Wipe container

Abstract

A wipe container that includes a cover member that has a cavity, at least one wipe received in the cavity of the cover member, a base member that has a fluid reservoir, and a partition that is disposed between the cover and base members. The cover member, the base member, and the partition are sealed together to create a perimeter seal. The partition creates a barrier between the wipe on one side and cleaner on the other side. The container can be introduced into a clean room. Just prior to use, the partition is split open so that the cleaner mixes with water on the wipes.

1 . A wipe container, comprising:
 a cover member having a cavity;   at least one wipe received in said cavity of said cover member;   a base member having a fluid reservoir;   a partition disposed between said cover member and base member,   wherein said cover member, said base member, and said partition are sealed together at a perimeter, thereby creating a perimeter seal.   
     
     
         2 . A wipe container according to  claim 1 , wherein said fluid reservoir holds a cleaning fluid. 
     
     
         3 . A wipe container according to  claim 2 , wherein said cleaning fluid is peroxide. 
     
     
         4 . A wipe container according to  claim 1 , wherein said partition is formed of a fluid impregnable membrane whereby fluid in said fluid reservoir cannot pass into the cavity. 
     
     
         5 . A wipe container according to  claim 4 , wherein said membrane is one of foil, polyethylene, or polypropylene. 
     
     
         6 . A wipe container according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one fill port disposed in said perimeter seal, said fill port being in fluid communication with said fluid reservoir. 
     
     
         7 . A wipe container according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover member includes a dispensing slot for dispensing said at least one wipe, said dispensing slot being remote from said reservoir. 
     
     
         8 . A wipe container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a puncture member disposed on said base member, said puncture member is configured to penetrate said partition. 
     
     
         9 . A wipe container, comprising:
 a cover member having a cavity;
 at least one wipe received in said cavity of said cover member; 
 a base member having a fluid reservoir and at least one puncture member; 
   a partition disposed between said cover and base members, said partition being formed of a membrane that can be split open by said at least one puncture member of said base member; and   at least one fill port in fluid communication with said fluid reservoir,   wherein said cover and said base members are sealed together to create a perimeter seal, wherein the cavity and fluid reservoir are inside the perimeter seal and said at least one fill port extends outside the perimeter seal.   
     
     
         10 . A wipe container of  claim 9 , wherein said fluid reservoir holds a cleaning fluid. 
     
     
         11 . A wipe container according to  claim 10 , wherein said cleaning fluid is peroxide. 
     
     
         12 . A wipe container according to  claim 9 , wherein said membrane is foil, polyethylene, or polypropylene. 
     
     
         13 . A wipe container according to  claim 9 , wherein said cover member includes a dispensing slot for dispensing said at least one wipe. 
     
     
         14 . A wipe container according to  claim 9 , wherein said puncture member is a flexible convex dome. 
     
     
         15 . A wipe container according to  claim 9 , further comprising another fill port in fluid communication in said fluid reservoir; and another puncture member located in said base member. 
     
     
         16 . A wipe container according to  claim 9 , wherein said cavity of said cover member holds a plurality of wipes. 
     
     
         17 . A method of loading a wipe container, comprising the steps of:
 providing a container having a cover member and a base member;   loading at least one wipe into a cavity of the cover member of the container;   sealing a partition between the cover and base members of the container creating a seal around a perimeter of the container; and   filling a reservoir in the base member of the container with a fluid through at least one fill port in the seal.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the step of sterilizing the container. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the step of sealing the fill port. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the step of filling the reservoir includes aseptically filling the reservoir with the fluid. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the fluid is a cleaning fluid. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the step of the step of sealing the cover and base members includes heat sealing the cover and base members. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the step of pre-saturating the at least one wipe. 
     
     
         24 . A wipe container, comprising:
 a first container having a cavity;   at least one wipe received in said cavity of said cover member;   a second container having a fluid reservoir; and   a fluid-impermeable partition disposed between said first container and second container so that fluid does not pass between the second container and the first container.   
     
     
         25 . The container of  claim 24 , further comprising a puncture member configured to puncture the fluid-impermeable partition to permit fluid to pass between the second container and the first container.