Patent ID: 7172093

Claim:
A container for containing and dispensing wet tissues, said container comprising: a hollow container body having a top wall formed with an opening; a lid pivotably mounted to said container body via a hinge, said lid having a closed state in which said lid covers completely said opening; and an elastically flexible flap having opposite proximal and distal ends, the proximal end being bonded to a lower surface of said top wall, the distal end of said flap lying between said top wall and said lid when said lid is in the closed state, and the distal end of said flap being closer to said hinge than said proximal end; wherein said flap extends toward said hinge from below said top wall, obliquely, upwardly, through said opening, to above said top wall; said container further comprising: a first plate bonded to the lower surface of said top wall and comprising a first opening and said flap; and a second plate bonded to a lower surface of said first plate and comprising a second opening; wherein said first and second openings are different in size and shape, and said flap and the second opening define together a central opening for allowing dispensation of the wet tissues.