U.S. patent application number 15/617415 was filed with the patent office on 2017-12-14 for device for the withdrawal of wet wipes.
The applicant listed for this patent is Kathrin Scholer. Invention is credited to Arno Scholer.
Application Number | 20170354299 15/617415 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 56372719 |
Filed Date | 2017-12-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170354299 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Scholer; Arno |
December 14, 2017 |
DEVICE FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF WET WIPES
Abstract
A device (1) for the withdrawal of wet wipes, in particular for
disinfection, comprises a container (7), in which the wet wipes are
contained. The container (7) is insertable in a support (2). The
support (2) is provided with an opening (11), which is provided
with a receiving part (6), in which the container (7) is able to be
inserted. A lid (12), which is pivotably held on the support (2),
is held via a spring element in a position closing the opening and
in an opened position. A sealing element fixable on the support
(2), which sealing element surrounds the opening (11) of the
container (7) inserted in the support, comes into contact in a
sealing way with the lid when the latter is located in the closed
position. This device, closing in a tightly sealed way, is easy to
use.
Inventors: |
Scholer; Arno; (Biel/Bienne,
CH) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Scholer; Kathrin |
Biel/Bienne |
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CH |
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Family ID: |
56372719 |
Appl. No.: |
15/617415 |
Filed: |
June 8, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47K 10/3818 20130101;
A47K 2010/3266 20130101; B65D 83/0805 20130101; A47K 10/38
20130101; A47K 10/32 20130101; B65D 43/16 20130101; A47K 10/22
20130101; A47K 2010/3233 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A47K 10/32 20060101
A47K010/32; A47K 10/38 20060101 A47K010/38 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 9, 2016 |
EP |
16173702.8 |
Claims
1. A device for the withdrawal of wet wipes, comprising a container
in which the wet wipes are contained, a support in which the
container is insertable and is held, and a closure device for
sealing of the container, wherein the support comprises a receiving
part provided with an opening, in which receiving part the open
container is insertable and is detachably held, a lid forming the
sealing device, which lid is pivotably held on the support and is
held via a spring element in an opened position and in a position
closing the opening, a sealing element fixable on the support,
which sealing element surrounds the opening of the container
inserted in the support and comes to rest in a sealing way against
the lid when the latter is located in the closed position.
2. The device for the withdrawal of wet wipes according to claim 1,
wherein the support comprises a carrier plate in which a continuous
recess is made, in which recess the receiving part, which is of
annular design, is inserted.
3. The device for the withdrawal of wet wipes according to claim 2,
wherein the support is provided with a mounting plate connected to
the carrier plate, via which mounting plate the support is
attachable to holding means.
4. The device for the withdrawal of wet wipes according to claim 1,
wherein the spring element consists of a leaf-shaped element which
is disposed on the lid.
5. The device for the withdrawal of wet wipes according to claim 4,
wherein a crosspiece is disposed on the support, on which
crosspiece the leaf-shaped element is supported.
6. The device for the withdrawal of wet wipes according to claim 5,
wherein the lid is pivotable about a pivot pin held on the support,
which pivot pin, with respect to the support region of the
leaf-shaped element, is disposed on the crosspiece in such a way
that the lid upon pivoting toward the closed position is pressable
in a resilient way into this closed position and upon pivoting
toward the open position is pressable into this open position.
7. The device for the withdrawal of wet wipes according to claim 5,
wherein a stop for limiting the open position of the lid is
provided on the crosspiece.
8. The device for the withdrawal of wet wipes according to claim 3,
wherein the carrier plate and the mounting plate attached thereto
are made of a non-rusting sheet metal.
9. The device for the withdrawal of wet wipes according to claim 3,
wherein reinforcement ribs are provided between the carrier plate
and the mounting plate.
10. The device for the withdrawal of wet wipes according to claim
1, wherein the lid is made of a non-rusting sheet metal.
11. The device for the withdrawal of wet wipes according to claim
6, wherein, in the region remote from the pivot pin, the lid is
provided with an area protruding beyond the carrier plate.
Description
[0001] The present invention relates to a device for the withdrawal
of wet wipes, in particular for disinfection, comprising a
container, in which the wet wipes are contained, a support in which
the container is insertable and is held, and a closure device for
sealing of the container.
[0002] Containers which contain wet wipes are known in diverse
designs. In particular wet wipes for disinfection are usually
offered in dispensers. These containers are often provided with a
lid having a click closure. To open this click closure, the
container must be held by one hand. The container is clicked up and
opened using the other hand. The wet wipe can then be taken from
the container. The container has to be closed again well. The click
mechanism of the lid must click in. With containers of this kind
there exists the risk that the lid provided with click closure does
not close optimally, whereby the moistening agent of the wet wipes
located in the container can evaporate, which severely impairs the
effectiveness of the wet wipes, in particular for disinfection, and
can make them unusable. With click mechanisms of this kind there
also exists the risk that after removal of a wet wipe from this
container the lid is not fully closed, which results in a quick
evaporation of the moistening agent of the wet wipes, with the
above-mentioned consequences.
[0003] When the wet wipes of a container have been used up, the
container is therefore empty. This container can be disposed of and
recycled. There are also containers however which can be used
repeatedly; for refill of the wet wipes, these wipes are delivered
in a sealed, air-tight bag. This bag can be inserted into the
container, cut open, and, by the starting end, the first wet wipe
can be pushed through the opening with the tear-off lip in the lid
region. After placing on of the lid, this container is usable
again.
[0004] The object of the invention is hence to create a device for
the withdrawal of wet wipes from a container, which has a lid, by
means of which the container can be optimally closed, which makes
it possible to open the lid as well as to take the wipes from the
container using one hand, and with which, after removal of a wet
wipe, the lid can be completely closed in a simple way.
[0005] This object is achieved according to the invention in that
the support comprises a receiving part provided with an opening, in
which the open container is insertable and is detachably held; a
lid forming the closure device which is pivotably held on the
support and is held via a spring element in an opened position and
in a position closing the opening; a sealing element fixable on the
support which surrounds the opening of the container inserted into
the support and which comes to rest, in a sealing way, against the
lid when the latter is in the closed position.
[0006] The support for this device for the withdrawal of wet wipes
can be fixed in a simple way, for example, to a stationary stand, a
wall or the like. The lid can be opened with one hand. The desired
wet wipe can be pulled out through the opening with the tear-off
lip. The wet wipe to be removed can be separated from the following
wet wipes via the tear-off lip. The lid can be pivoted back with
slight pressure and automatically ends up, by means of the spring
action, in the position closing the opening. The container is
optimally sealed shut; the moistening agent of the wet wipes
located in the container cannot evaporate.
[0007] Preferably the support comprises a carrier plate, in which a
continuous recess is made, in which recess the receiving part,
which is of annular design, is inserted. The newly delivered
container can be inserted in the receiving part in opened state.
The receiving part is provided with holding means which correspond
to the respective means of the container. This can be a carabiner
lock, for example. This can be of screw-closure type, but other
solutions are also conceivable.
[0008] Preferably the support is provided with a mounting plate
connected to the carrier plate, via which mounting plate the
support is attachable to holding means. As already mentioned, these
holding means can be designed as a stand. These holding means can
however also be a wall or the like.
[0009] Preferably the spring element consists of a leaf-shaped
element which is disposed on the lid, whereby a simple production
is achievable, and which ensures a secure effectiveness.
[0010] A crosspiece is disposed on the support, on which crosspiece
the leaf-shaped element is supported. Thereby achieved is that the
lid is automatically held in the opened position and in the closed
position.
[0011] Preferably the lid is pivotable about a pivot pin held on
the support, which pivot pin, with respect to the support region of
the leaf-shaped element, is disposed on the crosspiece in such a
way that the lid upon pivoting toward the closed position is
pressable in a resilient way into this closed position and upon
pivoting toward the open position is pressable into this open
position. By means of this design an optimal closing and opening of
the lid is made possible in a simple way.
[0012] Preferably a stop for limiting the open position of the lid
is provided on the crosspiece. The lid can thereby be brought from
the opened position into the closed position again in a simple
way.
[0013] Another advantageous embodiment of the invention consists in
that the carrier plate and the mounting plate attached thereto are
made of a non-rusting sheet metal. The support can thereby be
produced in a simple way by means of a punching step and a bending
step.
[0014] Preferably reinforcement ribs are provided between the
carrier plate and the mounting plate, whereby the support is
reinforced.
[0015] Also the lid can be made of a non-rusting sheet metal so
that the lid is also able to be produced in a simple way by
punching and bending.
[0016] Preferably, in the region remote from the pivot pin, the lid
is provided with an area protruding beyond the carrier plate. This
protruding area makes it possible for the lid to be opened out of
the closed position in a simple way single-handedly.
[0017] An embodiment of the invention will be explained more
closely in the following, by way of example, with reference to the
attached drawings.
[0018] FIG. 1 shows in a three-dimensional representation a device
according to the invention for the withdrawal of wet wipes with
inserted container and closed lid;
[0019] FIG. 2 shows the device according to the invention for the
withdrawal of wet wipes according to FIG. 1, with opened lid;
[0020] FIG. 3 shows a sectional view through the device with closed
lid;
[0021] FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of the device during the
opening of the lid, which is located in a first interim
position;
[0022] FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of the device during the
opening of the lid, which is located in a second interim
position;
[0023] FIG. 6 shows a sectional view of the device with completely
opened lid;
[0024] FIG. 7 shows a detail view in section of the supports around
the lid with the leaf-shaped spring element, in closed state of the
lid;
[0025] FIG. 8 shows the detail view in section according to FIG. 7,
whereby the lid is slightly open however;
[0026] FIG. 9 shows the detail view according to FIG. 7, whereby
the lid is in a further opened position however; and
[0027] FIG. 10 shows the detail view according to FIG. 7, whereby
the lid is in an almost completely opened position.
[0028] The device 1 according to the invention for withdrawal of
wet wipes can be taken from FIGS. 1 and 2. This device 1 comprises
a support 2, formed by a carrier plate 3, which is connected to a
mounting plate 4 that is aligned at a right angle to the carrier
plate 3. The carrier plate 3 is provided with a continuous recess
5, in which an annular receiving part 6 is inserted, as will be
described later. In the annular receiving part 6 a container 7 can
be detachably inserted in which the wet wipes are contained in a
known way (not shown). The annular receiving part 6 is provided
with a closure ring 8 above the carrier plate 3. Inserted between
annular receiving part 6 and closure ring 8 can be a plate 9, in
which a tear-off lip 10 is provided in a known way.
[0029] Reinforcement ribs 22 can be used for reinforcement of the
connection between carrier plate 3 and mounting plate 4.
[0030] The opening 11 formed by the closure ring 8 is closable by
means of a lid 12. For this purpose the closure ring 8 is designed
as sealing element, which co-operates with a sealing ring 13
attached on the lid, so that the opening 11 is sealed in a tight
way in the closed position of the lid 12, as is shown in FIG.
1.
[0031] As will be described later in detail, attached on the lid 12
is a spring element 14, which is designed as leaf-shaped element
15. The lid 12 is pivotable about a pivot pin 16, which is held on
the carrier plate 3, and is pivotable from a closed position,
represented in FIG. 1, into an opened position, represented in FIG.
2. As will be described in detail later, the spring element 14
serves the purpose that the lid 12, on the one hand, is pressed
resiliently into the closed position, and, on the other hand, is
held in the open position.
[0032] The support and the lid can be formed from a non-rusting
metal sheet. Production can take place in a simple way by means of
a punching and bending step. Of course other suitable materials are
also conceivable, for example on the basis of plastic.
[0033] Shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 is the device 1 with the support 2,
consisting of carrier plate 3 and mounting plate 4. Held in the
carrier plate 3 is the annular receiving part 6. Placed on the
carrier plate 3 is the closure ring 8. Inserted between the annular
receiving part 6 and the closure ring 8 is the plate 9, in which
the tear-off lip 10 is disposed. The annular receiving part 6, the
closure ring 8 and the plate 9 are attached to the carrier plate 3
via screws 17. The screws 17 are disposed in a way regularly
distributed around the circumference of the annular receiving part
6.
[0034] The container 7 is usually delivered in a closed state,
filled with wet wipes. In a known way (not shown), for example, a
lid can be placed on the container 7 via a snap or bayonet closure,
so that the container 7 is provided with corresponding holding
elements on its upper rim. A corresponding holding element can be
attached in the annular receiving part 6. Thus the container 7 can
be inserted in the annular receiving part 6 in a simple way, and is
thus connected to the support 2. Of course containers with other
closure possibilities can also be used. It is also conceivable that
the container is provided with a screw closure; the receiving part
6 would then just have to be correspondingly adapted so that
containers of this kind could also be inserted into a support
2.
[0035] The lid 12 is held in a way pivotable about the pivot pin 16
fixed on the carrier plate 3. FIG. 3 shows the lid 12 in the closed
position. The sealing ring 13 attached on the lid 12 thereby rests
against the closure ring 8. The container 7 is thereby sealed in an
air-tight way. To open the device 1, the lid 12 can be raised, as
can be seen FIG. 4. For this purpose, in the region remote from the
pivot pin 16, the lid 12 is provided with an area 18 protruding
beyond the carrier plate 3. At this protruding region 18 the lid 12
can easily be raised using one hand or even one finger, but also
with the elbow or lower arm, in order to gain access to the wet
wipes which are accommodated in the container 7. Shown in FIG. 5 is
the situation in which the lid is already open wide. FIG. 6 shows
the lid in the completely opened position. This completely opened
position of the lid is limited by a stop 19. The lid 12 is held
resiliently in this position, as will be described later. In this
position a wet wipe can easily be removed from the device 1. To
achieve this, an edge region or a corner of the wet wipe is held in
the tear-off lip 10; the wet wipe is removed. The beginning of the
next wet wipe is in turn held in the tear-off lip 10. After
withdrawal of the needed wet wipes from the device, the lid can be
brought into the closed position again by means of slight pressure
using one hand, an elbow or lower arm.
[0036] The pivot pin 16 is visible in FIGS. 7 to 10, which pivot
pin is connected to the carrier plate 3 via a bracket or holder 20.
The lid 12 is borne in a way pivotable about this pivot pin 16.
Attached to the lid 12 is the leaf-shaped element 15, which serves
as spring element 14. This leaf-shaped element 15 co-operates with
a crosspiece 21, which is likewise fixed to the carrier plate 3.
Fixed to the crosspiece 21 is in addition the stop 19.
[0037] Shown in FIG. 7 is the situation in which the lid 12 is in
the closed position. The leaf-shaped element 15 thereby supports
itself in a resilient and pretensioned way on the crosspiece 21.
The lid 12 is thus held resiliently in this closed position.
[0038] Upon lifting of the lid 12, as is shown in FIG. 8, the
leaf-shaped element 15, which is attached to the lid 12, shifts in
a sliding way rearward owing to the configuration of the pivot pin
16 with respect to the crosspiece 21. The spring tension thereby
increases slightly.
[0039] With further lifting of the lid 12, as is shown in FIG. 9,
the leaf-shaped element 15 shifts still further rearward with
respect to the crosspiece 21. The spring tension increases a little
more and reaches in this position approximately the maximum.
[0040] With further lifting of the lid 12, as is shown in FIG. 10,
the leaf-shaped element 15 shifts still further rearward with
respect to the crosspiece 21. The spring tension of the
pretensioned leaf-shaped element 15 now causes the lid 12 to be
pressed into the open position, which is then reached when the
leaf-shaped element 15 makes contact with the stop 19. Thus the lid
12 is held in the open position via the leaf-shaped element 15,
which serves as spring element 14.
[0041] A slight pressure on the lid 12 in the direction of the
closing position suffices to close the lid. The previously
described course of action now runs in reverse order. With a
sufficiently advanced movement of the leaf-shaped element 15 with
respect to the crosspiece 21, the lid 12 is finally pressed into
the closed position, shown in FIG. 7, and is held in this closed
position.
[0042] With this inventive solution, a device for the withdrawal of
wet wipes is obtained in which the closing lid, which is held in
the closed position via spring pressure, can be brought into the
opened position by simple lifting, whereby the lid is held in this
opened position again by spring pressure. The wet wipe can be
easily removed from the container. For closing of the lid 12 once
again, a slight pressure suffices. The lid 12 ends up in the closed
position and again remains held in this position. Achieved thereby
is an ease of use. Ensured in the closed position of the lid is
that the container is sealed tightly and thus no moistening agent
can evaporate. Also ensured is that one does not forget to close
the lid.
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