BATHROOM PRODUCT DELIVERY SYSTEM

A bathroom product delivery system includes a toilet paper holder and a flushable wipe holder. The toilet paper holder and the flushable wipe holder bathroom are positioned adjacent to each other. The flushable wipe holder may receive and retain a flushable wipe container that contains a roll of flushable wipes, orienting the flushable wipe container in a manner that makes the flushable wipes readily accessible to an individual as they use a toilet. Methods of using such a bathroom product delivery system are also disclosed.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates generally to devices used to deliver products in bathrooms, including toilet paper holders. More specifically, this disclosure relates to systems that hold toilet paper and other products that are used in the bathroom, including flushable wipes, fragrances, hand sanitizer, and the like.

RELATED ART

Toilet paper is a tissue paper product used primarily after an individual uses the toilet. The purpose of toilet paper is to enable the individual to clean themselves while keeping their hands clean and to be disposed of by flushing the toilet. The use of toilet paper apparently originated in China, and its use spread as flushable toilets became more common. Toilet paper was first provided in rolls in about 1871 (see U.S. Pat. No. 117,355), which were popularized in the United States in around 1890. The increased popularity of toilet paper rolls was surely accompanied by an increase in the use of toilet paper dispensers in bathrooms.

Moist toilet paper, or flushable wipes, have been available since the 1990s. The popularity of flushable wipes has increased steadily since about 2005. Flushable wipes are typically packaged in the same way other wet wipes have been packaged—in stacks or rolls that are placed within resealable containers that enable them to remain moist over time. While these types of packages have proven to be reliable over time, they are typically not readily accessible to an individual as they use the toilet.

In an effort to make flushable wipes more accessible, toilet paper dispensers have been made to include boxes that hold flushable wipe containers. The boxes of such containers even include lids to “hide” the flushable wipe containers. In addition to being odd in appearance, the use of such dispensers is undesirably complicated. In particular, to access a flushable wipe, an individual must first open the lid on the box of the dispenser, then open the lid of the flushable wipe container, then remove a flushable wipe from the flushable wipe container, make sure the next flushable wipe remains in the flushable wipe container, then close the lid of the flushable wipe container, and, finally, close the lid of the box of the dispenser.

More recently, flushable wipes have been provided in rolls in donut (i.e., torus) shaped packages that can be placed on conventional toilet paper holders. While the placement of such donut shaped packages on conventional toilet paper holders can make the flushable wipes therein readily accessible to an individual as they use they toilet, they displace conventional dry toilet paper, eliminating that option for those individuals who may prefer it.

SUMMARY

A bathroom product delivery system according to this disclosure, which may also be referred to herein more simply as a “delivery system,” includes a toilet paper holder and a holder, or dispenser, for at least one other product. In some embodiments, the at least one other product may be a packaged roll of flushable wipes, a fragrance, a hand sanitizer, or the like.

In various embodiments, a delivery system of this disclosure may include a toilet paper roll holder (or, more simply, a “roll holder”), a housing that defines a flushable wipe holder, or a flushable wipe dispenser, and a support. Optionally, such a delivery system may additionally include one or more recesses in a top of the housing. Each recess may define a receptacle for items that may need safekeeping as an individual uses the toilet, such as a phone, keys, a watch, jewelry, a pen, or the like. A delivery system may also a receptacle for one or more items, such as a fragrance, a toilet deodorizer, hand sanitizer, or the like. Other optional features of the delivery system include wireless chargers, lights, and the like.

The roll holder of the delivery system may be supported by the housing. In some embodiments, the roll holder may be located beneath the housing (i.e., below the bottom of the housing). Of course, other positions of the roll holder relative to the housing are also within the scope of this disclosure. The roll holder may have any suitable configuration. Without limitation, the roll holder may comprise a horizontal axle with a free end that enables a roll of toilet paper to be readily slid thereon and removed therefrom. Of course, delivery systems with captive roll holders (i.e., those including an axle between two arms that prevent side-to-side movement of a toilet paper roll) are also within the scope of this disclosure.

The flushable wipe holder may include a receptacle for a flushable wipe container, an opening to the receptacle, a cover that closes over the opening to hold the flushable wipe container in the receptacle, and an access port (e.g., in the cover, the housing, etc.) that enables flushable wipes to removed from the flushable wipe container and from the flushable wipe holder. In some embodiments, the receptacle of the flushable wipe holder may be cylindrical in shape, which enables the receptacle to receive a cylindrical flushable wipe container that holds a roll of flushable wipes. The cover of such a flushable wipe holder may close over the opening to the receptacle and over a top, or a lid, of the flushable wipe container. The cover may include an access port that aligns with a dispensing nozzle in the top of the flushable wipe container and, thus, enables flushable wipes to be pulled from the container with the cover closed over the top of the flushable wipe container.

In some embodiments, the flushable wipe holder may include openings on opposite sides of the receptacle for the flushable wipe container. Such an embodiment may enable an individual to select a side of the flushable wipe holder of the delivery system from which flushable wipes can be accessed. The flushable wipe container may be introduced into receptacle with its top adjacent to a selected opening. The other opening may optionally be covered.

In some embodiments, a coupler may be associated with at least one opening of the receptacle of the flushable wipe holder to enable an independently usable container for flushable wipes to be assembled with and secured to the flushable wipe holder; for example, by introducing the container into the receptacle through the at least one opening with a fastener of the container aligned with a coupler of the flushable wipe holder and manipulating (e.g., pushing on, rotating, etc.) the container to cause the fastener to engage the coupler. In embodiments where the flushable wipe holder includes two openings, the container may be introduced into the receptacle through and coupled to a selected opening, while a cover may be positioned over and similarly attached to (e.g., by way of a fastener that engages a coupler associated with the other opening, etc.) the other opening.

The support of the delivery system may facilitate mounting of the housing of the delivery system to horizontally oriented surface in a bathroom, such as a wall, cabinet, partition, or door. Such a support may simply comprise screws and associated hardware that will securely and stably mount the housing to the vertically oriented surface. Alternatively, such a support may include a bracket that mounts to the vertically oriented surface and then couples with (e.g., releasably engages, etc.) complementary mounting features on the housing of the delivery system (e.g., mounting features that have been integrated into a back side of the housing, another mounting bracket that has secured to the back side of the housing, etc.). In other embodiments, the support of the delivery system may comprise a stand or pedestal with a base that rests upon the floor or another surface in a bathroom, a post that extends upwardly from the base to a height where the delivery system is to be located, and a top that couples to the housing (e.g., to the back side thereof, to a side thereof, to a bottom thereof, etc.).

Methods for delivering bathroom products are also within the scope of this disclosure. Such a method may include making a roll of toilet paper and a roll of flushable wipes (e.g., a conventionally packaged roll of flushable wipes, etc.) simultaneously available to an individual as they use the toilet. The roll of toilet paper and the roll of flushable wipes may be presented at adjacent locations of a bathroom product delivery device. When an individual decides to use a flushable wipe, they merely need to pull an end of the flushable wipe exposed through the access port in the cover of the flushable wipe holder until the entire flushable wipe has emerged from the flushable wipe holder and been torn away from or otherwise dissociated from the next flushable wipe within the flushable wipe container, whose end will then be exposed and ready for access through the access port. Stated another way, obtaining the flushable wipe may consist of grabbing an exposed end of the flushable wipe, pulling on the flushable wipe until it has been removed from the flushable wipe dispenser and the flushable wipe holder, and dissociating the flushable wipe from the next flushable wipe. By simply pulling on the flushable wipe, it may be dissociated from the next flushable wipe as soon as the next flushable wipe begins to emerge from the dispensing nozzle in the top of the flushable wipe container (e.g., the resistance the dispensing nozzle exerts on the next flushable wipe and, thus, the force required to pull the flushable wipe through the dispensing nozzle may exceed and, thus, be sufficient to overcome the force needed to dissociate the flushable wipe from the next flushable wipe).

Other aspects of the disclosed subject matter, as well as features and advantages of various aspects of the disclosed subject matter, should become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art through consideration of the ensuing description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

With reference to FIGS. 1-4, an embodiment of a bathroom product delivery system 10, which is also referred to more simply as a “delivery system,” is shown. The delivery system 10 includes a flushable wipe holder 20 and a roll holder 60.

With added reference to FIG. 5, a configuration of the flushable wipe holder 20 may enable it to receive and hold a flushable wipe container 50 that in turn contains a roll of flushable wipes 52 that may be dispensed though a dispensing nozzle 56 in an end 54 (e.g., a lid, etc.) of the flushable wipe container 50.

With returned reference to FIGS. 1-4, the roll holder 60 of the delivery system 10 may be secured to a housing 22 that at least partially defines the flushable wipe holder 20. As illustrated, the roll holder may be secured to a bottom 24 of the housing 22.

As best seen in FIG. 4, the flushable wipe holder 20 includes a receptacle 30 within (e.g., defined by, etc.) the housing 22. An open end 36 of the receptacle 30 opens to an outer surface of the housing 22, such as a side 26 of the housing 22. Accordingly, the open end 36 of the receptacle 30 may also be referred to herein as an “opening 36.” A shape and dimensions of the opening 36 enable the flushable wipe container 50 (FIG. 5) to pass through the opening 36. A shape and dimensions of the receptacle 30 enable it to receive and retain the flushable wipe container 50.

The opening 36 and the receptacle 30 may be configured to receive a specific size and shape of flushable wipe container 50 (FIG. 5); for example, a flushable wipe container 50 with a proprietary shape and/or proprietary dimensions designed specifically for use with the delivery system 10, etc. Alternatively, the opening 36 and the receptacle 30 may be configured to receive flushable wipe containers 50 having a variety of different shapes and/or dimensions. In some embodiments, including those where the receptacle 30 is designed to receive a cylindrical flushable wipe container 50, the end 36, or opening, of the receptacle 30 may be circular in shape, while the receptacle 30 may be cylindrical in shape, as illustrated by FIG. 3A.

The flushable wipe holder 20 also includes a cover 40, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 3B, 3C, and 4. The cover 40 may be removably securable over the opening 36 of the receptacle 30. In some embodiments, the cover 40 may have a configuration that, when positioned over the opening 36, enables it to be twisted, or rotated, to secure it into place over the opening 36 (e.g., by clockwise rotation of the cover 40, etc.) or to facilitate its removal from the opening 36 (e.g., by counterclockwise rotation of the cover 40, etc.). Thus, the cover 40 may include coupling features 42 (e.g., threads, slots, etc.) that receive complementary coupling features 38 (e.g., threads, protrusions, etc.) associated with the opening 36. An outer surface 44 of such a cover 40 may include grips 46 (e.g., the depicted indentations (see FIGS. 1 and 3), one or more protrusions, etc.). Covers 40 with alternative configurations (e.g., a hinge and latch, etc.) are also within the scope of this disclosure.

FIGS. 3A-3C show the side of the delivery system 10 with the cover 40 in different states of assembly over the opening 36 of the receptacle 30. FIG. 3A shows the opening 36 to the receptacle 30 without a cover 40 over it. FIG. 3B shows the cover 40 over the opening 36, in a loose position or an unlocked orientation. FIG. 3C shows the cover 40 over the opening 36, in a secured position or a locked orientation.

An access port 48 may extend through the cover 40. A location of the access port 48 through the cover 40 may enable it to align with the dispensing nozzle 56 (FIG. 5) of a flushable wipe container 50 (FIG. 5) within the receptacle 30. Thus, the access port 48 may provide access to an end 53 (FIG. 5) of a flushable wipe 52 (FIG. 5) that extends through the dispensing nozzle 56. Such a cover 40, when secured or locked into place over the opening 36, enables flushable wipes 52 (FIG. 5) to be selectively removed from a flushable wipe container 50 (FIG. 5) that has been placed in the receptacle 30 (FIG. 4).

In some embodiments, a cap 49 may be provided to cover the access port 48 until access to a flushable wipe 52 (FIG. 5) is desired or needed (i.e., to provide selective access to the access port 48). The cap 49 may provide an additional seal over the access port 48 to limit airflow to the flushable wipes 52 within an interior of the flushable wipe container 50 (FIG. 5) and, thus, to further limit evaporation of water and/or other liquid(s) from the flushable wipes. The cap 49 may have any suitable configuration; for example, it may comprise a snap-on cap or the like, and it may optionally be secured to the cover 40 (e.g., with a hinge, a tether, or the like).

The roll holder 60 of the delivery system 10 may be supported by the housing 22. In the embodiment illustrated by FIGS. 1-4, the roll holder 60 may be located beneath the housing 22 (i.e., below the bottom 24 of the housing 22). In other embodiments, the roll holder 60 may be secured to the housing 22 at other locations. While FIGS. 1-4 depict an embodiment of roll holder 60 that comprises a horizontal axle 62 with a free end 64 that enables a roll of toilet paper (not shown) to be readily slid thereon and removed therefrom, the roll holder 60 may have any suitable configuration. Delivery systems 10 with captive roll holders (i.e., those including an axle between two arms that prevent side-to-side movement of a toilet paper roll) and other configurations of roll holders are also within the scope of this disclosure.

Turning now to FIGS. 6 and 7, the delivery system 10 may also include a support 70, which may facilitate positioning of the delivery system 10 at a desired location and height. In some embodiments, the support 70 may securely and stably mount the housing 22 and, thus, the delivery system 10, to a vertically oriented surface in a bathroom, such as a wall, cabinet, partition, or door. In the embodiment depicted by FIG. 6, the support 70 comprises a bracket 72 that mounts to the vertically oriented surface in the bathroom. As illustrated by FIG. 6, the bracket 72 may include at least two holes 74 that can receive screws or other fasteners that can permanently fasten the bracket to the vertically oriented surface (e.g., alone, with anchors in the vertically oriented surface, etc.).

The bracket 72 may couple with (e.g., releasably engage, etc.) a complementary bracket coupler 78 on or in a rear 28 of the housing 22. In the illustrated embodiment, the bracket coupler 78 may slide onto the bracket 72. Gravity may then hold the delivery system 10 in place on the horizontal surface to which the bracket 72 has been secured. In some embodiments, complementary locking features of the bracket 72 and the bracket coupler 78 may lock (e.g., releasably, etc.) the delivery system 10 into place on the bracket 72 and, thus, on the horizontally oriented surface.

Specifically referring now to FIG. 1, a delivery system 10 may include one or more receptacles 80, 85 in a top 23 of the housing 22. Receptacle 80 may comprise an elongated receptacle, such as a slot with a configuration (e.g., a slot, etc.) that enables it to orient a personal computing device (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet computer, etc.) in an upright orientation (e.g., vertically, at a slightly reclined angle (e.g., about 85°, about 80°, about 75°, about 70°, about 65°, about 60°, etc.) to the top 23 of the housing 22, etc.). FIG. 1 shows the receptacle 80 as being located adjacent to the front of the top 23 of the housing 22, but it may be positioned closer to the rear of the housing. In some embodiments, a wireless charger 82 may be associated with the receptacle 80 in a manner that enables the wireless charger 82 to supply power to a personal computing device held by the receptacle 80.

Receptacle 85 may comprise a depression in the top 23 of the housing 22. The receptacle may receive one or more small articles (e.g., keys, a watch, rings, jewelry, a pen, etc.) for safekeeping (e.g., from interfering with use of the toilet, from falling out of pockets, or holding items the individual has carried into the bathroom, etc.) as an individual uses a toilet with which the delivery system 10 is associated. The receptacle 85 receives the small article(s) and holds it (them) in a manner that prevents them from following to the floor and in a visible location where the individual will see them and from which the individual can readily retrieve them as they finish using the toilet.

Referring now to FIGS. 8-15, another embodiment of a delivery system 10′ according to this disclosure is depicted. The delivery system 10′ includes a housing 22′, a flushable wipe holder 20′, a roll holder 60′, and a support (not shown) that are the same as or similar to those of the embodiment of delivery system shown in and described with reference to FIGS. 1-4, 6, and 7. The delivery system 10′ may also include any of a variety of other features.

For example, FIG. 10, which provides a view of a top 23′ of the housing 22′ of the delivery system 10′, shows that the delivery system 10′ may also include a fragrance holder 90′. More specifically, FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of a fragrance holder 90′ that includes a fragrance receptacle 92′ in the top 23′ of the housing 22′ and a door 94′ with vents 96′ that closes over a fragrance receptacle 92′. The fragrance receptacle 92′ may have a configuration (i.e., a shape and dimensions) that enables it to hold one or more fragrances or deodorizers (e.g., in solid or semisolid form, as fragrance-infused articles, etc.). The vents 96′ in the door 94′ allow fragrance to diffuse from the fragrance receptacle 92′ into the air surrounding the delivery system 10′. The door 94′ may also include a handle 98′ that enables an individual to open it to access the fragrance or deodorizer from the fragrance receptacle 92′ and to place fragrance or deodorizer into the fragrance receptacle 92′.

In addition, FIG. 10 shows a receptacle 80′ in the top 23′ of the housing 22′.

As another example of an optional feature, FIGS. 8 and 11-13 illustrate an accessory coupler 100′ on a side 25′ of the housing 22′ of the delivery system 10′. FIGS. 11 and 12 show the accessory coupler 100′ on the side 25′ of the housing 22′. The accessory coupler 100′ enables the delivery system 10′ to receive one or more accessories. In some embodiments, the accessory coupler 100′ may enable the delivery system 10′ to removably receive the accessory.

In the embodiment depicted by FIGS. 11 and 12, the accessory coupler 100′ comprises a raised area that protrudes from the side 25′ and includes a pair of oppositely facing edges 102′ and 104′ with recesses that that enable a concealment panel 108′ or an accessory 110′ (FIGS. 14 and 15) to slide onto and be securely held in place by the accessory coupler 100′ and, thus, onto the side 25′ of the housing 22′ of the delivery system 10′. The oppositely facing edges 102′ and 104′ are illustrated as being a top edge and a bottom edge, respectively; however they may comprise front and rear edges of the accessory coupler 100′. In addition, the accessory coupler may include a locking tab 106′ that engages (e.g., releasably, etc.) a corresponding locking feature 109′ (e.g., a lock receptacle, etc.) of the concealment panel 108′ or accessory 110′ to ensure that it remains in place on the side 25′ of the housing 22′. FIG. 11 shows the accessory coupler 100′, FIG. 12 shows the concealment panel 108′ during the process of assembling it with the accessory coupler 100′ (e.g., by sliding it from front to back, etc.), and FIG. 13 (and FIG. 8) shows the concealment panel 108′ in place over the accessory coupler 100′ and, thus, over the side 25′ of the housing 22′, with the locking tab 106′ of the accessory coupler 100′ engaging the corresponding locking feature 109′ of the concealment panel 108′.

The concealment panel 108′ may be removed from the side 25′ of the housing 22′ by disengaging the locking tab 106′ from the corresponding locking feature 109′ (e.g., by depressing the locking tab 106′ through an aperture of the lock receptacle of the corresponding locking feature 109′, etc.) and then reversing the assembly processes (e.g., by sliding the concealment panel 108′ forward, etc.).

The concealment panel 108′ may have an outer surface that matches an outer surface of the housing 22′ of the delivery system 10′.

FIG. 14 shows an embodiment of accessory 110′ for the delivery system 100′. The accessory 110′ includes an accessory housing 112′. The accessory housing 112′ may include a hand product dispenser 120′ (e.g., a dispenser for hand sanitizer, hand lotion, etc.) and a fragrance dispenser 130′.

The hand product dispenser 120′ may include a hand product receptacle 122′, which may have a configuration that enables it to receive a hand product or even a bottle of hand product. As depicted, the hand product receptacle 122′ of the hand product dispenser 120′ comprises a reservoir for a hand product. Such a hand product dispenser 120′ may also include a dispensing button 124′ and a nozzle and internal components (e.g., a tube, a valve, etc.) that function in a known manner to dispense hand product from the reservoir of the hand product receptacle 122′. In other embodiments, the hand product receptacle 122′ may receive a bottle of hand product in an inverted orientation; thus, a hand product nozzle (e.g., a push button spray nozzle, a pump nozzle, etc.) may extend through an opening through a bottom of the hand product bottle receptacle 122′ and a bottom 114′ of the accessory housing 112′ to enable an individual to access hand product from the hand product dispenser 120′.

The fragrance dispenser 130′ may include a fragrance receptacle 132′, which may have a configuration that enables it to receive a fragrance or even a cartridge or a bottle of fragrance. In some embodiments, the fragrance receptacle 132′ may include a dispensing button 134′ and an atomizer nozzle and internal components (e.g., a tube, a valve, etc.) that function in a known manner to deliver fragrance into the environment (e.g., a bathroom, etc.) in which the delivery system 10′ and accessory 110′ are located.

The accessory 110′ may be coupled to the side 25′ of the housing 22′ of the delivery system 10′ in the same manner as the concealment panel 108′, as described in reference to FIGS. 11-13. FIG. 15 shows the accessory 110′ in an assembled relationship with a main part of the delivery system 10′. The accessory 110′ may extend the functionality of the delivery system 10′, as well as its length.

FIGS. 16-29 depict another embodiment of bathroom product delivery system 10″, which may also be referred to as a “delivery system” for the sake of simplicity. The delivery system 10″ may include a flushable wipe dispenser 20″, as well as an optional roll holder 60″.

As shown in FIG. 16, the flushable wipe dispenser 20″ of the delivery system 10″ includes a housing 22″. The housing 22″ two sides 22l″ and 22r″. FIG. 18 shows an opening 36l″ in one side 22l″ of the housing 22″, while FIG. 19 shows another opening 36r″ in the opposite side 22r″ of the housing 22″. The openings 36l″ and 36r″ provide access to a receptacle 30″ that extends laterally through a width of the housing 22″.

Each opening 36l″, 36r″ may include one or more couplers 38″. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, each coupler 38″ may be recessed in an inner surface 37″ of the opening 36l″, 36r″. The inner surface 37″ may be cylindrical in shape. Each coupler 38″ may include an entry point 38e″ that extends from the opening 36l″, 36r″ partially into the receptacle 30″ to a slot 38s″ of the coupler 38″. The slot 36s″ may be oriented circumferentially around a portion of the inner surface 37″. Each opening 36l″, 36r″ may include a pair of couplers 38″. The couplers 38″ may be diametrically opposed to each other.

FIGS. 20 and 21 illustrate an embodiment of a cover 40″ that may be positioned over either of the openings 36l″ and 36r″ in the housing 22″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″ and coupled to the housing 22″ in place over the opening 36l″, 36r″. FIG. 20 provides a bottom view the cover 40″, while FIG. 21 shows the cover 40″ from its top. The cover 40″ includes a top 45″ that can cover an opening 36l″, 36r″ in the housing 22″ (see FIG. 17). The cover 40″ also includes one or more fasteners 42″ associated with a peripheral surface 44″ of the cover 40″, which peripheral surface 44″ may also be referred to as an “outer surface” of the cover 40″. The peripheral surface 44″ may be cylindrical in shape. Each fastener 42″ may comprise a protuberance that protrudes from the peripheral surface 44″. As depicted, a pair of fasteners 42″ may be located on diametrically opposite sides of the peripheral surface 44″.

With continued reference to FIGS. 18-21, each fastener 42″ may engage a coupler 38″ in an opening 36l″, 36r″ in the housing 22″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″. More specifically, as a fastener 42″ is aligned with the entry point 38e″ of a coupler 38″ and the peripheral surface 44″ of the cover 40″ is introduced into an opening 36l″, 36r″, the entry point 38e″ may receive the fastener 42″. As the cover 40″ is rotated in an appropriate direction (e.g., clockwise, etc.), the fastener 42″ may then move along the slot 38s″ of the coupler 38″, which secures the cover 40″ to the housing 22″ of flushable wipe dispenser 20″.

FIGS. 22 and 23 show an embodiment of a container 50″ for flushable wipes for use with the flushable wipe dispenser 20″ (see, e.g., FIGS. 18 and 19). The container 50″ may include features that enable it to be used independently from the flushable wipe dispenser 20″. The container 50″ may also have a shape specifically designed to enable it to be used with and coupled to the flushable wipe dispenser 20″. The container 50″ includes a receptacle 52″ for the flushable wipes, a top portion 54″ that covers a top of the receptacle 52″, and a cap 58″ on the top portion 54″. The receptacle 52″ may be cylindrical in shape. The top portion 54″ includes a peripheral surface 55″ that may be cylindrical in shape and, thus, may be referred to as an “outer cylindrical surface” of the top 54″. The top portion 54″ also includes a top 57″ that provides a closure over the receptacle 52″. The cap 58″ may be associated with the top 57″ (e.g., by way of a living hinge, etc.) in such a way that the cap 58″ may be opened to provide access to one or more flushable wipes carried by the receptacle 52″ of the container 50″ and closed to limit access to the flushable wipes and to substantially seal the container 50″. One or more fasteners 56″ may protrude from the peripheral surface 55″ of the top portion 54″. Each fastener may comprise a protuberance that extends from the peripheral surface 55″. As depicted, a pair of fasteners 56″ may be located on diametrically opposite sides of the peripheral surface 55″.

With continued reference to FIGS. 18, 19, and 22, each fastener 56″ may engage a coupler 38″ in an opening 36l″, 36r″ of the housing 22″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″. More specifically, while introducing the container 50″ into the receptacle 30″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″ through an opening 36l″, 36r″, as a fastener 56″ on the peripheral surface 55″ of the top portion 54″ of the container 50″ is aligned with the entry point 38e″ of a coupler 38″ and the peripheral surface 55″ is introduced into the opening 36l″, 36r″, the entry point 38e″ may receive the fastener 56″. As the container 50″ is rotated in an appropriate direction (e.g., clockwise, etc.), the fastener 56″ may then move along the slot 38s″ of the coupler 38″, which secures the container 50″ within the receptacle 30″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″.

FIGS. 24-26 illustrate the assembly of a container 50″ for flushable wipes with a flushable wipe dispenser 20″ and use of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″. Specifically, FIGS. 24-26 illustrate introduction of the container 50″ into the receptacle 30″ (not shown) of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″ through opening 36l″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″. In FIG. 24, the container 50″ has been inserted through the opening 36l″ and partially introduced into the receptacle 30″. In FIG. 25, the container 50″ has been completely introduced into the receptacle 30″ and coupled to the opening 36l″ to secure the container 50″ to the housing 22″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″. Notably, the cap 58″ of the container 50″ is in its closed arrangement over the top 57″ of the container 50″. FIG. 26 shows the cap 58″ in its open arrangement over the top 57″ of the container 50″, which may enable an individual to access a flushable wipe from the container 50″.

FIGS. 27-29 illustrate the assembly of a container 50″ for flushable wipes with an opposite side of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″ from that depicted by FIGS. 24-26, as well as use of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″. More specifically, FIGS. 27-29 illustrate introduction of the container 50″ into the receptacle 30″ (not shown) of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″ through opening 36r″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″. In FIG. 27, the container 50″ has been inserted through the opening 36r″ and partially introduced into the receptacle 30″. In FIG. 28, the container 50″ has been completely introduced into the receptacle 30″ and coupled to the opening 36r″ to secure the container 50″ to the housing 22″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″. Notably, the cap 58″ of the container 50″ is in its closed arrangement over the top 57″ of the container 50″. FIG. 29 shows the cap 58″ in its open arrangement over the top 57″ of the container 50″, which may enable an individual to access a flushable wipe from the container 50″. With returned referenced to FIG. 16, with the container 50″ secured to one opening 36r″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″, the cover 40″ may be positioned over and secured to the other opening 36l″ of the flushable wipe dispenser 20″.

Methods of assembling and using embodiments of a delivery system 10, 10′, etc., according to this disclosure should be apparent from the foregoing.

Although the preceding disclosure provides many specifics, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of any of the claims that follow, but merely as providing illustrations of some embodiments of elements and features of the disclosed subject matter. Other embodiments of the disclosed subject matter and of their elements and features may be devised which do not depart from the spirit or scope of any of the claims. Features from different embodiments may be employed in combination. Accordingly, the scope of each claim is limited only by its plain language and the legal equivalents thereto.