Wipes dispenser nozzle
View Patent ↗One embodiment for dispensers for dispensing wet wipes includes a container, a plurality of wet wipes contained within the container and a dispensing nozzle made of a resilient material secured to the container. The dispensing nozzle includes an outlet opening in the nozzle. A fluid retaining member is located at a point below the opening. Another embodiment includes a container for holding a plurality of wipes. A dispensing nozzle includes a resilient member having an outlet opening is secured to the container. A fluid retaining member is located below the outlet. In one embodiment, the fluid retaining member has a surface that is sloped. Embodiments of dispensing nozzles for wet wipes are also disclosed wherein the dispensing nozzle includes a resilient dome shaped member having an opening located therein. In addition, the dispensing nozzle includes an annular fluid retaining ring. The annular fluid retaining ring may have a sloped surface.
1. A dispenser for dispensing wet wipes comprising:
a container;
a plurality of wet wipes contained within the container;
a dispensing nozzle made of a resilient material secured to the container;
an outlet opening sized to squeeze fluid out of the wet wipe as it is pulled through the dispensing nozzle; and
a fluid retaining member located at a point below the outlet opening;
wherein the fluid retaining member retains fluid squeezed out of the wipe.
2. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the fluid retaining member and dispensing nozzle are a unitary member.
3. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the dispensing nozzle and fluid retaining member comprise silicon.
4. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the retaining member has an upward angled surface.
5. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the dispensing nozzle is in the form of a flexible dome and the outlet is round.
6. The dispenser of claim 5 further comprising a cap for the container, wherein the dispensing nozzle is located in the cap and held in place by a retaining ring.
7. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the fluid retaining ring is annular.
8. A wet wipes dispenser comprising:
a container for holding a plurality of wipes; and
a dispensing nozzle secured to the container;
the dispensing nozzle comprising a resilient member having an outlet; and
a fluid retaining member located below the outlet;
wherein the outlet is sized to squeeze fluid out a wipe;
wherein fluid that is squeezed out of the wipe contacts the fluid retaining member
and contacts the wipe as it is being dispensed.
9. The wet wipes dispenser of claim 8 further comprising a plurality of wipes.
10. The wet wipes dispenser of claim 8 wherein the fluid retaining member and dispensing nozzle are a unitary member.
11. The wet wipes dispenser of claim 8 wherein the dispensing nozzle and the fluid retaining member comprise silicon.
12. The wet wipes dispenser of claim 8 wherein the retaining member has a sloped surface.
13. The wet wipes dispenser of claim 8 wherein the dispensing nozzle is in the form of a dome and the outlet is round.
14. A dispensing nozzle for wet wipes comprising:
a resilient dome shaped member;
an outlet opening located in the dome shaped member; and
an annular fluid retaining ring;
wherein the outlet is sized to squeeze fluid out a wipe and the fluid is retained by the fluid retaining ring; and
wherein the annular fluid retaining ring is configured to contact a wipe as it is being pulled out of the dispensing nozzle.
15. The dispensing nozzle of claim 14 further comprising a container and a roll of wipes.
16. The dispensing nozzle of claim 14 wherein the fluid retaining member and resilient dome shaped member are a unitary piece.
17. The dispenser of claim 14 wherein the dispensing nozzle and fluid retaining member comprise silicon.
18. The dispensing nozzle of claim 14 wherein the retaining member has a surface that is angled upward.
19. The dispensing nozzle of claim 14 wherein the outlet opening is round.
20. The dispensing nozzle of claim 14 further comprising a cap for the container, wherein the dispensing nozzle is located in the cap and held in place by a retaining ring.