Disposable fabric-saturated sanitizer wipe(s) for food industry with sealed container packaging therefor

• US 6,313,049 B1
• Filed: 04/30/1999
• Issued: 11/06/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dotty Heady, Kaz Wolkensperg
• Original Assignee: Dotty Heady, Kaz Wolkensperg
• Inventors: Heady, Dotty, Wolkensperg, Kaz
• Primary Examiner(s): Cole, Elizabeth M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R
• Application Number:
  US09/302,410
• Time in Patent Office: 921 Days
• Field of Search: 442/123, 428/907, 428/192, 428/71, 428/76, 428/34.2, 428/34.3, 401/200, 401/261, 401/196, 152/443, D32/35, 424/404
• US Class Current: 442/123
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 3/10 characterised by a discontinuous layer, i.e. formed of separate pieces of material
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/527 Tear-lines for separating a package into individual packages B65D1/30, B65D21/0206, B65D75/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/5833 for tearing out a portion of the wall
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/907 Resistant against plant or animal attack
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1303 Paper containing [e.g., paperboard, cardboard, fiberboard, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1307 Bag or tubular film [e.g., pouch, flexible food casing, envelope, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/233 Foamed or expanded material encased
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/239 Complete cover or casing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24777 Edge feature
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2525 Coating or impregnation functions biologically [e.g., insect repellent, antiseptic, insecticide, bactericide, etc.]

Abstract

Food industry disposable wet sanitizer wipe(s) (10) for food preparation surfaces, utensils, cooking instruments, containers and the like; using U.S. food industry approved legal sanitizer(s) and their respective legal solution parts per million of quaternary ammonium; chlorine/bleach and/or iodine which is saturated/impreganted into at least one absorbent fabric sheet(s) (11) and/or sponge(s) (12) which optionally may have at least one foldable line (13); such absorbent fabric and/or sponge is enclosed by at least one over-wrap (19) layer and sealed (26) on at least one border margin and/or side edge (21) thereof. A release-opening (22) permitting a food-related instrument and the like, to enter the sanitizer packet (20) from at least one exterior face (25) surface(s) of the packet (20) or blister pack (30). The packets and blister-packs may be non-articulated and/or articulated to each other by release lines of separation (24) which permit easy individual packet separation as desired.

Claims

1. A legal quaternary ammonium solution penetrated in disposable fabric-saturated sanitizer wipes(s) and pre-packaged for food preparation utensils/equipment required in government regulated food industry, said pre-packaged solution absorbent sanitizer wipes comprising:

at least one multi-faced abosrbent fabric sheet means having at least one foldable line means for fitting the pre-determined compartment of the over-wrap packet;

said at least one multi-faced absorbent fabric sheet means being saturated by at least one U.S. Food industry approved legal solution means;

said at least one multi-faceted absorbent fabric sheet means being enclosed by at least one protective over-wrap layer means; and

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said at least one protective overwrap layer means forming at least one sealed compartment package means to each packet form means which is opened to expose said saturated multi-face fabric(s) absorbent sheet means prior to application by a user.

2. The pre-packaged fabric-saturated absorbent sheet means as in claim 1 wherein the U.S. food-industry legal solution is at least one of the food-approved legal solutions taken from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium solution, chlorine solution and iodine solution.

3. The food-industry approved solution(s) as in claim 2 wherein the legal parts per million for quaternary ammonium solution is from exactly 150 PPM to exactly 200 PPM (exactly 0.0150% to exactly 0.0200%), wherein the legal parts per million for chlorine solution is from exactly 50 PPM to exactly 200 PPM (from exactly 0.0050% to exactly 0.0200%);

and the legal parts per million concentration for iodine from exactly 12.5 PPM to exactly 25 PPM (exactly 0.00125% to exactly 0.00250%).

4. The pre-packaged fabric-saturated absorbent sheet(s) as in claim 1 wherein the food industry approved legal solution is without alcohol means and, wherein the U.S. food industry approved legal solution is without lotion means.

5. The pre-packaged fabric-saturated absorbent sheet(s) as in claim 1 wherein said at least one protective over-wrap layer means forming at least one packet is at least one of articulated to each other and non-articulated;

and, wherein optionally each packet having at least one solution saturated fabric compartment wherein each packet is taken from the group consisting of over-wrap packets, sealed-bag ends(s) and blister pack.

6. The pre-packaged fabric-saturated absorbent sheet(s) as in claim 1 wherein said packet optionally has at least one pre-determined release-opening means on at least one face of the packet face surface for insertion therethrough the single packet face with a physical object.

7. The prepackaged fabric-saturated absorbent sheet(s) as in claim 1 wherein each said packet enclosure has at least one fabric over-wrap absorbent sheet each having one said industry approved legal solution to saturate/impregnate same and wherein optionally said solution-saturated fabric sheet is alternately of sponge means.

8. A sealed protective over-wrap packet containing disposable one-time use absorbent wipe(s) with food industry legal sanitizing solution for sanitizing kitchen utensils/equipment and the like comprising:

at least one multi-faceted fabric absorbent sheet means being saturated by at least one U.S. Food Industry approved legal solution type means;

said at least one multi-faced fabric absorbent sheet means being enclosed by at least one protective over-wrap layer means; and

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said at least one protective over-wrap means forming at least one sealed compartment package means which is tornably-opened to expose said at least one saturated multi-faced fabric absorbent sheet means prior to application of the disposable wipe(s) by a user.

9. The pre-packaged saturated absorbent sheet means as in claim 8 wherein the U.S. food-industry legal solution is at least one of the food-approved legal solutions taken from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium solution, chlorine solution and iodine solution, and wherein optionally the fabric sheet is impregnated with the desired said legal solution means type.

10. The food-industry approved solutions as in claim 9 wherein the legal parts per million for said quaternary ammonium solution is from exactly 150 PPM to exactly 200 PPM (exactly 0.0150% to exactly 0.0200%), wherein the legal parts per million for chlorine solution is from exactly 50 PPM to exactly 200 PPM (from exactly 0.0050% to exactly 0.0200%);

and the legal parts per million concentration for iodine from exactly 12.5 PPM to exactly 25 PPM (exactly 0.00125% to exactly 0.00250%).

11. The sealed pre-packaged saturated absorbent sheet as in claim 8 wherein the food industry approved legal solution for saturating is without alcohol means and, wherein the food industry approved solution is without lotion means;

wherein optionally the fabric means is impregnated with the desired legal solution.

12. The sealed pre-packaged saturated absorbent sheet as in claim 8 wherein said at least one protective over-wrap layer is at least one of articulated and non-articulated and wherein optionally each packet has at least one solution saturated-fabric means compartment.

13. The sealed pre-packaged saturated absorbent sheet as in claim 8 wherein said packet optionally has at least one pre-determined release-opening means on at least one face of the packet face surface for insertion therethrough at least one exterior face surface of the packet.

14. The sealed pre-packaged saturated absorbent sheet as in claim 8 wherein each packet enclosure has at least one fabric absorbent sheet each layer having one said food-approved legal solution to saturate/impregnate same and wherein optionally, said saturated fabric sheet is made of sponge means, and wherein optionally each packet having at least solution saturated fabric compartment wherein each packet is taken from the group consisting of over-wrap packet, sealed-bag end(s) and blister pack.

15. A sponge type absorbent wipe(s) in a legal food grade sanitizer solution and pre-packaged in a sealed container prior to use comprising:

at least one absorbent sponge means being saturated for one-time use with at least one U.S. food industry approved legal sanitizing solution means;

said at least one absorbent sponge means being enclosed and sealed with at least one protective packaging layer means; and

said at least one protective packaging layer means forming at least one sealed compartment means being opened to expose said saturated sponge surface means prior to one-time use wiping application by user.

16. The pre-packaged saturated absorbent sponge means as in claim 15 wherein the U.S. food-industry legal solution is at least one of the food-approved legal solutions taken from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium solution, chlorine solution and iodine solution.

17. The food-industry approved solutions as in claim 16 wherein the legal parts per million for said quaternary ammonium solution is from exactly 150 PPM to exactly 200 PPM (exactly 0.0150% to exactly 0.0200%), wherein the legal parts per million for said chlorine solution is from exactly 50 PPM to exactly 200 PPM (from exactly 0.0050% to exactly 0.0200%) and the legal parts per million concentration for said iodine is from exactly to 12.5 PPM to exactly 25 PPM (exactly 0.00125% to exactly 0.00250%).

18. The pre-packaged saturated absorbent sponge means as in claim 15 wherein the food industry approved legal solution is without alcohol means and, wherein the food industry approved legal solution is without lotion means.

19. The pre-packaged saturated absorbent spong means as in claim 15 wherein said at least one protective over-wrap means to form at least one packet being at least one of articulated and non-articulated, wherein optionally each packet is taken from the group consisting of at least one sealed over-wrap layer, sealed-bag end(s) and sealed blister pack.

20. The pre-packaged saturated absorbent sponge means as in claim 15 where in said packet optionally has at least one pre-determined release-opening means on at least one face of the predetermined packet surface face for insertion through at least one layer of said face surface of the packet.

21. The pre-packaged saturated absorbent sponge means as in claim 15 wherein each packet enclosure has at least one sponge means and/or fabric absorbent sheet means each having one said food-industry approved legal solution to saturate/impregnate same;

wherein optionally said at least one packet/pack compartment having at least one saturated fabric and or sponge means.