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The refillable case comprises the bottom shell portion (1) and the cover shell portion (2) which are joined together by a hinge means (3). The shell portions (1, 2) enclose a circular chamber (4) in which are disposed two stacks of freshen-up cloths (6), of substantially square configuration, which

The refillable case comprises the bottom shell portion (1) and the cover shell portion (2) which are joined together by a hinge means (3). The shell portions (1, 2) enclose a circular chamber (4) in which are disposed two stacks of freshen-up cloths (6), of substantially square configuration, which are folded into a semicircular form. A retaining member (5) in the form of a plate is disposed centrally in the chamber, approximately at the level of the plane of the chamber opening. Each cloth (6) is so folded and fitted into the chamber (4) that a triangular portion (6g) thereof is on the top. By pulling thereon, the part of the cloth over which the plate (5) extends is rolled out of its cover means, without the secure position of the cloth therebelow being affected.

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1. A refillable case for a plurality of liquid-impregnated, mutually independent, folded freshen-up cloths, the case having a shallow chamber for accommodating the cloths and comprising: a substantially flat shallow bottom shell having an interior curved peripheral upstanding wall defining an interi

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A refillable case for a plurality of liquid-impregnated, mutually independent, folded freshen-up cloths, the case having a shallow chamber for accommodating the cloths and comprising: a substantially flat shallow bottom shell having an interior curved peripheral upstanding wall defining an interior chamber having an opening; a substantially flat shallow cover shell engageable with the bottom shell to overlie the chamber over its entire area, the cover shell including an interior curved depending peripheral wall engageable with the peripheral wall in the bottom shell and being displaceable from a closed position in which it at least substantially gas-tightly closes the chamber, into an open position in which the opening of the chamber is exposed; a flat retaining member for retaining the freshen-up cloths and disposed within the plan outline of the chamber and lying substantially in the plane of the edge of the opening of the chamber, the retaining member overlying a portion of the area of the chamber and carried on a stem secured to the inner surface of the bottom shell, the retaining member extending substantially diametrically across the chamber and projecting for part of its area over at least a substantially half-round region of the plan outline of the chamber. 2. A case according to claim 1, in which the chamber is of circular contour in plan and in which the retaining member is in the form of a small plate portion that is arranged in the central region of the chamber and extends outwardly from the stem for part of its area over two semicircular regions of the plan outline of the chamber. 3. A case according to claim 1, in which the retaining member extends inwardly from the peripheral wall of the chamber over part of the area of the chamber. 4. A case according to claim 3, in which the periphery of the chamber is in the shape of an oval which is severely flattened off at one side and which, on the side opposite to its flattened peripheral region extends substantially in the form of a semicircular arc, and in which, from the flattened region of the periphery of the chamber, the retaining member extends for part of its area over the region of the chamber which is defined by the substantially semicircular arc. 5. A case according to claim 1, in which surfaces of the peripheral walls of the bottom shell and cover shell each include annular, interengaging portions that face each other when the case is in the closed condition and bear sealingly against each other. 6. A case according to claim 5, including a vent passage formed in a surface of one of the facing peripheral walls, said vent passage extending from the edge of said surface and being smaller than the dimension of the mutual overlap defined by the interengaging portions of the two peripheral walls. 7. A case according to claim 1, wherein the cover shell is pivotally secured to the bottom shell by a hinge means including a U-shaped recess extending from the outer edge of the bottom shell with two end walls disposed at the same spacing on both sides of a bottom shell centre line and which are directed substantially parallel to said centre line, and a hinge flap on the bottom shell, the hinge flap positioned between the end walls of the recess, and attached to the bottom shell by a strip-like root portion, and being of a flexible thin construction to form a film hinge, and which is fixed to the cover shell in the manner of a flange-groove connection with its outer edge opposite to the root portion. 8. A freshen-up cloth of substantially rectangular configuration adapted to be folded and carried in a case, said cloth comprising: first fold lines which are disposed on two centre lines which extend normal to each other and parallel to peripheral sides of the cloth contour, said cloth when folded along each of said fold lines forming a folded cloth having a quarter of its original area, a further fold line which extends substantially in a diagonal direction of the folded cloth and transversely to a centre line which passes through the point of intersection of the first fold lines, and wherein the cloth is folded along the further fold line and in the final condition of the freshen-up cloth, a larger region thereof projects, as viewed in plan, with its edge regions over a smaller region of the cloth. 9. A cloth according to claim 8, having a square central region which is adjoined at the four sides thereof by respective outwardly extending semicircular flaps whose diameter corresponds to the length of the side of the square, said cloth configuration being folded together by three successively formed folds along the fold lines to provide a folded cloth having a semicircular shape with an overlying triangular region on one side thereof, wherein the first two folds are disposed on the two centre lines of the blank which extend normal to each other and which pass through the points of contact of the semicircles, and the third fold is provided on the separating line between the semicircular portion and the triangular region of the form produced by the second fold. 10. A refillable case in combination with one or more liquid-impregnated mutually independent cloths for freshening up or the like, said case comprising: a shallow chamber having a substantially flat bottom wall for accommodating said cloths, the chamber including a bottom wall and a curved peripheral wall formed in a substantially flat, shallow, bottom shell, a substantially flat, shallow, cover shell engageable over the chamber over the entire area thereof and having a peripheral wall that is displaceable from its basic position in which it at least approximately gas-tightly closes the chamber, into an open position exposing an opening of the chamber, a flat retaining member for retaining the freshening cloths within the chamber, which is positioned approximately in a plane defined by the edge of the opening of the chamber and which is carried on a stem portion which is fixed on the bottom of the chamber, the retaining member extending approximately diametrically through the chamber and projecting over part of its area over at least a substantially half-round region of the plan contour of the chamber; and wherein the freshening cloth has a substantially rectangular contour, two fold lines which are disposed on two centre lines which extend normal to each other and parallel to the peripheral slides of the contour, the folds folding the cloth together to a quarter of its original area; a third fold taken substantially in the diagonal direction and transversely with respect to the centre line of the cloth which is folded to quarter size, said centre line passing through the point of intersection of the two first folds, and a folded end form wherein a larger region of the cloth projects, as viewed in plan, with edge regions over a small triangular region of the cloth and, in the position in which it is placed in the case, engages under the retaining member with a straight-edge region of the cloth.