Wet Wipe Refill Container Indicator

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a wet wipe refill container and a wet wipes dispensing system. Users frequently refill empty wet wipe dispensers with wet wipes removed from a wet wipe refill container. The user can have difficulty estimating the correct number of wipes to remove from the wet wipe refill container when filling the wet wipe dispenser to maintain dispensing functionality. The wet wipe refill container includes an indicator to assist users in determining the recommended refill thickness of wet wipes to place into the empty wet wipes dispenser.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A refill container having a height dimension, the container comprising:
 a bottom wall;   at least one side wall contiguous with the bottom wall and extending in the height dimension upward from the bottom wall;   an exterior surface;   an interior surface;   an access opening;   a plurality of articles stacked in the height dimension; and   a graduated scale disposed on the side wall, the graduated scale comprising a first graduation, wherein the first graduation is spaced a recommended refill thickness from the bottom wall in the height dimension.   
     
     
         2 . The refill container of  claim 1 , wherein the access opening is spaced apart from the bottom wall in the height dimension. 
     
     
         3 . The refill container of  claim 1 , wherein the access opening is in a plane that is parallel to the bottom wall. 
     
     
         4 . The refill container of  claim 1 , wherein the access opening is in a plane that is perpendicular to the bottom wall. 
     
     
         5 . The refill container of  claim 1 , wherein the first graduation is disposed on the exterior surface of the refill container and is visible or tactilely detectable from the interior surface. 
     
     
         6 . The graduated scale of  claim 1  comprising a second graduation that is disposed on the side wall, wherein the second graduation is spaced the recommended refill thickness upward from the first graduation in the height dimension. 
     
     
         7 . A refill container having a height dimension, the container comprising:
 a bottom wall;   a first side wall and a second side wall contiguous with the bottom wall and extending in the height dimension;   an exterior surface;   an interior surface;   an access opening;   a plurality of articles stacked in the height dimension;   a first graduated scale disposed on one of the first and the second side walls, the first graduated scale comprising a first graduation, wherein the first graduation is spaced a first recommended refill thickness upward from the bottom wall in the height dimension; and   a second graduated scale disposed on one of the first and the second side walls, the second graduated scale comprising a first graduation, wherein the first graduation is spaced a second recommended refill thickness upward from the bottom wall in the height dimension.   
     
     
         8 . The refill container of  claim 7 , wherein the first graduated scale comprises a second graduation and wherein the second graduation is spaced the first recommended refill thickness upward from the first graduation in the height dimension. 
     
     
         9 . The refill container of  claim 7 , wherein the second graduated scale comprises a second graduation and wherein the second graduation is spaced the second recommended refill thickness upward from the first graduation in the height dimension. 
     
     
         10 . The refill container of  claim 7 , wherein the access opening is spaced apart from the bottom wall in the height dimension. 
     
     
         11 . The refill container of  claim 7 , wherein the access opening is in a plane that is parallel to the bottom wall. 
     
     
         12 . The refill container of  claim 7 , wherein the access opening is in a plane that is perpendicular to the bottom wall. 
     
     
         13 . A wipes dispensing system comprising:
 a first refillable wipe dispenser adapted to house a stack of wipes having at most a first recommended refill thickness;   a second refillable wipe dispenser adapted to house a stack of wipes having at most a second recommended refill thickness wherein the first recommended refill thickness is different than the second recommended refill thickness;   a refill container having a height dimension, the container comprising:
 a bottom wall; 
 a first side wall and a second side wall contiguous with the bottom wall, the first side wall and the second side wall having a width dimension perpendicular to the height dimension; 
 an access opening; 
 a plurality of articles stacked in the height dimension; 
 a first graduated scale disposed on one of the first and the second side walls, the first graduated scale comprising a first graduation, wherein the first graduation is spaced the first recommended refill thickness upward from the bottom wall in the height dimension; 
   a second graduated scale disposed on one of the first and the second side walls, the second graduated scale comprising a first graduation, wherein the first graduation is spaced the second recommended refill thickness from the bottom wall in the height dimension.   
     
     
         14 . The refill container of  claim 13 , wherein the access opening is spaced apart from the bottom wall in the height dimension. 
     
     
         15 . The refill container of  claim 13 , wherein the access opening is in a plane that is parallel to the bottom wall. 
     
     
         16 . The refill container of  claim 13 , wherein the access opening is in a plane that is perpendicular to the bottom wall. 
     
     
         17 . The wipes dispensing system of  claim 13 , wherein the first graduated scale comprises a second graduation, wherein the second graduation is spaced a first recommended refill thickness upward from the first graduation in the height dimension. 
     
     
         18 . The wipes dispensing system of  claim 13 , wherein the second graduated scale comprises a second graduation, wherein the second graduation is spaced a second recommended refill thickness upward from the first graduation in the height dimension. 
     
     
         19 . The wipes dispensing system of  claim 13 , wherein the first graduated scale has a first centerline extending in the height dimension and the second graduated scale has a second centerline extending in the height dimension and wherein the first centerline and the second centerline share a common position along the width dimension of one of the first and the second side walls. 
     
     
         20 . The wipes dispensing system of  claim 13 , wherein the first graduated scale has a first centerline extending in the height dimension and the second graduated scale has a second centerline extending in the height dimension, wherein the first centerline and the second centerline are in the first or the second side walls.