Abstract: An apparatus for the dispensing of wipes and a color coding system for use said apparatus for identifying the product on the wipes. The dispenser includes a housing, a two sectioned tip member, a well, an opening, a cover and a self closing mechanism. The wipe packs of the present invention further includes a pin member that is inserted in the center of the wipes and engages the wipes with the protrusions extending down the pin members shaft.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing individual interleaved and/or releasably attached articles such as sheets impregnated with moisture or a composition or substance useful for treating, cleaning and/or disinfecting various surfaces, including the human skin. The dispenser includes a dispensing element including at least one larger aperture and a smaller aperture in a non-planar relationship to one another. A closure or lid can usefully be incorporated as part of the dispenser. The articles may easily be reached from above the top surface of the dispenser through the larger aperture, and fed through from underneath the top surface and through the opening of the small aperture. Thereafter, the articles may be dispensed through the small aperture, e.g., in a pop-up mode. The arrangement of the elements is conducive to one-handed dispensing of articles from the dispenser.

Abstract: A product dispenser attached to or associated with one or more articulating members or components, which are user manipulable to provide a novelty object dispenser.

Abstract: A dispenser for wipes. The present dispenser comprises a unitary living hinge and a pop-up cover. The unitary hinge allows for simplicity of construction, processing, and use. It also eliminates the need for a secondary mechanical hinge. The pop-up cover permits easy one-handed wipe dispensing without requiring that the lid be manually held in an open position.

Abstract: A bill securing strap holding and dispensing system for holding a plurality of bill securing straps in an easily grasped fashion to permit dispensing of one securing strap at a time includes a holder having a pair of spaced walls and a plurality of fibers extending from the spaced walls to grip the stack of bill securing straps. Multiple embodiments are disclosed to accommodate both single stacks of bill securing straps and multiple stacks for different denominations of bills.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a plastic bag dispenser comprising a parallelepiped container having an opening assembly on top, and a stack of a plurality of plastic bags received in the container each including an opening at a front side. a closed end at a rear side, and an adhesive on top near the opening of each bag for sticking to a next below bag wherein the closed ends are bent downward toward the openings of the bags so as to form a bent section at underside of the stack. Thus, user can exert a small force to pull one bag from the container through the opening assembly without worrying of pulling two or more bags at one time.

Abstract: A package for dispensing individual sheets of material from a stack includes a base and a compartment with side walls connected to the base and a cover connected to the side walls for holding the stack of sheet material. The cover includes an opening that is configured to define a pair of flanges on either side of the opening. The flanges are formed to be angularly displaced relative to the cover toward the base to bias the stack of sheet material toward the base.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dispensing carton (200) containing a clip of interfolded sheets of a paper product, comprising: (a) a top wall (100) having a dispensing opening (180) through which the sheets (280) are withdrawn from the carton; (b) two pairs of opposing side walls (120, 140); (c) a bottom wall; (d) a dynamic friction reduction material (20) affixed to at least a portion of the inner surfaces of at least one of the pairs of opposing side walls; wherein the dispensing force required to dispense a sheet from the carton is reduced.

Abstract: A tissue box (10) for dispensing tissues, said tissue box includes a bottom wall (18) having a second aperture (21) for allowing tissues (22, 22′) to be pulled from inside of the box and a side wall (14) extending between the top wall (16) and the bottom wall (18). The side wall defines a void inside the box for containing tissues. The tissue box also includes a dividing wall (24) within the void. The dividing wall is supported between the top wall and the bottom wall and is for dividing the tissues into a first group (22) that are able to be removed through the first aperture (20) and a second group (22′) that are able to be removed through the second aperture. In use, after the first group of tissues is used, the box may be inverted, so that the second group of tissues may be used.

Abstract: A tape strip dispenser defining a retention chamber and having an opening through which the tape strips are dispensed from a W-stacked pad of tape strips retained within the retention chamber. The opening is longitudinally bounded along a first end by a first linear edge, and longitudinally bounded along a second end by a second liner edge, with (i); the first and second linear edges laterally angled relative to a central lateral axis of the retention chamber, and/or (ii) the first and second linear edges independently pivotable about a first and a second lateral axis, respectively.

Abstract: A package for dispensing individual sheets of material from a stack includes a base and a compartment with side walls connected to the base and a cover connected to the side walls for holding the stack of sheet material. The cover includes an opening that is configured to define a pair of flanges on either side of the opening. The flanges are formed to be angularly displaced relative to the cover toward the base to bias the stack of sheet material toward the base.

Abstract: A storage and dispensing package for wipes comprising a non-rigid container having sides which define a cavity. A collapsible-expandable baffle structure having a width is positioned within the sides of the container and divides the cavity into a storage portion for wipes and a dispensing portion. The baffle structure includes a dispensing orifice through which wipes can pass and communicate with the dispensing portion. A resealable mechanism can also be included at an end of the package.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing interfolded disposable sheets is provided. The dispenser includes a flexible dispensing container that is configured to house the stack of interfolded disposable sheets. At least one side of the flexible dispensing container is flexible. The flexible dispensing container has a slit in one side from which sheets are dispensed from the flexible dispensing container. The flexible dispensing container has at least one end slit on an end of the slit. The end slit is configured to aid in the dispensing of the interfolded disposable sheets.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a plastic bag dispenser comprising a parallelepiped container having an opening assembly on top, and a stack of a plurality of plastic bags received in the container each including an opening at a front side, a closed end at a rear side, and an adhesive on top near the opening of each bag for sticking to a next below bag wherein the closed ends are bent downward toward the openings of the bags so as to form a bent section at underside of the stack. Thus, user can exert a small force to pull one bag from the container through the opening assembly without worrying of pulling two or more bags at one time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to wet-wipes for use in household, personal or other applications. The wet-wipes are wound around each other, with the first sheet pre-threaded through the dispensing port in the closure, such that the user is readily able to begin using the wipes without having to deal with threading of the first sheet. The convenience of wet wipes is further enhanced by this improvement in the presentation and method of manufacturing of wet wipes.

Abstract: A dispenser adapted to dispense sheet material therefrom is provided and includes a housing configured to support a sheet material product therein which has an exit port. The dispenser also includes at least an iris diaphragm for controlling the movement of sheet material from the housing through the exit port.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. The continuous slit has at least one curved portion connected with at least one non-curved portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first portion of the sheet has a first thickness and a second portion of the sheet located between the continuous slit and the first portion has a second thickness which is greater than or less than the first thickness.

Abstract: A dispenser for the wipes is described suitable for use in a shower environment, utilizing a shell having opposed top and bottom ends and, in a preferred embodiment, a support device connected to the shell for securing the dispenser to an outside surface. In another embodiment, the dispenser prevents water spray from the shower from contaminating the wipes contained therein. The bottom end has a dispensing slot with a length dimension greater than a width dimension and a finger-access opening to enable the user to urge wipes in the direction of the dispensing slot. The inventive wipe dispenser also is conveniently refilled with disposable wipes.

Abstract: A dispenser and method for storing and dispensing a plurality of separably joined wipes are taught. Such comprise a cartridge comprising a bottom wall and at least one side wall extending from the bottom wall, the walls connected together to define a chamber and an opening in the chamber. A cover is removably fastenable to the top portion of the side wall, the cover and cartridge cooperating to seal the plurality of separably joined wipes in the chamber. An elongated dispensing passage is disposed adjacent the top portion of the side wall wherein wipes from the plurality of separably joined wipes can be dispensed from the chamber by the wipes passing directly between the cover and the top portion of the side wall and out the dispensing passage when the cover is fastened to the cartridge.

Abstract: A dispenser adapted to dispense sheet material therefrom is provided and includes a housing configured to support a sheet material product therein which has an exit port. The dispenser also includes at least an iris diaphragm for controlling the movement of sheet material from the housing through the exit port.

Abstract: A system for dispensing wipes includes: (1) a continuous web of material joined at perforations and configured into a center feed roll; and (2) a flexible, moisture impervious pouch for containing and dispensing discrete lengths of web from the roll. The pouch includes a resealable opening for accessing and staging a leading edge of the roll of material and is adapted to dispense discrete lengths of web separated from the roll at the perforations. The pouch is constructed such that its shape closely conforms to the shape of the roll of web material and may be configured with a gusset to enable it to stand without external support.

Abstract: A folded paper product dispenser for storing and dispensing a stack of folded paper products such as napkins or towels includes an outer housing defining an interior space to accommodate the stack of folded paper products. A dispensing face is defined by the housing adjacent a bottom of the interior space. A dispensing throat is defined in the dispensing face and extends longitudinally along the face. The dispensing throat has a forwardmost generally concave edge and a finger access portion at the widest width of the throat. A plurality of ribs are disposed in the interior of the housing and extend from a front wall of the housing towards a concave edge of the dispensing throat. The ribs include a central rib having a generally flat vertical end set back from the concave edge of the dispensing throat a first setback distance. Intermediate ribs are provided on each side of the central rib and have a generally curved end-that is set back from the concave edge of the dispensing throat a second distance.

Abstract: A dispenser for folded interconnected disposable wipes includes at least one dispensing container having side and end walls, and a dispensing wall adjacent to the side and end walls. The dispensing wall has a center dispensing aperture located generally in the center thereof. The dispensing wall may also have an additional dispensing aperture, for example an off-center aperture or a corner dispensing aperture located near one corner of the dispensing wall adjacent to one of the end walls and one of the side walls. Disposable wipes can be withdrawn from either the corner and/or off-center dispensing aperture or the center dispensing aperture.

Abstract: A box formed from a blank of stiff but foldable board material, the box including a top (2) panel, a bottom panel (3), two side panels (4,5) and two end panels (6,7) connected together at fold lines (8-8xi) to form an enclosure, wherein the top panel (2) is formed by end panel flaps (9,10) extending from the end panels (6,7) towards each other and by side panel flaps (11,12) extending from the side panels (6,7) towards each other, the side panels flaps (11,12) are connected to each other by a tape (13) extending from one of the end panels (6) to the other end panel (7). The side panel flaps (11,12) are each provided with perforations defining a dispensing opening (17,18), wherein portions (19, 20) of each side panel flap (11,12) separating the dispensing openings (17,18) together with the tape (13) are adapted to form a handle (14).

Abstract: A cleaning wipes dispenser that enables consumers to consistently remove individual wipes without having the remaining wipes fall back into the dispenser and with minimum loss of liquid solution is disclosed. The dispenser includes: (i) a container having an interior for storing the cleaning wipes wherein the wipes comprise a web of material; and (ii) a dispensing port having a body that is attached to the container and that has an opening through which the web of material is threaded, wherein the opening defines at least two nodes that are in communication with each other by an open channel, wherein each node has at least two appendages projecting therefrom, wherein the open channel and appendages define a plurality of edges that frictionally engage the web during separation of a sheet of material from a remaining portion of web of material and wherein the opening is dimensioned so that following detachment of the sheet, a remaining fragment of web of material remains threaded through the opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to wet wipes for use in wiping surfaces in the home and in industry, in addition to their use on the human body such as for baby wipes, make-up removal and other skin care applications. The wet wipes are stacked and contained in a dispensing container (20). According to the present invention improved pop up dispensing of the wipes is provided by the combination of the dispensing aperture (29) of the dispensing container (20) having certain dimensions in combination with a wipe stack wherein the wipes are provided such that the average separation force between two adjacent wipes is from 75 g/cm2 to 250 g/cm2.

Abstract: The device for dispensing paper towels has a housing for holding a generally vertical stack of the paper towels and including a lower portion through which individual towels can be dispensed. The lower portion includes an elongated opening through which a fold of the bottommost towel can extend and be accessible for a user to grab and pull the bottommost towel from the stack. Improved towel dispensing is enabled by laterally spaced and upwardly-directed ramps located in the vicinity of the front edge of the opening and upon which an edge of the stack rests, opposed end pads angled downwardly to the opening and upon which the stack ends rest, and/or a bottom cabinet portion angled with respect to the rest of the cabinet to transfer stack weight. The opening preferably is shaped to cause the fold of the bottommost towel to assume a C-shape.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a glove dispenser system that includes a reusable container and a disposable pouch containing stacked, partially folded gloves. The container is rigid and generally rectangular and has a lid and a bottom, spaced, parallel front and back walls, two spaced, parallel side walls and an opening in the lid. The pouch is generally rectangular shaped and it has a pair of spaced parallel extending faces yieldably connected to one another. One of the faces has an opening aligned with the opening in the lid of the container. The pouch contains a plurality of gloves in a stacked folded relationship with one another. The folded relationship being formed by a thumb of the glove being folded under a palm area of the glove and fingers of the glove being folded over the thumb and the palm area. The configuration of the pouch opening and the folded relationship of the gloves provides for the removal of one of the plurality of glove at a time during a dispensing procedure.

Abstract: A tissue box (10) for dispensing tissues, said tissue box includes a bottom wall (18) having a second aperture (21) for allowing tissues (22, 22′) to be pulled from inside of the box and a side wall (14) extending between the top wall (16) and the bottom wall (18). The side wall defines a void inside the box for containing tissues. The tissue box also includes a dividing wall (24) within the void. The dividing wall is supported between the top wall and the bottom wall and is for dividing the tissues into a first group (22) that are able to be removed through the first aperture (20) and a second group (22′) that are able to be removed through the second aperture. In use, after the first group of tissues is used, the box may be inverted, so that the second group of tissues may be used.

Abstract: A container for wet wipes includes a pop-up style dispensing means formed by a rigid port which surrounds a flexible, rubber-like material or sheet having one or more slits through which the wet wipes are dispensed. The configuration of the slits, in combination with the flexibility of the rubber-like material, enables the user to reach into the container through the slits to grasp a wet wipe in the event the pop-up feature fails, either due to fallback or a missed interfold.

Abstract: A tissue box supplemental adapter is disclosed in which a narrow slit, or any narrow or small opening in any form or shape that serves the purpose of holding tissues in place, is cut in the center of the adapter, which will be placed on top of a tissue box, to keep the tissues constantly in a withdrawn position outward.

Abstract: A towel dispensing device provides a device for warming towels prior to the towels being removed from the dispensing device. The dispensing device includes an electrically powered heating member, the degree of heat being controllable by the user, for warming the space of a warming chamber containing the towels to be dispensed. The towels to be dispensed can be pre-moistened by water or other fluids as required by the user. The dispensing device can also be presented as a serialized group of warming chambers; each individual chamber being able to contain towels pre-moistened with different fluids and warmed to different temperatures prior to being dispensed.

Abstract: A W-stacked pads of tape strips dispensable at a low peel angle, comprising a plurality of superimposed tape strips longitudinally reversed so as to align the first end of each tape strip with the second end of an immediately overlaying and an immediately underlying tape strip.

Abstract: A dispenser for the wipes is described suitable for use in a shower environment, utilizing a shell having opposed top and bottom ends and, in a preferred embodiment, a support device connected to the shell for securing the dispenser to an outside surface. In another embodiment, the dispenser prevents water spray from the shower from contaminating the wipes contained therein. The bottom end has a dispensing slot with a length dimension greater than a width dimension and a finger-access opening to enable the user to urge wipes in the direction of the dispensing slot. The inventive wipe dispenser also is conveniently refilled with disposable wipes.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing individual interleaved and/or releasably attached articles such as sheets impregnated with moisture or a composition or substance useful for treating, cleaning and/or disinfecting various surfaces, including the human skin. The dispenser includes a dispensing element including at least one larger aperture and a smaller aperture entirely separated from one another. A closure or lid can usefully be incorporated. The articles may easily be reached from above the top surface of the dispenser through the larger aperture, and fed through from underneath the top surface to the small aperture. Thereafter, the articles may be dispensed through the small aperture, e.g., in a pop-up mode. The arrangement of the elements is conducive to one-handed dispensing of articles from the dispenser.

Abstract: A towel dispensing device provides a device for warming towels prior to the towels being removed from the dispensing device. The dispensing device includes an electrically powered heating member, the degree of heat being controllable by the user, for warming the space of a warming chamber containing the towels to be dispensed. The towels to be dispensed can be pre-moistened by water or other fluids as required by the user. The dispensing device can also be presented as a serialized group of warming chambers; each individual chamber being able to contain towels pre-moistened with different fluids and warmed to different temperatures prior to being dispensed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a container for a collection of interfolded or mechanically connected tissue-sheets, said container having a generally planar bottom wall and a top wall (1) and a pair of side walls and a par of end walls (2, 3) connecting said bottom wall with said top wall (1) and an opening (4) provided in at least said top wall (1) for the removal of said tissue-sheets (T) from the container, said stack of interfolded tissue-sheets being placed in said container with at least a pair of edges of a lowermost tissue-sheet placed on said bottom wall and an uppermost tissue-sheet (T) placed near or in contact with the top wall and adjacent to the opening in the top wall.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. The continuous slit has at least one curved portion connected with at least one non-curved portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first portion of the sheet has a first thickness and a second portion of the sheet located between the continuous slit and the first portion has a second thickness which is greater than or less than the first thickness.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. The continuous slit has at least one curved portion connected with at least one non-curved portion. Alternately, the continuous slit has at least one zigzag portion connected with a pair of end leg portions.

Abstract: A dusting mitt dispensing device includes a container and a plurality of dusting mitts housed in the container. The container includes a bottom, a top, a front-side, a back-side and two lateral sides in which the top is integrally connected to the back-side along a top/back-side seam, and has cover flaps to cover the front-side and both lateral sides. The top is free to pivot about the top/back-side seam between a closed position and an open position, and contains a perforation pattern that forms an access flap and dispensing opening when the perforations are torn and the flap is opened. The access flap is integrally connected to the front side cover flap along a top/front-side flap seam, and is free to pivot about the top/front-side flap seam between a closed position and an open position in a direction opposite to the pivot direction of the top. Each of the plurality of dusting mitts is folded individually along its longitudinal axis and arranged to present the thumb of the dusting mitt as a removal tab.

Abstract: A roll mounted T-shirt bag and dispensers for same are described. The bag is designed for fresh produce and includes front and rear panels, first and second side gussets, a bottom seam, a top seam and a U-shaped cutout forming an openable bag mouth and a pair of carrying handles. The bags are joined above and below the upper and lower seams at first and second perforation lines. The bags are wound onto a cylindrical core to form a compact roll. In a variant of the invention, the bags are folded inwardly from the side edges prior to rolling onto the core to form a more compact roll. Dispensers are described that are designed to hold the roll mounted bags in both folded and unfolded form. The dispensers include a separating tongue designed to engage the U-shaped cutout and permit the bags to be dispensed from the bottom of the bag roll. The dispensers are designed for mounting to either vertical or horizontal surfaces and function efficiently in very limited spaces.

Abstract: A cylindrical wet toilet tissue dispenser is adapted to be supported by a conventional toilet tissue roll holder.

Abstract: A dental wiper provides a package having a front panel, a rear panel and a circumferential side panel joining the front and rear panels as an integral unit defining an interior space. The front panel provides an open slot extending substantially across the package. The open slot has a central access portion with clearance for finger tip entry into the interior space of the package. A plurality of dental sheets are arranged in a stack within the package. The dental sheets each have a width approximately equal to the slot width where the dental sheets position one edge of the sheets, adjacent to the access portion of the slot for being manually engaged for withdrawal. The sheets are useful for cleaning the surfaces of the teeth.

Abstract: An improved pop-up system for dispensing sheet products from continuous perforated web material. A perforated web (12) is drawn through a slit-like dispensing opening (14) which, though close-fitting, does not constrict the web (12). Catch flaps (18) capable of swinging out of plane with the web are formed in the web by two symmetrical cuts (20) in the same line extending perpendicularly inward from the longitudinal edges of the web; the cuts each extend through one-third of the web (12) and are bridged by a perforated region (16). When the pop-up presentment (24) is pulled, the catch flaps are drawn to the opening (14) where they catch, bend backward, and jam, becoming caught flaps (22). This causes enough tension in the perforated region (34) drawn outside the opening (14) to break the dispensed individual sheet (10) free, leaving another pop-up presentment (24). A number of different, more developed dispensers for rolls and folded stacks using this system are further detailed in additional embodiments.

Abstract: The present application relates to a container for dispensing substrates, for example wipes which are capable of vertical stacking. The container comprises top and bottom sides opposing each other, back and forward sides opposing each other and left and right side walls opposing each other. The angle between the front and bottom wall is greater than 90° but less than 180°. The container also comprises a dispensing opening which is located in the top or front walls or on the intersection between the top and front walls.

Abstract: A storage and dispensing package for wipes comprising a non-rigid container having sides which define a cavity. A collapsible-expandable baffle structure having a width is positioned within the sides of the container and divides the cavity into a storage portion for wipes and a dispensing portion. The baffle structure includes a dispensing orifice through which wipes can pass and communicate with the dispensing portion. A resealable mechanism can also be included at an end of the package.

Abstract: A storage and dispensing package for wipes comprising a non-rigid container having sides which define a cavity. A collapsible-expandable baffle structure having a width is positioned within the sides of the container and divides the cavity into a storage portion for wipes and a dispensing portion. The baffle structure includes a dispensing orifice through which wipes can pass and communicate with the dispensing portion. A resealable mechanism can also be included at an end of the package.

Abstract: A cartridge is disclosed for holding and dispensing a plurality of paper products in a dispensing direction. The cartridge is insertable into an interior area of a container having a housing. The interior area is disposed within an interior surface defined by a plurality of exterior walls. The housing includes at least one protrusion extending into the interior of the housing proximate a dispensing throat. The cartridge comprises a cartridge body including cartridge side walls and a cartridge end wall and at least one opening defined through at least the end wall of the cartridge body so that when the cartridge is placed in the interior area of the housing the protrusion extends through at least a portion of the opening disposed in the end wall to contact the plurality of paper products to oppose movement of the paper products through the dispensing throat in the dispensing direction.