Patent ID: 7648046

Claim:
A dispensing system for dispensing wet wipes, the dispensing system comprising: a wet wipe container having an internal compartment for containing wet wipes; a wet wipe disposed in the internal compartment of the wet wipe container, the wet wipe comprising an aqueous solution and microencapsulated delivery vehicles including a temperature change agent, the temperature change agent being capable of providing a temperature change upon contact with the aqueous solution; a cartridge held in assembly with the wet wipe container, the cartridge being in communication with the internal compartment of the wet wipe container, said cartridge comprising an activating device configured to contact the wet wipe as the wet wipe is dispensed from the dispensing system, the activating device comprising a first compression member and a second compression member in opposed, spaced relationship with the first compression member to define a nip therebetween to facilitate rupturing of the microencapsulated delivery vehicles as the wet wipe is removed from the dispensing system, the spacing between the first and second compression members being in the range of from about 0.1 mm to about 10 mm to apply a rupturing force to the microencapsulated delivery vehicles of the wet wipe in the range of from about 0.001 to about 250 pounds per linear inch, whereby the rupturing of the microencapsulated delivery vehicles allows for contact between the temperature change agent and the aqueous solution of the wet wipe to thereby dispense a wet wipe.