Wipe Package with Enlarged Dispensing Aperture

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a package for holding and dispensing a number of individual material sheets held therein. The package includes an aperture that is formed large enough to enable the sheets, such as wet wipes, to be individually dispensed form the package without interference from adjacent or successive sheets.

1 . A package for containing a stack of material sheets, the package comprising:
 a) a bottom wall;   b) a pair of opposed side walls joined to the bottom wall;   c) a pair of opposed end walls joined to the bottom wall and between the side walls; and   d) a top wall extending between and joined to the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls to define an interior for the package,   wherein the top wall includes a flat portion and an aperture therein, and   wherein an area of the aperture is between about 70% and 81% of an area of the flat portion.   
     
     
         2 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture has a length of between about 60% and up to 90% of the length of the flat portion. 
     
     
         3 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture has a width of between about 75% and up to 90% of the width of the flat portion. 
     
     
         4 . The package of  claim 1 , further comprising a space extending round the aperture of at least ¼″ between a perimeter of the top surface and a perimeter of the aperture. 
     
     
         5 . The package of  claim 4 , wherein the space is up to ½″ between the perimeter of the top surface and the perimeter of the aperture. 
     
     
         6 . The package of  claim 1 , further comprising a cover secured to the top wall over the aperture. 
     
     
         7 . The package of  claim 6 , wherein the cover is permanently secured to the top wall at one end. 
     
     
         8 . The package of  claim 1 , further comprising a tab on the cover opposite the permanently secured end. 
     
     
         9 . The package of  claim 8 , further comprising a releasable adhesive disposed between the top surface and the cover. 
     
     
         10 . The package of  claim 1 , further comprising a stack of individual sheets disposed within the interior of the package. 
     
     
         11 . A package for containing a stack of material sheets, the package comprising:
 a) a bottom wall;   b) a pair of opposed side walls joined to the bottom walls;   c) a pair of opposed end walls joined to the bottom wall and between the side walls; and   d) a top wall extending between and joined to the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls to define an interior for the package,   wherein the top wall includes a flat portion and an aperture therein,   wherein an area of the aperture is between about 70% and 81% of an area of the flat portion,   wherein the aperture has a length of between about 60% and up to 90% of the length of the flat portion; and   wherein the aperture has a width of between about 75% and up to 90% of the width of the flat portion.   
     
     
         12 . The package of  claim 11 , further comprising a space extending round the aperture of at least ¼″ between a perimeter of the top surface and a perimeter of the aperture. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising a stack of individual sheets disposed within the interior of the package. 
     
     
         14 . A package for containing a stack of material sheets, the package comprising:
 a) a bottom wall;   b) a pair of opposed side walls joined to the bottom walls;   c) a pair of opposed end walls joined to the bottom wall and between the side walls;   d) a top wall extending between and joined to the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls to define an interior for the package, wherein the top wall includes a flat portion and an aperture therein;   e) a space extending round the aperture of at least ¼″ between a perimeter of the top surface and a perimeter of the aperture; and   f) stack of individual sheets disposed within the interior of the package,   wherein an area of the aperture is between about 70% and about 81% of an area of the flat portion,   wherein the aperture has a length of between about 60% and up to 90% of the length of the flat portion; and   wherein the aperture has a width of between about 75% and up to 90% of the width of the flat portion.