Patent ID: 6220435
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A47K,B65D,Y02W

Abstract:
A presaturated wiper assembly comprising:a plurality of wiper sheets connected together in a continuous length such that individual sheets thereof can be pulled apart from said continuous length by a user, said wiper sheets being presaturated with a predetermined solvent;a container having a base and a lid attached to said base;said base defining a receptacle containing said plurality of wiper sheets;said lid defining an aperture having a portion of a leading wiper sheet in said continuous length extending therethrough, said lid further including a cap element having a main cap portion closeable to cover said aperture and openable to expose said portion of said leading wiper sheet; andan annular gasket interposed between said base and said lid, wherein said aperture is defined in a bottom portion of a lid well, said cap element and said lid well being constructed as an integral unit fixedly attached to said lid, wherein said main cap portion of said cap element has a hinge and a protruding lip located on opposite sides thereof, and wherein said main cap portion carries a depending seal ring, said seal ring engaging an annular protrusion defining a pair of sloped surfaces converging to an apex on said inner surface of said lid well to provide a seal when said main cap portion is closed.