Wipes Canister Opening

Abstract

A packaging container for dispensing wipes includes a lid and a base for storing wipes that are dispensed through an aperture having large and small aperture portions connected by a channel and a continuous concave curve from the large aperture portion to the small aperture portion.

1 . A dispenser for cleaning wipes, comprising:
 a container base comprising a bottom surface and a side surface, the base defining an interior compartment and a base exterior surface;   a lid attached to the container base, wherein the lid comprises a body, a cover and a hinge portion connecting the cover to the body, the body having a top surface and side surface, the lid top surface having a lid front opposite the hinge and a lid back adjacent to the hinge portion;   an aperture opening having an inside edge formed between the base interior compartment and the base exterior surface and entirely within the top surface of the of the body of the lid and the hinged cover securing over the aperture;   wherein the aperture opening includes a larger first portion and a smaller second portion that are in communication via a channel;   wherein the aperture opening first portion has an aperture first front portion adjacent the front of the lid and the aperture opening second portion has an aperture second back portion adjacent the back of the lid;   wherein there is a continuous concave curve following along the aperture inside edge from the aperture first front portion through the channel to the aperture second portion; and   wherein the first portion lies entirely on one side of an axis bisecting the middle of the channel.   
   
   
       2 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture opening second portion comprises a central part with several projections. 
   
   
       3 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the projections are on the other side of the axis from the aperture opening first portion. 
   
   
       4 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a cover portion and a hinged portion connected to the lid and wherein the aperture opening first portion is situated farther from the hinged portion than the aperture opening second portion. 
   
   
       5 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the dispenser is cylindrical. 
   
   
       6 . (canceled) 
   
   
       7 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the top surface is generally planar. 
   
   
       8 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the dispenser contains a coreless roll of wet wipes. 
   
   
       9 . A dispenser for cleaning wipes, comprising:
 a container base comprising a bottom surface and a side surface, the base defining an interior compartment and a base exterior surface;   a lid attached to the container base, wherein the lid comprises a body, a cover and a hinge portion connecting the cover to the body, the body having a top surface and side surface, the lid top surface having a lid front opposite the hinge and a lid back adjacent to the hinge portion;   an aperture opening having an inside edge formed between the base interior compartment and the base exterior surface and entirely within the top surface of the body of the lid and the cover securing over the aperture;   wherein the aperture opening includes a larger first portion and a smaller second portion that are in communication via a channel;   wherein the aperture opening first portion has an aperture first front portion adjacent the front of the lid and the aperture opening second portion has an aperture second back portion adjacent the back of the lid;   wherein the Gaussian curvature following along the aperture inside edge is less than or equal to zero from the aperture first front portion through the channel to the aperture second portion.   
   
   
       10 . The dispenser of  claim 9 , wherein the aperture opening second portion comprises a central part with several projections. 
   
   
       11 . The dispenser of  claim 9 , wherein the aperture opening first portion is situated farther from the hinged portion than the aperture second portion. 
   
   
       12 . The dispenser of  claim 9 , wherein the dispenser is cylindrical. 
   
   
       13 . (canceled) 
   
   
       14 . The dispenser of  claim 9 , wherein the top surface is generally planar. 
   
   
       15 . The dispenser of  claim 9 , wherein the dispenser contains a coreless roll of wet wipes. 
   
   
       16 . A package comprising a dispenser and a roll of wet wipes in combination, the dispenser comprising:
 a container base comprising a bottom surface and a side surface, the base defining an interior compartment and a base exterior surface;   a lid attached to the container base, wherein the lid comprises a body, a cover and a hinge portion connecting the cover to the body, the body having a top surface and side surface, the lid top surface having a lid front opposite the hinge and a lid back adjacent to the hinge portion;   an aperture opening having an inside edge formed between the base interior compartment and the base exterior surface and entirely within the top surface of the body of the lid and the cover securing over the aperture;   wherein the aperture opening includes a larger first portion and a smaller second portion that are in communication via a channel;   wherein the aperture opening first portion has an aperture first front portion adjacent the front of the lid and the aperture opening second portion has an aperture second back portion adjacent the back of the lid;   wherein there is a continuous concave curve following along the aperture inside edge from the aperture first front portion through the channel to the aperture opening second portion.   
   
   
       17 . The dispenser of  claim 16 , wherein the aperture opening second portion comprises a central part with several projections. 
   
   
       18 . The dispenser of  claim 16 , wherein the aperture opening first portion is situated farther from the hinged portion than the aperture second portion. 
   
   
       19 . The dispenser of  claim 16 , wherein the dispenser is cylindrical. 
   
   
       20 . (canceled)