Device with pull tab activation
View Patent ↗A fluid-containing pouch is presented including a top layer having an outer surface; a bottom layer attached to the top layer and forming a cavity therebetween; an opening in the top layer allowing fluid communication between the cavity and the outer surface; a seal removably attached to the outer surface and sealing the opening; and a pull tab affixed to and overlying the seal. A cleaning device is also presented including a base layer; a wipe layer attached to the base layer to form an interior space therebetween, and; a pouch positioned within the interior space, the pouch having a top layer, a bottom layer attached to the top layer to form a cavity therebetween, an opening in one of the top and bottom layers, a seal affixed to the pouch and sealing the opening, and a pull tab affixed to and overlying the seal.
1. A cleaning device comprising:
a base layer;
a wipe layer attached to the base layer to form an interior space therebetween, wherein the wipe layer comprises an absorbent material and;
a pouch positioned within the interior space, the pouch having a top layer, a bottom layer attached to the top layer to form a cavity therebetween, an opening in one of the top and bottom layers, a seal affixed to the pouch and sealing the opening, and a pull tab affixed to and overlying the seal, wherein the seal is separate from the pouch top layer and the pouch bottom layer.
2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a barrier layer attached to the base layer.
3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a barrier layer positioned between the pouch and the wipe layer.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the pouch is attached to at least one of the base layer, a barrier layer, and the wipe layer.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the wipe layer is attached to the base layer by ultrasonic bonding.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the wipe layer is absorbent.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the opening is a slit.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the pull tab is an extension of the seal.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the base layer has an edge, and wherein the pull tab extends beyond the edge.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the seal has an attachment end, and wherein the attachment end is affixed to the pouch.
11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the seal is removably affixed to the pouch using adhesive.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the seal has a removal end, and wherein the pull tab is affixed to the seal at the removal end.
13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the seal has an adherent surface removably attached to the pouch, and wherein the seal has a free surface opposite the adherent surface.
14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the pull tab is removably attached to the free surface.
15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the pull tab is removably attached to the free surface using adhesive.
16. The device of claim 1 , wherein the pouch comprises a bonding point affixing the top layer to the bottom layer.
17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the wipe layer and the base layer are two portions of the same piece of material.
18. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a second pouch positioned within the interior space.
19. The device of claim 18 , further comprising a second seal removably attached to the second pouch.
20. The device of claim 19 , further comprising a second pull tab attached to the second seal, wherein the two pull tabs are coupled.
21. A cleaning device comprising: a base layer; a wipe layer attached to the base layer to form an internal space therebetween, and; a pouch positioned within the internal space, the pouch having a top layer,
a bottom layer attached to the top layer to form a cavity therebetween,
an opening in one of the top and bottom layers, a seal affixed to the pouch and sealing the opening, wherein the seal is separate from the top layer and the bottom layer, and a means for unsealing the pouch that extends from between the wipe layer and the base layer.
22. The device of claim 1 , wherein the pull tab extends from between the wipe layer and the base layer.