Tissue Dispenser With Integral Waste Receptacle

Abstract

A tissue dispenser includes a tissue container having a plurality of walls forming a rectangular-shaped hollow interior space for holding clean tissues and a dispensing opening for removing the clean tissues from the interior space, and a plastic bag having an interior cavity separate from the interior space and an access opening for inserting soiled tissues into the interior cavity. The plastic bag is secured to the container and lays flat against an exterior surface of the container when the plastic bag is empty. At least a portion of the plastic bag is stretchable so that the plastic bag elastically expands when the soiled tissues are inserted into the plastic bag to hold and retain the soiled tissues within the plastic bag.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tissue dispenser comprising, in combination:
 a container having a plurality of walls forming a rectangular-shaped hollow interior space for holding clean tissues and a dispensing opening for removing clean tissues from the interior space;   a plastic bag having an interior cavity and an access opening for inserting soiled tissues into the interior cavity;   wherein the plastic bag is secured to the container and lays flat against an exterior surface of the container when the plastic bag is empty; and   wherein at least a portion of the plastic bag is stretchable so that the plastic bag elastically expands when soiled tissues are inserted into the plastic bag.   
     
     
         2 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the stretchable portion of the plastic bag is mechanically treated plastic film. 
     
     
         3 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 2 , wherein the wherein the stretchable portion of the plastic bag comprises SELF (Structurally Elastic-Like Film). 
     
     
         4 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the plastic bag includes elastic material at the access opening that resiliently closes the access opening to retain soiled tissues within the plastic bag. 
     
     
         5 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the plastic bag is secured to the container with adhesive. 
     
     
         6 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         7 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the plastic bag includes opposed inner and outer rectangular-shaped walls secured together along three edges of the inner and outer walls to form the interior cavity between the inner and outer walls, and the inner wall engages and is secured to the exterior of the container so that the plastic bag lays flat against the container with the opposed outer wall lays generally against the inner wall when the interior cavity is empty. 
     
     
         8 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 7 , wherein, the plurality of walls of the container includes a top wall, a bottom wall opposed to the top wall, and four side walls perpendicularly extending between the top wall and the bottom wall, and the inner wall of the plastic bag is secured to one of the side walls of the container. 
     
     
         9 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the container is located within the plastic bag. 
     
     
         10 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of walls of the container includes a top wall, a bottom wall opposed to the top wall, and four side walls perpendicularly extending between the top wall and the bottom wall, and wherein the plastic bag is secured to the bottom wall of the container. 
     
     
         11 . A tissue dispenser comprising, in combination:
 a container having a plurality of walls forming a rectangular-shaped hollow interior space for holding clean tissues and a dispensing opening for removing clean tissues from the interior space;   a cover over the container and having an open bottom so that the cover can be slid onto and off of the box;   a plastic bag having an interior cavity and an access opening for inserting soiled tissues into the interior cavity;   wherein the plastic bag is secured to the cover and lays flat against an exterior surface of the cover when the plastic bag is empty; and   wherein at least a portion of the plastic bag is stretchable so that the plastic bag elastically expands when soiled tissues are inserted into the plastic bag.   
     
     
         12 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein the stretchable portion of the plastic bag is mechanically treated plastic film. 
     
     
         13 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 12 , wherein the wherein the stretchable portion of the plastic bag comprises SELF (Structurally Elastic-Like Film). 
     
     
         14 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein the plastic bag includes elastic material at the access opening that resiliently closes the access opening to retain soiled tissues within the plastic bag. 
     
     
         15 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein the plastic bag includes opposed inner and outer rectangular-shaped walls secured together along three edges of the inner and outer walls to form the interior cavity between the inner and outer walls, and the inner wall engages and is secured to the exterior of the cover so that the plastic bag lays flat against the cover with the opposed outer wall lays generally against the inner wall when the interior cavity is empty. 
     
     
         16 . A waste receptacle for holding soiled tissues to be secured to a tissue container comprising, in combination:
 a plastic bag having a plurality of rectangular-shaped walls secured together to form an interior cavity and an access opening for inserting soiled tissues into the interior cavity;   wherein at least a portion of the plastic bag is stretchable so that the plastic bag elastically expands when soiled tissues are inserted into the plastic bag;   pressure-sensitive adhesive located on at least a portion of one of the wall for securing the plastic bag to the tissue container; and   a release liner temporarily covering the pressure-sensitive adhesive.   
     
     
         17 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 16 , wherein the stretchable portion of the plastic bag is mechanically treated plastic film. 
     
     
         18 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 16 , wherein the plastic bag includes elastic material at the access opening that resiliently closes the access opening to retain soiled tissues within the plastic bag. 
     
     
         19 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of rectangular-shaped walls includes opposed inner and outer rectangular-shaped walls secured together along three edges of the inner and outer walls to form the interior cavity between the inner and outer walls and the access opening along a fourth edge of the inner and outer walls, and wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive located on at least a portion of an exterior side of the inner wall. 
     
     
         20 . The tissue dispenser according to  claim 16 , wherein the wherein the plurality of rectangular-shaped walls includes a rectangular-shaped bottom wall and four rectangular-shaped side walls perpendicularly and upwardly extending from four edges of the bottom wall, and wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive located on at least a portion of an interior side of the bottom wall.