Cotton pad dispenser and a method for its production
First Claim
1. A dispenser for dispensing cotton pads the dispenser comprisinga top end and a bottom end,a side wall extending between the top and the bottom ends, andan end wall near the bottom end,the side wall and the end wall defining a volume adapted to accommodate a plurality of disc-shaped cotton pads stacked with mutual flat surfaces contacting each other,whereinthe side wall is moulded in a frusto-conical shape tapering towards the top end of the dispenser, wherein opposite parts of the side wall are inclined with respect to each other with an angle (θ
- ) between 0.6° and
2°
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Abstract
The cotton pad dispenser (1) comprises a side wall (2) extending between a top and a bottom end of the dispenser (1), and an end wall (7) near the bottom end, a plurality of disc-shaped cotton pads (9) being stacked within the dispenser. A first cut-out (3) provided in said side wall (2) extends upwards from the bottom end of the dispenser (1) so as to form an entrance into said volume through the side wall (2), and a second cut-out (4) provided in said end wall (7) extends from the first cut-out (3) such that the cut-outs (3, 4) comprise a mutual transition to form one combined withdrawal aperture (1a). The withdrawal aperture (1a) is arranged such as to enable withdrawal of a bottommost cotton pad by gripping a peripheral portion (9b) of the cotton pad (9) with an indexing finger and a thumb, and pulling the cotton pad out of the withdrawal aperture (1a) by means of deformation of the cotton pad (9).
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1. A dispenser for dispensing cotton pads the dispenser comprising
a top end and a bottom end, a side wall extending between the top and the bottom ends, and an end wall near the bottom end, the side wall and the end wall defining a volume adapted to accommodate a plurality of disc-shaped cotton pads stacked with mutual flat surfaces contacting each other, wherein the side wall is moulded in a frusto-conical shape tapering towards the top end of the dispenser, wherein opposite parts of the side wall are inclined with respect to each other with an angle (θ - ) between 0.6° and
2°
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9. A dispenser for dispensing cotton pads, the dispenser comprising
a top end and a bottom end, a side wall extending between the top and the bottom ends, and an end wall near the bottom end, the side wall and the end wall defining a volume adapted to accommodate a plurality of disc-shaped cotton pads stacked with mutual flat surfaces contacting each other, wherein a first cut-out provided in said side wall extends upwards from the bottom end of the dispenser so as to form an entrance into said volume through the side wall, and a second cut-out provided in said end wall extends from the first cut-out such that the cut-outs comprise a mutual transition to form one combined withdrawal aperture, the withdrawal aperture being arranged such as to enable withdrawal of a bottommost cotton pad in said volume by gripping a peripheral portion of the cotton pad with an indexing finger of a hand, the indexing finger being inserted at the second cut-out, and a thumb of the hand, the thumb being inserted at the first cut-out, and pulling the cotton pad out of the withdrawal aperture by means of deformation of the cotton pad, the first cut-out extending from said bottom end of the dispenser in a general arc shape, the side wall at the bottom end extending beyond the end wall such as to form a supporting structure for supporting the dispenser in an upright position.
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