Patent ID: 7631761

Claim:
An apparatus for supplying warm wipes comprising: a container having a compartment therein for holding a plurality of wipes, the compartment having a dispensing lid hingedly attached to the compartment for movement between an open and a closed position; at least one pocket for holding a chemical heat pack in the container, the at least one pocket having a first pocket surface in thermal contact with the compartment holding the wipes and a second pocket surface hingedly attached to the container for movement between an open and a closed position, the second pocket surface having at least one opening therein in direct contact with the atmospheric air, the at least one opening being of size sufficient to permit atmospheric air to circulate to the chemical heat pack in the pocket and cause an exothermic heat reaction to occur within the chemical heat pack and warm the wipes by transmitting heat through the first pocket surface; and an air impermeable cover sealably disposed over the at least one opening of the second pocket surface to keep a chemical heat pack in the pocket from exposure to the atmospheric air prior to use, the air impermeable cover having a tab to aid in grasping the cover, wherein by grasping the air impermeable cover tab, pulling away from the second pocket surface and removing the air impermeable cover from the at least one opening of the second pocket surface, the chemical heat pack is exposed to the atmospheric air through the at least one opening.