Patent ID: 6903307

Claim:
A hygienic wipes steamer for warming hygienic wipes, the steamer comprising: a housing assembly configured for supporting a roll of material therewithin; a liquid container disposed within the housing assembly for storing a quantity of liquid; a roller assembly disposed within the housing assembly and configured to receive material unwinding from the roll and successively partition the material into individual hygienic wipes; and a heater assembly disposed within the housing assembly and being in fluid communication with the liquid container, the heater assembly having at least one steam hole formed therealong and a heating element disposed therewithin and being operative to successively receive the hygienic wipes from the roller assembly; wherein the hygienic wipes steamer is configured such that a portion of liquid flowing into the heater assembly from the liquid container is transformed into steam when heated by the heating element such that the steam passes through the steam hole and successively warms the individual hygienic wipes.