System for packaging moist towelettes

Claim 1

A disposable baby wipe insert package for use in conjunction with a durable main container formed of a moisture impervious self-sustaining plastic, said insert package comprising; a plurality of premoistened disposable baby wipes arranged in vertically stacked relation so as to form a solid generally rectangular stack having six sides; a first membrane formed of a flexible moisture impervious non-self-sustaining plastic, said first membrane defining an open ended five-sided generally rectangular interior cavity having substantially the size and shape of said stack of said baby wipes and containing therein said stack of said baby wipes, said first membrane further including an outwardly extending peripheral flange around the periphery of the open end of said interior cavity, said peripheral flange being substantially coplanar with the adjacent surface of said stack of said baby wipes when said stack is within said interior cavity; a generally rectangular second membrane formed of a flexible moisture impervious non-self-sustaining plastic disposed over said open end of said interior cavity, said second membrane including an outer peripheral portion overlying said peripheral flange of said first membrane; and sealing means for sealing said outer peripheral portion of said second membrane to said peripheral flange of said first membrane to thereby seal said stack of said baby wipes within said interior cavity, said sealing means being releasable to permit said second membrane to be peeled away from said first membrane to thereby expose said stack of said baby wipes within said interior cavity of said first membrane; said first and second membranes being shaped and dimensioned so that substantially the entire outer surface of said stack of said baby wipes is in contact with substantially the entire inner periphery of the interior volume defined by said first and second membranes when said stack of said baby wipes is contained by said first and second membranes.