Container for a pack of wet wipes
A container for a pack of wet wipes (W), the pack having a stack of wet wipes and an aperture in the top surface through which the wet wipes are accessible for dispensing, The container comprising a housing ( 1, 2 ) to receive the pack of wet wipes, An opening ( 9 ) is formed in the top surface of the housing in line with the aperture in the pack. A door ( 11 ) is arranged to selectively close the opening and a sensor ( 20 ) is arranged to detect the presence of the hand in the vicinity of the door, A motor ( 13 ) receives a signal from the sensor indicating movement in the vicinity of the door and opens the door upon receipt of the signal.
1. A container for a pack of wet wipes comprising:
a housing to receive a pack of wet wipes;
an opening in a top surface of the housing arranged, in use, to align with an aperture in the pack;
a door arranged to selectively close the opening;
a mechanism for supporting the pack of wet wipes, the mechanism being urged towards the opening;
a sensor arranged to detect the presence of a hand in the vicinity of the door; and
a motor arranged to receive a signal from the sensor indicating movement in the vicinity of the door and to open the door upon receipt of the signal.
2. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the mechanism is spring-loaded so as to be biased towards the opening.
3. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the door is a sliding door.
4. The container according to claim 3 , wherein in the open position, the door is received at least partially within the housing.
5. The container according to claim 1 further comprising a seal to seal the door with respect to the housing when the door is closed.
6. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a capacitive sensor.
7. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor is an infra-red sensor.
8. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is arranged to close the door a pre-set time after opening.
9. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is arranged to close the door once it ceases to detect the presence of a hand.
10. A container for a pack of wet wipes, the pack having a stack of wet wipes and an aperture in the top surface through which the wet wipes are accessible for dispensing, the container comprising:
a housing to receive a pack of wet wipes;
an opening in a top surface of the housing arranged, in use, to align with an aperture in the pack;
a door arranged to selectively close the opening;
a sensor arranged to detect the presence of a user in proximity of the door; and
a motor arranged to receive a signal from the sensor indicating the presence of a user in proximity of the door and to open the door upon receipt of the signal.
11. The container according to claim 10 further comprising a spring-loaded mechanism for supporting the pack of wet wipes, the mechanism being biased towards the opening.
12. The container according to claim 10 , wherein the door is a sliding door.
13. The container according to claim 12 , wherein in the open position, the door is received at least partially within the housing.
14. The container according to claim 10 further comprising a seal to seal the door with respect to the housing when the door is closed.
15. The container according to claim 10 , wherein the sensor is an infra-red sensor.
16. The container according to claim 10 , wherein the motor is arranged to close the door a pre-set time after opening.
17. The container according to claim 10 , wherein the motor is arranged to close the door once it ceases to detect the presence of a user in proximity of the door.
18. A container for a pack of wet wipes, the pack having a stack of wet wipes and an aperture in the top surface through which the wet wipes are accessible for dispensing, the container comprising:
a housing to receive a pack of wet wipes;
an opening in a top surface of the housing arranged, in use, to align with an aperture in the pack;
a sliding door arranged to selectively close the opening;
a spring-loaded mechanism for supporting the pack of wet wipes, the mechanism being biased towards the opening;
a seal to seal the door with respect to the housing when the door is closed;
a sensor arranged to detect the presence of a user in proximity of the door; and
a motor arranged to receive a signal from the sensor indicating the presence of a user in proximity of the door and to open the door upon receipt of the signal;
wherein in the open position, the door is received at least partially within the housing.