Device for simultaneously dispensing and wetting dispersible wipes

Abstract

A method and a device for simultaneously dispensing and wetting dispersible wipes are provided herein. The device may include: a repository for storing dispersible wipes in a dry form; means for dispensing the dispersible wipes; at least one container storing at least one liquid suitable to wet the dispersible wipes; and a means for wetting the dispersible wipes with the at least one liquid; wherein the wetting of the dispersible wipes is configured to take place during or before the dispensing of the dispersible wipes.

1 . A device for simultaneously dispensing and wetting dispersible wipes, the device comprising:
 a repository for storing dispersible wipes in a dry form;   means for dispensing the dispersible wipes;   at least one container storing at least one liquid suitable to wet the dispersible wipes; and   means for wetting the dispersible wipes with the at least one liquid,   wherein the wetting of the dispersible wipes is configured to take place during, before or immediately after the dispensing of the dispersible wipes.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the means for dispensing the dispersible wipes comprises at least two rollers, each with a substantially circular cross-section, configured to dispense the dispersible wipes between them. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the at least two rollers comprise at least a first roller and a second partially wet roller, wherein at least a first section of the surface of the second partially wet roller is additionally configured to provide the means for wetting the dispersible wipes with the at least one liquid. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein a second section of the surface of the second partially wet roller is configured to provide a means for holding a section of the dispersible wipes between itself and the first roller, when not during dispensing. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the second section of the surface of the second partially wet roller protrudes outwards from the substantially circular cross-section. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the second partially wet roller is configured to be moved translationally out of contact from the dispersible wipes when not during dispensing. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises at least one partially wet roller, wherein at least a section of the surface of the partially wet roller is configured to provide the means for wetting the dispersible wipes with the at least one liquid, wherein a spring-mounted assembly is configured to hold a section of the dispersible wipes out of contact with the partially wet roller when not during dispensing, and is further configured to be depressed by the means for dispensing during dispensing to allow the section of the dispersible wipes to be in contact with the partially wet roller. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for dispensing the dispersible wipes comprises a first belt and at least one of: a second belt, or a roller with a substantially circular cross-section, configured to dispense the dispersible wipes between them, wherein the first belt is in operable connection with at least two internal cogs. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein a first section of the surface of the first belt is additionally configured to provide the means for wetting the dispersible wipes with the at least one liquid, and wherein a second section of the surface of the first belt is configured to provide a means for holding a section of the dispersible wipes between itself and the second belt or the roller, when not during dispensing. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the means for wetting comprises a container below a portion of the dispersible wipes, wherein the container is configured to contain an amount of the at least one liquid, and wherein the means for wetting comprises an applicator configured to wet the wipes with the liquid in the container. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the applicator is configured to press the portion of the dispersible wipes into the liquid in the container during dispensing. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the applicator is a brush configured to rotate and thus apply the liquid to the dispersible wipes during dispensing. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the means for wetting is at least one liquid sprayer configured to wet a portion of the dispersible wipes during dispensing. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the means for wetting comprises a partially or fully wet pad/sponge adjacent to a portion of the dispersible wipe section, and a stamp block configured to press the portion of the dispersible wipe section into the partially wet block during or before dispensing. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a means for cutting the dispersible wipes. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the means for cutting comprises a translationally movable blade that lies across the length of a portion of the dispersible wipes and is configured to move into the wipes during cutting. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the means for cutting comprises a blade configured to move across a portion of the dispersible wipes during cutting. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the second section of the surface of the second partially wet roller is additionally configured to provide a means for cutting. 
     
     
         20 . A method for simultaneously dispensing and wetting dispersible wipes, the method comprising:
 dispensing the dispersible wipes from a repository for storing dispersible wipes in a dry form;   and during or before the dispensing, wetting the dispersible wipes with at least one liquid suitable to wet the dispersible wipes from at least one container.