Wipe dispensing system

Abstract

A thin profile wipe dispensing container is provided for dispensing wipes from a stack of wipes. The dispensing container has a contoured shape to minimize shelf space and integrate with any space and includes an angled container body and hinged lid that snaps shut. The lid is flush with the container body when closed providing the thin profile wipe dispensing container that may easily and economically be used, stored and transported. The container body may further include a removable bridge in an open mouth of the container body with a dispensing aperture through which the wipe may be drawn. The container body may also include a spring device for maintaining the position of the wipes within the dispensing container to help dispense one wipe at a time.

1 . A wipe dispensing container, comprising: 
 an upright container body; and    a lid for the upright container body, having a seal member thereon for mating with a lip in the upright container body when the lid is in a closed position.    
   
   
       2 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 1 , wherein said wipe dispensing container has a substantially thin profile.  
   
   
       3 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 1 , wherein the upright container body includes a bottom wall, upstanding front and rear walls, and two sidewalls to define an open mouth.  
   
   
       4 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 3 , further including a bridge removably mounted in the open mouth of said upright container body and defining a dispensing aperture, said bridge being removable from said wipe dispensing container to permit access to the interior of the upright container body.  
   
   
       5 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 4 , wherein the bridge is press fit into the open mouth of the dispensing container.  
   
   
       6 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 3 , wherein the front wall of the upright container body is shorter than the rear wall thereof with the two sidewalls angled upwardly toward the rear wall thereof to provide an angled open mouth.  
   
   
       7 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 5 , wherein the bridge is sized to define at least one finger access between the bridge and the walls of the upright container body.  
   
   
       8 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 1 , further comprising a spring device within the upright container body for maintaining a stack of wipes in a substantially upright position within the interior of the upright container body.  
   
   
       9 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 8 , wherein the spring device extends along the vertical axis of the upright container body.  
   
   
       10 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 4 , wherein the dispensing aperture comprises an opening with a variable width for dispensing a selected nonwoven wipe.  
   
   
       11 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 8 , wherein the stack of wipes is fitted in a vertical axis of the upright container body.  
   
   
       12 . A wipe dispensing container, comprising: 
 an upright and relatively thin profile container body having a bottom wall joined to a front and rear wall and a pair of sidewalls defining an open mouth, and a removable bridge in said open mouth and defining a dispensing aperture;    a lid mounted to the container body and including an internal bead for snap fit connection with the container body in a substantially flush position relative to the container body; and    a spring device mounted within said container body to maintain the position of a stack of wipes for dispensing.    
   
   
       13 . The wipe dispensing container of  claim 12 , wherein the stack of wipes is positioned along the vertical axis of the container body.  
   
   
       14 . A method of dispensing at least one wipe from a wipe dispenser, comprising the steps of: 
 Opening a lid on the wipe dispenser;    Drawing the at least one wipe through a dispensing aperture defined in a bridge in an open mouth of the wipe dispenser;    Closing the lid on the wipe dispenser such that the lid is flush with the upper portion of the container body;    Repeating said opening, drawing, and closing steps until substantially all of the at least one wipe within the wipe dispenser are depleted;    Removing the bridge and replacing the at least one wipe under a spring device within the wipe dispenser; and    Replacing the bridge and closing the lid.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising the step of placing the wipe dispenser horizontally onto a surface before drawing the at least one wipe through the dispensing aperture.