Dispenser for containing and dispensing a premoistened web of material

Claim 1

A dispenser for containing and dispensing a premoistened web of material (26), comprising a container (2) for containing the web of material and a dispensing portion (3) associated with the container and having an opening (20) for dispensing the web of material, wherein a passage (23) having boundary walls (4, 8) extends between the container (2) and the dispensing opening (20) and is adapted to take up the web of material such that the web of material in the passage (23) constitutes a seal in the passage which prevents drying of said web (26) and wherein the weight of the passage (23) is slightly less than the thickness of the web of material (26), whereby the sealing power of said web in said passage is ensured and friction is brought about between said web and the boundary walls (4, 8) of the passage, said friction facilitating tearing off said web at the dispensing opening (20), said dispensing portion (3) including an inner cover which has a frame member (27) sealingly applicable to the container and a plate (29) which is formed integrally with said frame member and which has a countersunk portion (8) extending in a longitudinal direction of said plate, an opening to the interior of the container which is disposed in said portion (8), and a tongue (9) associated with said countersunk portion and extending downward from said countersunk portion into the interior of the container adjacent said opening, and an outer cover (4) which by hinge means (5) is pivotally connected to the inner cover and which has an inner surface on its side facing the inner cover, said inner surface having a shoulder (10) which, when said two covers are interconnected, is adapted to project into said opening to form, together with said tongue, an inlet opening for the web material (26) into the passage (23) defined between said countersunk portion and the inner side of the outer cover.