Nighttime locatable dispenser

Abstract

A product comprising a package containing at least one disposable article and wherein at least a portion of the package's exterior comprises a glow in the dark material. In one embodiment, the product comprises: a package having an exterior and an interior, the interior of the package containing at least one disposable article; a dispensing opening located in the package for withdrawing the disposable article from the interior; and wherein at least a portion of the exterior comprises a glow in the dark material that highlights the location of the dispensing opening.

1 . A product comprising: 
 a package having an exterior and an interior, the interior of the package containing at least one disposable article;    a dispensing opening located in the package for withdrawing the disposable article from the interior; and    wherein at least a portion of the exterior comprises a glow in the dark material that highlights the location of the dispensing opening.    
   
   
       2 . A product comprising: 
 a package having an exterior comprising a top, a bottom, and a sidewall enclosing an interior, the interior of the package containing at least one disposable article;    a dispensing opening located in the top for withdrawing the disposable article from the interior; and    wherein at least a portion of the exterior comprises a glow in the dark material that highlights the location of the dispensing opening.    
   
   
       3 . The product of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the package comprises a facial tissue carton.  
   
   
       4 . The product of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the glow in the dark material comprises an oxide of strontium aluminate.  
   
   
       5 . The product of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the disposable article comprises facial tissue.  
   
   
       6 . The product of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the disposable article comprises a wet wipe.  
   
   
       7 . The product of  claim 1  or  2  comprising a brand indicator located on the package's exterior and wherein the brand indicator comprises a glow in the dark material.  
   
   
       8 . The package of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the exterior portion of the package comprising the glow in the dark material comprises glow in the dark indicia.  
   
   
       9 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the indicia comprise at least one arrow pointing to the dispensing opening.  
   
   
       10 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the indicia comprise at least one diagonal line intersecting with the dispensing opening.  
   
   
       11 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the indicia comprise at least one curved line surrounding the dispensing opening.  
   
   
       12 . The product of  claim 2  wherein the highlighted dispensing opening comprises a glow in the dark sidewall and a darkened top.  
   
   
       13 . The product of  claim 2  wherein the highlighted dispensing opening comprises a glow in the dark top and a darkened dispensing opening.  
   
   
       14 . The product of  claim 2  comprising a film having an aperture located in the dispensing opening and wherein the film comprises a glow in the dark material.  
   
   
       15 . The product of  claim 1  or  2  comprising a dispensing cover covering the dispensing opening and wherein the dispensing cover comprises a glow in the dark material.  
   
   
       16 . The product of  claim 2  comprising a dispensing cover covering the dispensing opening and wherein the top and the cover appear in contrasting hues from application of the glow in the dark material.  
   
   
       17 . The product of  claim 2  comprising a dispensing cover covering the dispensing opening and a button for opening the dispensing cover and wherein the button comprises a glow in the dark material.  
   
   
       18 . The product of  claim 2  wherein the sidewall comprises four generally rectangular panels intersecting at approximately 90 degree angles.  
   
   
       19 . The product of  claim 2  wherein the sidewall comprises a circular shape.  
   
   
       20 . The product of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the glow in the dark material has a brightness of about 0.32 mcd/m or greater and an extinction time of about 5 hours or greater.