Dispensing system comprising holder and dispensing package

Abstract

A dispensing system includes a holder adapted to hold the package of wipes. The holder has a front portion, a rear portion and side portions connecting the front and rear portions, and the package has a front wall with a dispensing opening, a rear wall opposite the front wall, two opposing side walls and two opposing end walls. The front portion of the holder includes first and second holder parts extending in a length direction of the holder and is spaced apart in a width direction of the holder with a gap between the holder parts. The holder parts are resiliently movable between a holding position and a loading position, and the gap is smaller in the holding position than in the loading position. The rear portion of the holder and the rear wall of the package include mating fasteners for attaching the package to the holder.

1 . A dispensing system comprising:
 a holder and a package of wipes,   said holder being adapted to hold said package and comprising a device adapted to attach said holder to a surface, and said holder having a front portion, a rear portion and side portions connecting said front and rear portions; and   said package having a front wall with a dispensing opening, a rear wall opposite said front wall, two opposing side walls and two opposing end walls, said side walls and said end walls connecting said front and rear walls, said front and rear walls having a length in a direction parallel with said side walls and a width in a direction perpendicular to said side walls, wherein   said front portion of said holder comprises first and second holder parts extending in a length direction of said holder and being spaced apart in a width direction of said holder with a gap between said holder parts, said holder parts being resiliently movable between a holding position and a loading position, wherein said gap is greater when said holder is in said loading position than when said holder is in said holding position,   said rear wall of said package and said rear portion of said holder comprise mating fasteners adapted to attach said package to said holder when said package is inserted in said holder between said holder parts and is arranged with said rear wall of said package in direct contact with said rear portion of said holder, and   said dispensing opening is at least partially in register with said gap when said package is inserted in said holder with said holder parts in said holding position.   
     
     
         2 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said holder has an extension in said length direction that is smaller than said length of said package, said holder has open ends, and wherein end portions of said package protrude beyond said open ends of said holder when said package is inserted in said holder. 
     
     
         3 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said package has a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape at least when in a fully loaded state. 
     
     
         4 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said package is a cardboard box. 
     
     
         5 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said package is made from a flexible plastic film. 
     
     
         6 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said holder has a non-loaded rest position, and the gap between said first and second parts of said holder is smaller in said rest position than in said holding position, said first and second parts of said holder being resiliently movable between said rest position and said loading position. 
     
     
         7 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said mating fasteners comprise at least one male part protruding from said rear portion of said holder toward said front portion of said holder and a corresponding female part arranged in said rear wall of said package. 
     
     
         8 . A dispensing system according to  claim 7 , wherein said mating fasteners are configured to form a dust-tight seal between said male part and said female part. 
     
     
         9 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said holder comprises a bent metal wire. 
     
     
         10 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said first and second parts of said front portion of said holder are inwardly inclined along said gap between said first and second parts. 
     
     
         11 . A dispensing system according to  claim 10 , wherein said inwardly inclined first and second parts of said front portion of said holder are arranged to exert pressure on said front wall of said package when said package is inserted in said holder and said holder is in said holding position. 
     
     
         12 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein a friction material is applied to a surface of said holder. 
     
     
         13 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said first and second parts of said front portion of said holder have edge parts extending along said gap between said first and second parts and wherein said edge parts comprise an abutment arranged to contact said front wall of said package when said package is inserted in said holder with said holder in said holding position. 
     
     
         14 . A dispensing system according to  claim 13 , wherein said abutment means is a ridge extending along each said edge part. 
     
     
         15 . A dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said wipes are interfolded wipes.