Container arrangement

Abstract

It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for taking out an article from a package housed within a container. Wet tissues are stored in a package, and the package is housed within a container. The package has an opening-closing portion formed by a laminated portion of a first sheet and a second sheet, and a proximal portion formed by a portion of the second sheet which protrudes from the first sheet. One side of the first sheet is removably bonded to the top of the body by a first adhesive. One side of the second sheet is bonded to the other side of the first sheet and also to the top of the body by a second adhesive. The package is housed within the container in the state in which the opening-closing portion of the lid is peeled off the top of the body, turned over and bonded to the back of the body by the first adhesive.

1 . A container arrangement that stores an article for dispensation comprising:
 a package that stores the article and a container that houses the package, wherein:   the package includes a body and a lid,   the body of the package has an article storage space in which an article is stored and an opening through which the article is taken out from the article storage space,   the lid of the package has an opening-closing portion that covers the opening of the body and a proximal portion that extends from the opening-closing portion, and the lid of the package is bonded to a top of the body of the package by an adhesive applied to one side of the lid such that at least the opening-closing portion is peeled off,   the container includes a body and a lid,   the body of the container has a package housing space in which the package is housed and an opening through which the article is taken out of the package housing space,   the lid of the container is mounted to the body of the container in such a manner that the opening of the body of the container can be opened and closed, and   the package is housed within the package housing space in the state in which the opening-closing portion of the lid of the package is peeled off the top of the body of the package, turned over toward the proximal portion, and bonded to a back of the body of the container which faces the opening of the body of the package, by the adhesive applied to the one side of the lid.   
     
     
         2 . The container arrangement as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the opening-closing portion of the lid of the package is formed by a laminated portion of a first sheet and a second sheet which is larger than the first sheet, and the proximal portion of the lid of the package is formed by a portion of the second sheet which protrudes from the first sheet, so that one side of the lid of the package comprises a side of the first sheet forming the opening-closing portion which faces away from the second sheet and a side of the second sheet forming the proximal portion which faces the first sheet. 
     
     
         3 . The container arrangement as defined in  claim 2 , wherein a first adhesive is applied to the side of the second sheet which forms the one side of the lid of the package and a second adhesive is applied to the side of the first sheet which forms the one side of the lid of the package, wherein the first adhesive has a higher adhesive strength than the second adhesive. 
     
     
         4 . The container arrangement as defined in  claim 2 , wherein the second sheet has a lower flexural rigidity than the first sheet. 
     
     
         5 . The container arrangement as defined in  claim 1 , wherein a distance from a boundary between the opening-closing portion and the proximal portion of the lid of the package to a tip end of the lid of the package is set such that the tip end of the lid does not reach a position corresponding to a side of the body of the package opposite to a side having the opening when the lid is turned over on the boundary toward the proximal portion. 
     
     
         6 . The container arrangement as defined in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the lid of the package has a tab portion extending from an end of the opening-closing portion which faces away from the proximal portion, and the lid of the package is bonded to the top of the body of the package by an adhesive applied to an area of the one side of the lid which corresponds to the opening-closing portion and the proximal portion such that at least the opening-closing portion can be peeled off, and   
       a distance from a boundary between the opening-closing portion and the proximal portion of the lid of the package to a tip end of the lid of the package is set such that the tip end of the lid does not reach a position corresponding to a side of the body of the package opposite to a side having the opening when the lid is turned over on the boundary toward the proximal portion.