Portable casing for sanitary products
View Patent ↗A portable casing is adapted to retain sanitary products. The portable casing has a retaining tray that is adapted be slid from the housing of the portable casing to permit sanitary products to be placed within the storage area. The retaining tray has a cut-out region that permits easy access to the sanitary products through a slot boated in a side of the portable casing.
1. A portable casing for sanitary products comprising:
a housing having a side;
a storage area formed within the housing, wherein the storage area is adapted to retain sanitary products;
a slot formed in the side of the housing; and
a retention tray adapted to slide through the slot formed in the side of the housing, wherein when the retention tray slides through the slot formed in the side of the housing, access to the storage area is provided, wherein when the retention tray is located within the housing, access to the storage area is provided via the slot formed in the side of the housing and a cut-out formed in the retention tray, and
wherein the retention tray has a notch formed therein, wherein the notch extends from one side of the retention tray, at a location wherein a retention tray protrusion extends outwardly toward the housing, the notch curves, and further extends parallel in a lengthwise direction to the cut-out formed in the retention tray, wherein at a distal end of the notch there is a portion of the notch that extends perpendicularly to the parallel extending lengthwise direction of the notch and towards the one side of the retention tray.
2. The portable casing of claim 1 , wherein the cut-out formed in the retention tray is U-shaped.
3. The portable casing of claim 1 , further comprising sanitary products located within the storage area, wherein the cut-out formed in the retention tray is adapted to provide access to the sanitary products.
4. The portable casing of claim 1 , further comprising sanitary products located within the storage area, wherein the sanitary products are wipes.
5. The portable casing of claim 4 , wherein the wipes are anti-microbial wipes.
6. The portable casing of claim 4 , wherein the wipes are alcohol swabs.
7. The portable casing of claim 1 , further comprising a sloped portion formed on the bottom of the housing.
8. The portable casing of claim 1 , wherein the sloped portion has an angle theta of 160 degrees.
9. A portable casing comprising:
a housing having a side;
a storage area formed by the housing, wherein the storage area has sanitary products stored therein;
a slot formed in the side of the housing; and
a retention tray adapted to slide through the slot formed in the side of the housing, wherein when the retention tray slides through the slot formed in the side of the housing, access to the storage area is provided, wherein when the retention tray is located within the housing, access to the storage area is provided via the slot formed in the side of the housing and a cut-out formed in the retention tray; and
wherein the retention tray has a notch formed therein, wherein the notch extends from one side of the retention tray, at a location wherein a retention tray protrusion extends outwardly toward the housing, the notch curves, and further extends parallel in a lengthwise direction to the cut-out formed in the retention tray, wherein at a distal end of the notch there is a portion of the notch that extends perpendicularly to the parallel extending lengthwise direction of the notch and towards the one side of the retention tray.
10. The portable casing of claim 9 , wherein the cut-out formed in the retention tray is U-shaped.
11. The portable casing of claim 9 , wherein the sanitary products are wipes.
12. The portable casing of claim 11 , wherein the wipes are anti-microbial wipes.
13. The portable casing of claim 11 , wherein the wipes are alcohol swabs.
14. The portable casing of claim 9 , further comprising a sloped portion formed on the bottom of the housing.
15. The portable casing of claim 9 , wherein the sloped portion has an angle theta greater than 0 degrees.
16. A method for dispensing a sanitary product comprising;
accessing the sanitary product via a portable casing, the portable casing comprising;
a housing having a side;
a storage area formed by the housing, wherein the storage area has sanitary products stored therein;
a slot formed in the side of the housing;
a retention tray adapted to slide through the slot formed in the side of the housing, wherein when the retention tray slides through the slot formed in the side of the housing, access to the storage area is provided, wherein when the retention tray is located within the housing, access to the storage area is provided via the slot formed in the side of the housing and a cut-out formed in the retention tray, wherein the retention tray has a notch formed therein, wherein the notch extends from one side of the retention tray, at a location wherein a retention tray protrusion extends outwardly toward the housing, the notch curves, and further extends parallel in a lengthwise direction to the cut-out formed in the retention tray, wherein at a distal end of the notch there is a portion of the notch that extends perpendicularly to the parallel extending lengthwise direction of the notch and towards the one side of the retention tray; and
removing the sanitary product.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the cut-out formed in the retention tray is U-shaped.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sanitary products are wipes.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the wipes are alcohol swabs.