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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2013
Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Limited, Berkshire, GB;
Jacobus Simon Petrus Van Diepen, Guangdong, CN;
RECKITT & COLMAN (OVERSEAS) LIMITED, Berkshire, GB;
Abstract
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 () to receive the pack of wet wipes, An opening () is formed in the top surface of the housing in line with the aperture in the pack. A door () is arranged to selectively close the opening and a sensor () is arranged to detect the presence of the hand in the vicinity of the door, A motor () receives a signal from the sensor indicating movement in the vicinity of the door and opens the door upon receipt of the signal.