a water absorption step in which water is sprayed into the openings of the tissue unit so that the tissue unit is soaked with the water; a tissue unit loading step in which the tissue unit is loaded in a support frame whose cross-section is formed of a -shaped section so that the tissue unit is loaded into a seating groove which is formed upwards in the support frame; a water dehydration step in which water is dehydrated from the tissue unit by pressing down a cover from the upper side of the tissue unit; and a wet tissue supply step in which the cover is removed so that the tissue unit is restored into an original shape, to then supply users with wet tissues from the wet tissue unit.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a wet tissue manufacturing instrument which can manufacture wet tissues from dry tissues instantaneously, the wet tissue manufacturing instrument comprising: a support frame whose cross-section is formed of a -shaped section so that a tissue unit is loaded into a seating groove which is formed upwards in the support frame; and a cover whose fitting projections are fitted into the lower edges of the support frame, wherein the cover comprises a presser portion whose breadth becomes narrower than that between both end portions of the support side of the support frame, pressing side surfaces which are formed in both sides of the pressing portion, and fitting projections which are protruded from the places where the pressing side surfaces contact the presser portion, respectively.
Preferably, non-slip protrusions are formed on the bottom of the support frame.
Preferably, the support frame and the cover are made of a transparent body, respectively, in which an advertisement is arranged in the pressing portion of the cover.
The above and/or other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the preferred embodiment thereof in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
A wet tissue manufacturing method and instrument thereof according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
A wet tissue manufacturing method according to an aspect of the present invention, can manufacture wet tissues from dry tissues instantaneously. The wet tissue manufacturing method includes a tissue unit formation step, a water absorption step, a tissue unit loading step, a water dehydration step and a wet tissue supply step.
In the tissue unit formation step, a tissue unit 111 is formed. A plurality of tissues 1 is wrapped in a wrap 11 at both sides of which openings 11′ are formed to thereby form the tissue unit 111. The plurality of tissues 1 are folded in a predetermined size at a dry state having no moisture are arranged in a rectangular or square matrix.
In the water absorption step, water is sprayed into the openings 11′ of the tissue unit 111 so that the tissue unit 111 is soaked with the water.
In the tissue unit loading step, the tissue unit 111 is loaded in a support frame 2 whose cross-section is formed of a -shaped section so that the tissue unit 111 is loaded into a seating groove 21 which is formed upwards in the support frame 2.
In the water dehydration step, water is dehydrated from the tissue unit 111 by pressing down a cover 3 from the upper side of the tissue unit 111.
In the wet tissue supply step, the cover 3 is removed so that the tissue unit 111 is restored into an original shape, to then supply users with wet tissues from the wet tissue unit 111.
A wet tissue manufacturing instrument according to another aspect of the present invention can manufacture wet tissues from dry tissues instantaneously. The wet tissue manufacturing instrument (A) includes: a support frame 2 whose cross-section is formed of a -shaped section so that a tissue unit 111 is loaded into a seating groove 21 which is formed upwards in the support frame 2; and a cover 3 whose fitting projections 33 are fitted into the lower edges 22 of the support frame 2, wherein the cover 3 comprises a presser portion 31 whose breadth becomes narrower than that between both end portions of the support side of the support frame 2, pressing side surfaces 32 which are formed in both sides of the pressing portion 31, and fitting projections 33 which are protruded from the places where the pressing side surfaces 32 contact the presser portion 31, respectively. Further, non-slip protrusions 23 are formed on the bottom of the support frame 2. Further, the support frame 2 and the cover 3 are made of a transparent body, respectively, in which an advertisement is arranged in the pressing portion 31 of the cover 3.
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In the meantime, non-slip protrusions 23 are formed on the bottom of the support frame 2, in order to prevent the support frame 2 from being slipped during pressurizing as described above, and prevent the dehydrated water from contacting the bottom of the support frame 2 to thus cause the bottom surface of the support frame 2 to be slippery and damaged.
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As described above, the effects of the invention follow. Sheets of dry tissue are wrapped in a wrap to then be supplied to business sites as a tissue unit. The supplied tissue unit is soaked with water on the spot to then be supplied as a wet tissue on the spot using a support frame and a cover. Thus, wet tissues can be conveniently and sanitarily manufactured and used. That is, tissues are supplied in the form of a dry tissue unit and then soaked with water on the spot. Dry tissues can be kept in custody in the form of a tissue unit in a refrigerator or a heating cabinet, without having any spacious limitation. Since tissues are soaked and then provided to users, antiseptic and disinfectant are unnecessary. The support frame and the cover are made of a transparent body, respectively, to thus provide an effect of a clean image, and an advertisement is arranged in the pressing portion of the cover, to thus provide an efficient advertisement effect.
As described above, the present invention has been described with respect to particularly preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it is possible for one who has an ordinary skill in the art to make various modifications and variations, without departing off the spirit of the present invention.
Claims
1. A wet tissue manufacturing method which can manufacture wet tissues from dry tissues instantaneously, the wet tissue manufacturing method comprising:
- a tissue unit formation step of forming a tissue unit in which a plurality of tissues are wrapped in a wrap at both sides of which openings are formed wherein the plurality of tissues which are folded in a predetermined size at a dry state having no moisture are arranged in a rectangular or square matrix;
- a water absorption step in which water is sprayed into the openings of the tissue unit so that the tissue unit is soaked with the water;
- a tissue unit loading step in which the tissue unit is loaded in a support frame whose cross-section is formed of a -shaped section so that the tissue unit is loaded into a seating groove which is formed upwards in the support frame;
- a water dehydration step in which water is dehydrated from the tissue unit by pressing down a cover from the upper side of the tissue unit; and
- a wet tissue supply step in which the cover is removed so that the tissue unit is restored into an original shape, to then supply users with wet tissues from the wet tissue unit.
2. A wet tissue manufacturing instrument which can manufacture wet tissues from dry tissues instantaneously, the wet tissue manufacturing instrument comprising:
- a support frame whose cross-section is formed of a -shaped section so that a tissue unit is loaded into a seating groove which is formed upwards in the support frame; and
- a cover whose fitting projections are fitted into the lower edges of the support frame,
- wherein the cover comprises a presser portion whose breadth becomes narrower than that between both end portions of the support side of the support frame, pressing side surfaces which are formed in both sides of the pressing portion, and fitting projections which are protruded from the places where the pressing side surfaces contact the presser portion, respectively.
3. The wet tissue manufacturing instrument according to claim 2, wherein non-slip protrusions are formed on the bottom of the support frame.
4. The wet tissue manufacturing instrument according to claim 2, wherein the support frame and the cover are made of a transparent body, respectively, in which an advertisement is arranged in the pressing portion of the cover.
5. The wet tissue manufacturing instrument according to claim 3, wherein the support frame and the cover are made of a transparent body, respectively, in which an advertisement is arranged in the pressing portion of the cover.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 5, 2007
Publication Date: Aug 23, 2007
Inventor: Young-Bong Choi (Seoul)
Application Number: 11/649,958