Dissolvable Wet Wipe

Abstract

A moist or wet wipe comprising or consisting of a non-woven wet laid material which contains or consists of soluble material and is coated or impregnated with cleaning or moisturising substances.

Claims

1. A moist or wet wipe comprising or consisting of a woven or non-woven material which contains or consists of soluble material and is coated or impregnated with cleaning substances.

2. A moist or wet wipe according to claim 1, in which the wet wipe consists entirely of non-woven or woven material which is dissolvable.

3. A moist or wet wipe according to claim 1 or claim 2, in which the wipe is made of non-woven, wet laid, synthetic yarn.

4. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which of the material is a Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) material.

5. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the wipe designed to be strong enough to be functional for the purposes intended.

6. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the wet wipe has a rhomboid, rectangular or square shape.

7. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the wet wipe is suitable to be dispensed from a sealed pack.

8. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the soluble material is comprised of webs of water soluble polyvinyl alcohol fibres and a water soluble resin fixably adhered to the fibres of which the fabric is composed to form a chemical lace.

9. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the material of the wet wipe includes a number of separate pieces of standard (non dissolvable) wet wipe material, such as woven or non-woven synthetic fibres, which are stitched together or joined together by intermingling with soluble thread using needling or joined together with soluble adhesive to create a patchwork.

10. A moist or wet wipe according to claim 9, in which the pieces in this patchwork arrangement can be of any suitable rhomboid shape

11. A moist or wet wipe according to claim 10, in which the pieces are squares, advantageously they have a size of 1 to 2 inches.

12. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the wipes are impregnated with a stabilising liquid such as almond oil, mineral oil, baby oil or such like.

13. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the material finish and texture can be made to produce a soft finish or a mildly abrasive finish.

14. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the surface of the wipe is compressed during manufacturing to produce grip points for more effective abrasive.

15. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the wipe is for a medical application, including the removal of adhesive residue.

16. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which when saturated with alcohol is used for electrical equipment cleaning and the maintenance of clean rooms.

17. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the dimension of the wipe is 5″×5″ for medical applications and 7″×8″ for personal and industrial applications.

18. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the wipe is in a glove form.

19. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the wipe stability is adapted to meet industry standard shelf life criteria.

20. A moist or wet wipe according to any preceding claim, in which the wipe material includes one or more of the following additives depending on use; a) wipe for adhesive residue removal from skin; C9-C12 Iso Paraffin greater than 90%, Triticum Vulgare, Lavandula Angustifolia, Melaleuca Alternifolia, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe) Leaf Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Limonene. b) Wipe for Electrical Equipment and maintenance of Clean Rooms; 100% alcohol c) Personal care wipes i) Coconut oil wipe; 100% coconut oil ii) Almond oil wipe; 100% almond oil iii) Baby wipe; mineral oil and fragrance.

21. A moist or wet wipe according to claim 20, in which approximately 3 ml of each additive is required for each wipe.

Description

[0039] Examples of wet wipes made in accordance with the present invention will now be described hereinbelow with reference to the attached drawing, in which:

[0040] FIG. 1 is a plan view of a wet wipe according to the present invention;

[0041] FIG. 2 is a plan view of a further wet wipe according to the present invention; and

[0042] FIG. 3 is a plan view of a further wet wipe according to the present invention.

[0043] A wet wipe consisting of or comprised entirely of non-woven or woven dissolvable fibres is not illustrated but would comprise a rhomboid, rectangular or square shape as shown in FIG. 1. This provides for a wet wipe which dissolved completely in a short period on exposure to water.

[0044] FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a wet wipe 10. The wet wipe 10 is composed of multiple squares 12 of synthetic woven or nonwoven fabric. This fabric can be of a standard material used in currently available wet wipes. These squares 12 form a chequered pattern. The edges of the squares 12 are joined to the adjacent square or squares 12 by stitching with soluble fibre or thread. Such that horizontal rows 14 of stitching stretch across the wet wipe 10 with substantially perpendicular vertical rows 16 of stitching which are spaced apart such that they are essentially at the edges of the squares 12. Alternatively the joins 14,16 could be achieved by soluble adhesive as opposed to stitching.

[0045] FIG. 2 shows a plan view of a similar wet wipe 20. The wet wipe 20 is composed of nonwoven fabric divided into squares 22. This fabric can be of a standard material used in currently available wet wipes. The squares 22 to form a chequered pattern. The edges of the squares 22 are joined to the adjacent squares 22 by sections of non-woven soluble fibres which are pressed into the squares 22 by needling. Such that horizontal rows 24 of non-woven soluble fibres stretch across the wet wipe 20 with substantially perpendicular vertical rows 26 of nonwoven soluble fibres.

[0046] FIG. 3 shows a plan view of a wet wipe 30 comprising a chequered pattern of squares 32 and 34. The squares 32 comprise synthetic non-woven fabric and squares 34 comprise non-woven soluble fibres which are joined with the squares 32 during the needling process creating the fabric of the wipe 30. The non-soluble fibres can be of a standard material used in currently available wet wipes.

[0047] The wet wipes are coated or impregnated with almond oil or mineral oil in order to introduce integrity to the soluble threads/fibres or adhesive such that they do not disintegrate until placed in water.

[0048] The moist or wet wipe can obviously be used to convey various materials for a cleaning purposes, such as anti-septic materials, soap, cleaning materials, alcohol and such like in order to meet desire cleaning the purpose.