Wipes Canister

Abstract

A dispenser for storing a roll of wet wipes including a rounded bottom surface and a lid perpendicular to the bottom surface of the dispenser so that the wipes are dispensed through the front of the dispenser as the dispenser sits on a supporting surface.

1 . A dispenser for cleaning wipes, comprising:
 a container base including a bottom face configured to support the dispenser on a surface and with one or more rounded edges and a pair of opposed parallel sidewalls extending upward from the bottom surface;   a lid removably attached to the container base, wherein the lid includes a substantially flat top surface, a front adjacent to a cover closure, a back opposite the front, and two sides between the front and the back, and including a side edge extending generally downwardly and perpendicularly from the top surface and surrounding the top surface on the two sides and on part of the front and on part of the back of the top surface;   the lid having an aperture with an aperture face and having a hingedly attached cover providing a sealing means over the aperture;   wherein the cover when closed forms a flat continuous surface with the lid top surface and wherein the cover extends from the side edge at the lid top surface front to the side edge at the lid top surface back;   wherein the lid top surface and the aperture face are substantially perpendicular to the container base bottom face;   wherein the cover hingedly opens to a position where the cover is in substantially the same plane as the container base bottom face;   the aperture including a retention tab defining a first aperture portion communicating via a channel with a second aperture portion lying below the first aperture portion;   wherein the second aperture portion is smaller than the first aperture portion;   
     and a roll of wet wipes positioned to dispense wipes from the outside of the roll as the roll unwinds. 
   
   
       2 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the lid has a longer horizontal length than a vertical height. 
   
   
       3 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture and cover are generally positioned in the middle of the lid relative to the horizontal length. 
   
   
       4 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the pair of opposed sidewalls includes a semicircular recess at or near where the lid is removably attached to the container base. 
   
   
       5 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is hingedly attached to the back of the lid. 
   
   
       6 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the lid further comprises an indentation adapted to receive the cover, the indention located in the body of the lid and wherein the cover secures over at least a portion of the indention. 
   
   
       7 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture first portion is adapted to allow the user to reach in and access the roll of wipes. 
   
   
       8 . (canceled) 
   
   
       9 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , further comprising a post supporting the wipes roll. 
   
   
       10 . A dispenser for cleaning wipes, comprising:
 a container base defining an open receptacle, the base comprising a rounded bottom surface with a bottom face and a pair of opposed parallel sidewalls extending upward from the bottom face;   a lid removably attached to the container base;   wherein the lid includes a substantially flat top surface, a front adjacent to a closure, a back opposite the front, and two sides between the front and the back, and including a side edge extending generally downwardly and perpendicularly from the top surface and surrounding the top surface on the two sides and part of the front and the back of the top surface;   the lid having an aperture with an aperture face and having a hingedly attached cover providing a sealing means over the aperture;   wherein the cover when closed forms a flat continuous surface with the lid top surface and wherein the cover extends from the side edge at the lid top surface front to the side edge at the lid top surface back; and   
     a roll of wet wipes positioned in the receptacle to dispense wipes through a face of the container from the outside of the roll as the roll unwinds, wherein the face is configured to be supported substantially perpendicular to the bottom face. 
   
   
       11 . The dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein the container base includes a substantially half cylinder shape. 
   
   
       12 . (canceled) 
   
   
       13 . The dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein the container base further comprises one or more supporting members. 
   
   
       14 . The dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the pair of opposed sidewalls comprises a semicircular recess at or near where the lid is removable attached to the container base. 
   
   
       15 . The dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein the lid further comprises an indentation adapted to receive the cover, the indention located in the body of the lid and wherein the cover secures over at least a portion of the indention. 
   
   
       16 . The dispenser of  claim 10 , wherein the aperture includes a first portion and second portion communicating via a channel defined by a retention tab, wherein the first portion is adapted to allow a user to reach in and access the roll of wipes. 
   
   
       17 . A dispenser for cleaning wipes, comprising:
 a container base defining an open receptacle, the base comprising:
 a rounded bottom surface having a bottom face; and 
 a pair of substantially parallel opposed sidewalls; 
   a lid with a substantially flat face removably attached to the container base,   wherein the lid includes a substantially flat top surface, a front adjacent to a closure, a back opposite the front, and two sides between the front and the back;   the lid having an aperture with an aperture face and having a hingedly attached cover providing a sealing means over the aperture;   wherein the cover when closed forms a flat continuous surface with the lid top surface and wherein the cover extends from the side edge at the lid top surface front to the side edge at the lid top surface back;   wherein horizontal length of the lid is longer than vertical height of the lid;   a roll of wet wipes contained in the open receptacle to dispense wipes from the outside to the inside of the roll; and   
     wherein the bottom face supports the lid upright with the vertical length of the lid generally perpendicular to the bottom face. 
   
   
       18 . The dispenser of  claim 17 , wherein the aperture has a first portion and second portion that are in communication via a channel, the first portion being adapted to allow a user to access the roll of wipes and wherein the second portion lies below the first portion. 
   
   
       19 . (canceled) 
   
   
       20 . The dispenser of  claim 18 , wherein the aperture is located horizontally in the middle of the lid.