CLEANING TISSUE, AND ROLLER AND DISPENSER FOR CLEANING TISSUES

Abstract

A dispenser for an unwindable cleaning cloth wound on a hollow cylindrical roll, in particular for a toilet paper roll, comprising a holder attached to a rear cover, whose outside diameter is smaller than the inside diameter of the roller, for accommodating the roll of the coiled cleaning cloth, wherein the holder is hollow cylindrical in shape and configured with an open end facing the rear cover, wherein inside the cavity of the holder one or more wet wipes can be stored, which can be removed and refilled through the open end.

Claims

1. A dispenser for an unwindable cleaning cloth wound on a hollow-cylindrical roll, the dispenser comprising a holder attached to a rear cover, whose outside diameter is smaller than an inside diameter of the roll, for accommodating the roll of the coiled cleaning cloth, wherein the holder is of hollow-cylindrical shape and configured with an open end facing the rear cover, wherein inside a cavity of the holder one or more wet wipes can be stored, which can be removed and refilled through the open end.

2. The dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising a grab handle.

3. The dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising at least two standing feet.

4. The dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising at least one fastening means is provided for attaching the dispenser to a wall.

5. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser includes a housing which completely or almost completely encloses a coiled cleaning cloth stored therein, wherein the rear cover is part of the housing, wherein the housing includes an opening for unrolling and removing the cleaning cloth and wherein a side of the housing facing the rear cover is formed by a first lid to be opened and closed.

6. The dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the first lid has an opening which covers an open side of the holder when the first lid is closed, wherein on the first lid a second lid is mounted, which can be opened and closed and which in a closed state covers the opening of the first lid.

7. The dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the housing deviates from a substantially cylindrical shape of the coiled cleaning cloth, wherein interspaces resulting from the deviation are configured as additional storage compartments.

8. A roll on which a dry cleaning cloth is wound so as to be unwound, and which is configured as a hollow cylinder with at least one open side, wherein a cavity of the roll contains one or more wet wipes which can be removed and/or refilled through the at least one open side of the roll.

9. The roll according to claim 8, wherein inside the cavity of the roll parallel to its longitudinal axis a hollow-cylindrical core element with two open sides is arranged, which is connected to the roll and wherein the wet wipes are stored in a space between the core element and an inner wall of the roll.

10. The roll according to claim 8, wherein on at least one open side the roll includes a lid to be opened and closed, which in a closed state completely covers a respective open side of the space inside the roll, in which the wet wipes are stored.

11. The roll according to claim 8, wherein the roll is made of a liquid-repellent material.

12. A cleaning cloth comprising a plurality of strip-shaped plies arranged one above the other, extending in parallel and substantially completely overlapping each other, wherein a first outer ply is configured dry, in particular as toilet paper, and a second outer ply is configured moist as wet wipe, wherein between the first and second outer plies a liquid-impermeable first intermediate ply is arranged.

13. The cleaning cloth according to claim 12, wherein the first intermediate ply is made of a biodegradable material.

14. The cleaning cloth according to claim 12, wherein in a longitudinal direction the strip-shaped plies of the cleaning cloth are divided by perforations into portions to be torn off by hand.

15. The cleaning cloth according to claim 14, wherein the first and second outer plies of each portion are connected to each other in edge regions oriented perpendicularly to the perforations and/or in the regions of the perforations.

16. The cleaning cloth according to any of claim 12, wherein there is provided a roll on which the cleaning cloth is wound so as to be unwound, wherein the roll is configured as an open hollow cylinder and is made of cardboard.

17. The cleaning cloth according to claim 16, wherein between individual layers of the coiled cleaning cloth a second liquid-repellent intermediate ply is arranged.

18. The dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the at least two provided standing feet are arranged on an underside of the dispenser.

19. The dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the first lid is pivotally mounted on the housing.

20. The cleaning cloth according to claim 17, wherein the second liquid-repellent intermediate ply is biodegradable.

Description

[0030] Further features, details and advantages of the invention can be taken from the exemplary embodiments explained with reference to the Figures, in which:

[0031] FIG. 1: shows an exemplary embodiment of the dispenser according to the invention in a front view;

[0032] FIG. 2: shows a front view of a conventional cleaning cloth wound up on a roll for use with the dispenser according to the invention;

[0033] FIG. 3: shows the cleaning cloth of FIG. 2 in a perspective view;

[0034] FIG. 4: shows an exemplary embodiment of the roll according to the invention in a front view; and

[0035] FIG. 5: shows an exemplary embodiment of the cleaning cloth according to the invention in a schematic side view.

[0036] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of the dispenser 10 according to the invention in a front view. In the dispenser 10 an unwindable cleaning cloth 30 wound up on a hollow-cylindrical roll 32 can be stored. In particular, this can be a commercially available dry toilet paper wound up on a cardboard roll, as it is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

[0037] The dispenser 10 has a housing 18, comprising a rear cover and a side facing the rear cover, which is formed by a first lid 22. FIG. 1 shows a top view of the front side of the dispenser 10 formed by the first lid 22. The first lid 22, which completely covers the interior space of the dispenser 10, is pivotally connected to the housing 18 via a hinge 23 and can be opened and closed manually. A holder 12, which is designed as a hollow cylinder, is connected to the rear cover of the dispenser 10. The outside diameter of the holder 12 is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the roll 32 of the cleaning cloth 30. The circumferential part of the housing 18 just like the holder 12 is firmly connected to the rear cover.

[0038] The dispenser 10 furthermore includes standing feet 18 on its underside so that it can be put down on the ground. In addition, a grab handle (not shown) can be provided, which for example can be designed to fold out. Furthermore, there are provided fastening means (not shown) by means of which the dispenser 10 can be attached to a wall, for example via screws. Thus, the dispenser 10 of the invention can both be taken along and be used on the way, and can also be used stationarily as usual, for example in the sanitary field. The dispenser 10 or its housing 18, lid 22, 24 and/or holder 12 for example can be made of metal, stainless steel or plastics.

[0039] To put the cleaning cloth 30 into the dispenser 10, the hollow-cylindrical roll 32 of the cleaning cloth 30 is pushed onto the holder 12 and can be rotated thereon. The side of the cleaning cloth 30 to be torn off is guided from the interior space of the dispenser 10 through a slot-like opening 20 provided in the housing 18 to the outside. By pulling on the side of the cleaning cloth 30 guided through the opening 20, said cleaning cloth can be unwound. For tearing off, perforations oriented transversely to the rolling direction usually are provided, which divide the cleaning cloth 30 into several portions.

[0040] In the cavity 13 of the holder 12 one or more wet wipes can be stored, which can be removed or refilled on the open side facing the rear cover. To avoid having to open and close the large first lid 22 for every removal of the wet wipes, the first lid 22 has an opening which is covered by a second lid 24. The second lid 24 likewise can be opened and closed manually and is pivotally mounted on the first lid 22 via another hinge 25. With the first lid 22 closed, the opening covered by the second lid 24 completely covers the opening of the hollow-cylindrical holder 12. Thus, wet wipes can be removed from the holder 12 due to the fact that merely the smaller second lid 24 is opened or closed. The larger first lid 22 merely has to be opened for replacing the cleaning cloth 30. By covering the cavity 13 of the holder 12 by means of the second lid 24, drying out of the wet wipes is effectively avoided.

[0041] In the newly inserted state, the cleaning cloth 30 can have a diameter of 12-13 cm so that the housing 18 of the dispenser 10 can have a diameter of about 15 cm. In the exemplary embodiment shown here, the shape of the housing 18 however deviates from the cylindrical shape of the coiled cleaning cloth 30. In the upper corner regions the housing 18 is designed other than circular in shape so that two interspaces 26 are obtained. These interspaces 26 can be used as an additional stowage space for a wide variety of goods, in particular for sanitary articles such as tampons. Deviating from the shape shown here, however, any shape of the housing 18 other than the cylindrical shape can be provided in order to create an additional stowage space. What is also conceivable is the provision of additional compartments, drawers and the like on or in the dispenser 10.

[0042] In FIG. 1, the first and the second lid 22, 24 merely are shown schematically by means of their edges for better clarity so that the cleaning cloth 30 stored in the dispenser 10 can be seen along with its roll 32 rotatably mounted on the holder 12.

[0043] FIG. 4 shows a front view of an exemplary embodiment of the roll 40 according to the invention for a cleaning cloth 42 wound up on the same so as to be unwound. The cleaning cloth 42 for example can be a commercially available dry toilet paper as described above. The roller 40 can be of hollow-cylindrical shape and can be closed off on a rear side so that it has merely one open front side. Inside the cavity of the roll 40 a hollow-cylindrical core element 44 is arranged centrally in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the roll 40. The core element 44 is open on both sides. The rear opening points through the closed rear side of the roll 40 so that the space 43 between the outside of the core element 44 and the inside of the roll 40 is closed off at the rear and open at the front. In this space 43 wet wipes are stored, which can be removed through the open front side. The core element 44 is rigidly connected to the roll 40 by means of two connecting elements 46.

[0044] Due to the fact that the core element 44 is open on both sides, it assumes the position of the cardboard roll in commercially available toilet paper. Via the open core element 44, the roll 40 according to the invention is hung up or rotatably mounted on a holder or dispenser so that the cleaning cloth 42 can be unwound. To avoid drying out of the wet wipes in the interspace 43, a non-illustrated lid is provided, which closes the open front side of the space 43 and can be opened and closed manually. The lid for example can be made of plastics.

[0045] The roll 40 is made of a liquid-repellent material, for example of plastics, so that no moisture can get to the dry cleaning cloth 42. It can be made of the same material as the core element 44. It is also conceivable, however, that the roll 40 usually is made of cardboard, preferably of cardboard which on the inside is covered with a liquid-repellent layer.

[0046] Preferably, the roll 40 according to the invention is used as a disposable article. Thus, the user obtains two frequently bought or used sanitary articles in a single product.

[0047] FIG. 5 schematically shows a side view of an exemplary embodiment of the cleaning cloth 60 according to the invention. The cleaning cloth 50 is wound up on a roll (not shown) so that it can be used in the same way as commercially available toilet paper. It consists of three strip-shaped plies 62, 64, 66 arranged one above the other, extending in parallel and substantially overlapping completely. One of the outer plies 62 is configured as dry toilet paper, whereas the other outer ply 64 is configured as wet wipe. Between these two outer plies 62, 64 a liquid-repellent and biodegradable first intermediate ply 66 is arranged, which prevents that moisture from the moist outer ply 64 gets to the dry outer ply 62.

[0048] All three plies 62, 64, 66 include perforations 68 extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the cleaning cloth 60 (which likewise defines the unwinding direction) across the entire width of the cleaning cloth 60. These perforations 68 divide the cleaning cloth 60 into a plurality of tear-off portions 70 along the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the three plies 62, 64, 66 are connected to each other at the edge regions. After tearing off a portion 70 of the cleaning cloth 60, a coherent layer 72 with a moist and a dry side 62, 64 thereby is available.

[0049] To avoid that in the case of the cleaning cloth 60 wound up on a roll the moist outer play 64 of a layer moistens the dry outer ply 62 of the adjacent layer 72, a second liquid-repellent and biodegradable intermediate ply 74 is provided, which is arranged between the individual layers 72 of the cleaning cloth 60. The second intermediate ply 74 likewise includes perforations (not shown) which can be identical or can be arranged offset from the perforations of the individual layers 72. The first and second intermediate plies 66, 72 for example can be made of baking paper.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0050] 10 dispenser [0051] 12 holder [0052] 13 cavity [0053] 16 standing foot [0054] 18 housing [0055] 20 opening [0056] 22 first lid [0057] 23 hinge [0058] 24 second lid [0059] 25 hinge [0060] 26 interspace [0061] 30 cleaning cloth [0062] 32 roll [0063] 40 roll [0064] 42 cleaning cloth [0065] 43 cavity/interspace [0066] 44 core element [0067] 46 connecting element [0068] 60 cleaning cloth [0069] 62 dry outer ply [0070] 64 moist outer ply [0071] 66 first intermediate ply [0072] 68 perforation [0073] 70 portion [0074] 72 layer [0075] 74 second intermediate ply