Patent ID: 7850041

Claim:
A dispensing system for dispensing wet wipes, the dispensing system comprising: a wet wipe container having an internal compartment for containing wet wipes, the wet wipe container comprising a closure for closing the wet wipe container, the closure being operable between a closed position and an open position in which the wet wipe is removable from the wet wipe container, and a securement mechanism capable of releasably securing the closure in its closed position and being operable to release the closure from its closed position for movement of the closure to its open position, the lotion dispenser being operatively connected to the securement mechanism such that operation of the securement mechanism to release the closure from its closed position operates the lotion dispenser to deliver lotion onto the wet wipe; a wet wipe disposed in the internal compartment of the wet wipe container, the wet wipe comprising an aqueous solution, the wet wipe container being configured to permit removal of the wet wipe from the internal compartment; a lotion container having an internal compartment separate from the internal compartment of the wet wipe container; a lotion contained within the internal compartment of the lotion container free from contact with the wet wipe disposed in the internal compartment of the wet wipe container, the lotion comprising an active agent; and a lotion dispenser operably arranged relative to the wet wipe container to dispense lotion from the lotion container to the wet wipe during removal of the wet wipe from the wet wipe container and while the wet wipe is disposed at least in part within the internal compartment of the wet wipe container to thereby facilitate contact between the active agent and the aqueous solution of the wet wipe.