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A non-resealable package for wet wipes has a base layer and a flexible top layer which overlays a stack of wet wipes and is sealed to the base layer, and a slit is formed in the flexible top layer along one side of the stacked lateral edges of the stack near a topmost-lying one of the wipes. The top

A non-resealable package for wet wipes has a base layer and a flexible top layer which overlays a stack of wet wipes and is sealed to the base layer, and a slit is formed in the flexible top layer along one side of the stacked lateral edges of the stack near a topmost-lying one of the wipes. The top layer is made of a selected flexible material and the slit is positioned and cut with a selected length such that opposing slit ends of the flexible top layer can be pushed apart by a user with fingers of one hand while keeping evaporation of solvent or fluid to a low level. In one version, the slit is simply cut through the top layer and closed with a membrane and adhesive-coated covering for shipping and storage. In another version, a reinforcing layer of greater thickness or stiffness is adhered to the top layer around the slit so that the slit edges tend to resume their initial positions and realign to minimize the open area of the slit when the user's fingers are withdrawn. The stack-edge positioned slit allows wet wipes to be withdrawn with one hand without the need to reseal the slit opening. It is especially suitable for packaging of wet wipes impregnated with solvent for use in an industrial environment.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A package for a stack of wet wipes saturated with solvent comprising:the stack of wet wipes having an initial height H formed by a plurality of wet wipes each having a common planar shape extending over a given horizontal area defined by lateral edges and having a given incremental

[ We claim:] [1.] A package for a stack of wet wipes saturated with solvent comprising:the stack of wet wipes having an initial height H formed by a plurality of wet wipes each having a common planar shape extending over a given horizontal area defined by lateral edges and having a given incremental thickness, and being stacked horizontally on top of each other with their lateral edges in parallel to form by their incremental thicknesses the initial height H of the stack prior to use of the stack of wet wipes;a base layer on which the stack of wipes rests and a flexible top layer which overlays the stack and is sealed to the base layer;a slit formed in the flexible top layer which is positioned in parallel with and along one side of the lateral edges of the stack of wipes at about the initial height H above the base layer horizontally and in parallel with (or tangent to) a lateral edge along one side of a topmost-lying one of the stack of wipes prior to use of the stack of wet wipes, said slit being openable upon a first use and not having any means for re-sealing the slit closed after it has been opened;wherein the flexible top layer is made of a selected material and the slit is positioned such that after it has been opened, the opposing, unsealed ends of the flexible top layer formed by the slit can be readily pushed apart by a user with fingers of one hand so as to gain convenient one-handed access into the package to a wipe on the stack, and the positioning of the slit to one side of the stack ensures that the remainder of the package contains evaporation of solvent from the wet wipes from escaping the package.