Wet wipe package
View Patent ↗A wet wipes package including an outer carton having an opening. Disposed within the carton is an interior tub having a baffle and an aperture located in the baffle. A rigid flip top is disposed over the carton opening for access to the interior tub and a plurality of wet wipes is disposed within the interior tub beneath the baffle. Because the exterior of the wet wipes package is similar to a facial tissue carton, similar graphical treatments as applied to facial tissue cartons can be used to design an attractive package.
1. A product comprising:
an outer carton having an opening, the outer carton formed from a material selected from the group comprising paper board, cardboard, or other cellulosic materials;
an interior tub having a baffle and an aperture located in the baffle;
a rigid flip top comprising a lid connected to a flange by a hinge, the flange affixed to an outer surface of the outer carton and the rigid flip top disposed over the carton opening for accessing the interior tub with the flange forming a dispensing orifice when the lid is opened; and
a plurality of wet wipes disposed within the interior tub beneath the baffle.
2. The product of claim 1 wherein the baffle comprises polymeric film having a thickness between about 4 mil to about 35 mil.
3. The product of claim 1 wherein the baffle comprises a polymeric film having an MD secant modulus between about 7,000 psi to about 200,000 psi.
4. The product of claims 1 or 3 wherein the baffle comprises a polymeric film having a thickness between about 4 mil to about 15 mil.
5. The product of claims 1 or 2 wherein the baffle comprises a polymeric film having a secant modulus between about 25,000 psi to about 200,000 psi.
6. The product of claims 1 or 3 wherein the baffle comprises a polymeric film having a thickness between about 4 mil to about 10 mil.
7. The product of claims 1 or 2 wherein the baffle comprises a polymeric film having a secant modulus between about 100,000 psi to about 175,000 psi.
8. The product of claims 1 , 2 , or 3 wherein the outer carton comprises a top, a bottom, and a sidewall having four panels.
9. The product of claims 1 , 2 , or 3 wherein the aperture comprises an H-shaped slit.
10. The product of claim 9 wherein the H-shaped slit comprises a perforated line prior to dispensing the first wipe.
11. The product of claims 1 , 2 , or 3 wherein the aperture comprises a curvilinear H-shaped slit.
12. The product of claims 1 , 2 , or 3 wherein the wet wipes are folded for reach-in dispensing.
13. The product of claim 12 wherein the wet wipes are folded into a balanced, double-J-fold longitudinally and then transversely folded in half.
14. The product of claim 13 wherein the wet wipes comprise a stack having a center region distance X of between about 2 mm to about 15 mm.
15. The product of claim 12 wherein the wet wipes are folded into a modified, N-fold and the horizontal orientation of each wet wipe is alternated to form a stack of wet wipes.
16. The product of claims 1 , 2 , or 3 wherein the wet wipes are interrelated for pop-up dispensing.
17. The product of claims 1 , 2 , or 3 comprising a label affixed to the baffle at least partially covering the aperture.
18. The product of claims 1 , 2 , or 3 wherein the rigid flip top hinge comprises a snap-open and snap-closed action.
19. The product of claims 1 , 2 , or 3 wherein the rigid flip top hinge comprises a central strap and two toggle straps disposed adjacent the central strap.
20. The product of claim 1 wherein the wet wipes have a moisture level of between about 240 to about 280 weight percent liquid based on the dry weight of the wipe.
21. The product of claim 1 or 20 wherein the wet wipe material comprises a spunbond material hydroentangled with cellulosic fibers.
22. The product of claim 21 wherein the wet wipe material has a GMT of between about 1.0 lb/in to 2.5 lb/in.
23. The product of claim 21 wherein the wet wipe material has a caliper of between about 0.005 inch to about 0.020 inch.
24. The product of claim 1 wherein the outer carton comprises a top, a bottom, and a sidewall; the carton opening is located in the top; and the rigid flip top comprises an area less than the entire outer carton's top.