Wipes dispensing systems

Abstract

Wipes dispensing systems are disclosed herein. The wipes dispensing system may include an inverted dockable wipes container with a wipes dispesing mechanism configured to rest upside-down on a dock. This wipes dispensing system allows excess cleaning solvent to be contained in the reservoir of the dock. The wipes dispensing system may include a wipes dispensing and cleaning system configured as a dockable wiping handle and a base for housing a stack of individual wipes. This wipes dispensing and cleaning system allows the user to selectively use a wipe without directly contacting the wipes or any solvent/cleaning agent via the user's hands.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wipes dispensing system, comprising:
 a dockable canister including an internal chamber for housing wipes, the canister including a dispensing mechanism on a bottom side for dispensing the wipes serially; and   a dock including a coupling portion configured to sealably couple with at least a portion of the bottom side including the dispensing mechanism of the dockable canister and retain the dockable canister when docked on the dock.   
     
     
         2 . The wipes dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling portion of the base includes a receiver and the bottom side of the canister includes a corresponding protrusion, the protrusion configured to sealably insert into and decouple from the receiver. 
     
     
         3 . The wipes dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein, when docked on the dock, the wipes housed in the canister rest on an upward-facing internal surface situated above the dispensing mechanism. 
     
     
         4 . The wipes dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dock includes a reservoir for accommodating a portion of a next accessible wipe protruding from the dispensing mechanism, the reservoir capable of collecting residual cleaning solvent from the wipes when the dockable canister is docked on the dock. 
     
     
         5 . The wipes dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein undocking the dockable canister from the dock exposes the dispensing mechanism of the dockable canister to a user. 
     
     
         6 . The wipes dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the dockable canister is openable to allow a user to refill the wipes. 
     
     
         7 . A wipes dispensing and cleaning system, comprising:
 a base to house a stack of individual wipes; and   a dockable wiping handle dockable on the base, a bottom side of the dockable wiping handle including a wipe fastening mechanism configured to removably fasten to a top-most wipe when the dockable wiping handle is docked on the base.   
     
     
         8 . The wipes dispensing and cleaning system of  claim 7 , wherein the bottom side of the dockable wiping handle includes a first coupling portion and the base includes a second coupling portion, the first coupling portion configured to sealably couple to and decouple from the second coupling portion when the wiping handle is docked on the base. 
     
     
         9 . The wipes dispensing and cleaning system of  claim 7 , wherein the dockable wiping handle sealably docks with the base, and the dockable wiping handle or the base includes a pressure release mechanism that releases positive air pressure caused when the wiping handle is sealably docked on the base by the user and releases negative air pressure caused when the dockable wiping handle is undocked from the base by the user. 
     
     
         10 . The wipes dispensing and cleaning system of  claim 7 , wherein once a wipe attached to the wiping handle is used for cleaning and removed from the bottom side of the wiping handle and discarded, the wiping handle, when docked on the base, is automatically reloaded by the fastening surface of the wiping handle adhering to the next top-most wipe housed in the base. 
     
     
         11 . The wipes dispensing and cleaning system of  claim 7 , wherein the wipe fastening mechanism includes hook and loop or a mechanism fastener that grips the top-most wipe on at least a portion of an outer-facing wiping surface of the top-most wipe. 
     
     
         12 . The wipes dispensing and cleaning system of  claim 7 , wherein the wipes are wet wipes or dry wipes. 
     
     
         13 . The wipes dispensing and cleaning system of  claim 1 , wherein the wipes are wet wipes or dry wipes. 
     
     
         14 . A wipes dispensing and cleaning system, comprising:
 a base; and   a dockable wiping handle dockable on the base, the dockable handle configured to house a stack of wipes and including a wipe fastening mechanism configured to grip a top-most wipe for wiping and to dispense the top-most wipe individually after use.   
     
     
         15 . A wipe dispensing mechanism, comprising:
 a wipe support surface configured to support a cleaning wipe along at least a portion of the wipe support surface, wherein the wipe support surface includes at least one wipe attachment area; and   a wipe contact surface configured to selectively move between at least a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position an adherable surface of the wipe contact surface is presented in the at least one wipe attachment area for adhering to the cleaning wipe, and wherein in the second position the adherable surface of the wipe contact surface is withdrawn from the at least one wipe attachment area for releasing the cleaning wipe.   
     
     
         16 . The wipe dispensing mechanism of  claim 15 , wherein the wipe contact surface is moved from the first position to the second position via an actuation of at least one actuation member in contact with the wipe contact surface. 
     
     
         17 . The wipe dispensing mechanism of  claim 16 , wherein the wipe support surface includes a platform side having one or more actuation connecting points. 
     
     
         18 . The wipe dispensing mechanism of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a first actuation member operatively connected to a first of the one or more actuation connecting points, wherein the first actuation member is configured to receive an actuation force from a user of the wipe dispensing mechanism, and wherein the actuation force provides the actuation to move the wipe contact surface from the first position to the second position.   
     
     
         19 . The wipe dispensing mechanism of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 a second actuation member operatively connected to the first actuation member and a second of the one or more actuation connecting points, and wherein the wipe contact surface is disposed on a portion of the second actuation member.   
     
     
         20 . The wipe dispensing mechanism of  claim 19 , wherein the first actuation member is rotatably connected to the first of the one or more actuation connecting points, wherein a rotational movement of the first actuation member causes a rotational movement of the second actuation member causing the wipe contact surface to move from the first position to the second position. 
     
     
         21 . The wipe dispensing mechanism of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one wipe attachment area is an opening disposed in the wipe support surface. 
     
     
         22 . A wipes dispensing and cleaning system, comprising:
 a base configured to contain one or more cleaning wipes;   a wiping handle configured to selectively engage with the base, wherein the wiping handle comprises:
 a housing; 
 a wipe dispensing mechanism contained at least partially within the housing, the wipe dispensing mechanism comprising:
 a wipe support surface configured to support a cleaning wipe of the one or more cleaning wipes along at least a portion of the wipe support surface, wherein the wipe support surface includes at least one wipe attachment area; and 
 a wipe contact surface configured to selectively move between at least a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position an adherable surface of the wipe contact surface is presented in the at least one wipe attachment area for adhering to the cleaning wipe, and wherein in the second position the adherable surface of the wipe contact surface is withdrawn from the at least one wipe attachment area for releasing the cleaning wipe. 
 
   
     
     
         22 . The wipes dispensing and cleaning system of  claim 22 , wherein the at least one wipe attachment area is an opening disposed in the wipe support surface. 
     
     
         23 . A wipe dispensing mechanism, comprising:
 a wipe support surface configured to support a cleaning wipe along at least a portion of the wipe support surface, wherein the wipe support surface includes at least one wipe contact area, the at least one wipe contact area configured to adhere to the cleaning wipe; and   a wipe removal surface movably coupled to the wipe support surface and configured to selectively move between at least a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the cleaning wipe is adhered to the at least one wipe contact area of the wipe support surface, and wherein in the second position the wipe removal surface releases the adhered cleaning wipe from the at least one wipe contact area of the wipe support surface.