Container with flexible opening

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D443451
  • Patent Number
    D443,451
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, March 30, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 12, 2001
    23 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D09 516
    • D09 549
    • D03 273
    • D03 294
    • D03 318
    • 206 389
    • 206 409
    • 221 26
    • 221 33
    • 221 45
    • 221 282
    • 221 284
  • International Classifications
    • 2002
    • Term of Grant
      14Years
Abstract
Description




The ornamental design of this invention is a container having a pop-up dispensing opening comprising a flexible material having one or more slits which define the dispensing opening. The dispensing opening is set into the large lid of the container and is covered by a flip-top type of dispensing lid when the flip-top lid is closed. The container is adapted to hold a stack of wet wipes which are dispensed through the flexible star-shaped opening in a pop-up fashion. The flip-top lid, when closed, inhibits drying out of the exposed portion of the web in between dispensing events.




FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container in accordance with the invention, in which the dispensing opening has a star-shaped slit configuration.




FIG. 2 is a top view of the container of FIG. 1 with the flip-top lid closed.




FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the container of FIG. 1.




FIG. 4 is a front view of the container of FIG. 1.




FIG. 5 is a rear view of the container of FIG. 1.




FIG. 6 is a right side view of the container of FIG. 1; and,




FIG. 7 is a left side view of the container of FIG. 1.



Claims
  • We claim the ornamental design for a container with flexible opening, as shown and described.
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5785179 Buczwinski et al. Jul 1998
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Entry
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