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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
David James Sealy Powling, Combined Locks, WI (US);
Robert Michael Hill, Neenah, WI (US);
Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, New London, WI (US);
Andrew John Fojtik, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A dispensing container for wet wipes includes a pop-up style dispensing means formed by a rigid port which surrounds a flexible, rubber-like material or sheet having one or more slits through which the wet wipes are dispensed. The configuration of the slits, in combination with the flexibility of the rubber-like material, enables the user to insert at least one finger through the slit to thread a wipe through the slit. The dispensing means has a Penetration Index of greater than 600 grams.