Patent ID: 9125532
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A container for moist wipes, the container comprising: a dispenser housing defining a top wall spaced apart from and generally parallel to a bottom wall, a first side wall spaced apart from and generally parallel to a second side wall, and a first end wall spaced apart from and generally parallel to a second end wall, wherein all of the walls collectively define an interior space, wherein the top wall includes a dispensing orifice through which wipes can be extracted from the interior space, wherein the top wall is spaced apart from the bottom wall in a height dimension, the interior space having an interior space height that extends from an inner surface of the top wall to an inner surface of the bottom wall, the dispensing orifice defining a dispensing orifice perimeter; wherein the dispensing orifice is covered by a lid assembly, the lid assembly comprising a ring and a flip top, the ring being permanently affixed to the top wall, and the flip top being hingedly connected to the ring, the ring having an upper portion and a buffering flange, the upper portion overlapping and generally extending along the dispensing orifice perimeter, wherein the buffering flange is formed integrally with and protrudes from the upper portion into the interior space, wherein a height of the buffering flange is greater than a thickness of the top wall, wherein the first end wall can be removed to provide access to the interior space via a refill orifice.