Patent Application
20160242605
The present invention generally relates to tissue dispensers. More particularly, the invention relates to a multipurpose rolled tissue dispenser stand to hold and dispense rolled facial tissues, with application to other rolled tissues such as toilet paper tissue and hand wipe tissues.
The use of paper tissues as a means to cleanse parts of the body to maintain hygiene has been in vogue in the western world since at least the 19th century. These paper tissues commonly referred to as toilet paper are manufactured and marketed as rolls of fine tissue paper wound over a cardboard mandrel having a hollow core providing a through hole through which a suitable spindle or rod can be inserted, the spindle or rod being detachably mounted within a tissue holder that is permanently secured on a wall or other flat surface next to a toilet seat.
The use of facial tissues is more of a 20th century phenomenon that arose due in part to the pressing need to replace re-usable handkerchiefs made of cloth which were found to retain and spread both airborne and contact disease germs. Facial tissues advantageously can be used once and discarded along with the germs deposited on them during use.
Facial tissue paper is generally marketed in the form of interleaved tissue sheets placed inside square or rectangular cardboard boxes and dispensed through a narrow slit at the top of the box. The clamor to make these tissue dispensing boxes aesthetically pleasing and have them match with the surrounding decor has spawned an industry of decorative facial tissue holding boxes made of plastic, metal, ceramic, wood and other materials. These decorative boxes with open bottoms are generally placed over the existing cardboard boxes holding the interleaved tissues and the tissue dispensed through an opening at the top of each box.
The use of rolled facial tissue unlike the rolled toilet tissue is not well known in the art. A roll of facial tissue much like a roll of toilet tissue would hold more tissues than the interleaved stack of tissues in a standard facial tissue box which makes the rolled tissue more economical in the long run. Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a device that can hold rolled facial tissue in a standard tissue box to replace the interleaved stack of tissues in the box. It would also be advantageous to have a device that can be used in conjunction with a wide variety of decorative tissue dispenser boxes available in the market without having to modify these tissue dispenser boxes to add a tissue holding device to each dispenser box that is marketed. The present invention provides such a device in the form of a rolled tissue dispenser stand that can be used with any standard facial tissue cardboard boxes and the decorative boxes available in the marketplace, without modifying these boxes.
Toilet tissue paper held on a mandrel or rod and dispensed by pulling down on the overlaying loose end of the paper generally results in the roll overspinning and dispensing more paper than is necessary, adding to the cost of frequent replacement of the roll. It would be beneficial to have a means to dispense toilet tissue paper from a roll in the same manner in which facial tissue is dispensed from a tissue dispenser box. The present invention of a rolled tissue dispenser stand can be advantageously used in dispensing toilet paper tissue from a standard tissue dispenser box or a modified dispenser box that might be needed to accommodate the larger toilet paper tissue roll.
The objects and embodiments of the present invention of a multipurpose rolled tissue dispenser stand will become obvious to those skilled in the art when viewed in conjunction with the summary of the invention, detailed description of the invention and the appended claims.
The present invention is a multipurpose rolled tissue dispenser stand which can be used advantageously with a roll of facial tissue, a roll of toilet tissue or rolls of other tissues such as hand wipe tissues.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a tissue dispenser stand to dispense a roll of facial tissue.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a tissue dispenser stand to dispense a roll of toilet paper tissue.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a tissue dispenser stand to dispense a roll of hand wiping tissues.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a rolled tissue dispenser stand that is portable.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a rolled tissue dispenser stand that can be accommodated within a standard square cardboard facial tissue dispenser box or a decorative square facial tissue dispenser box made from plastic, metal, wood or other suitable materials.
A related object of the present invention is to provide a rolled tissue dispenser stand that can be accommodated within a rolled toilet paper tissue box, a rolled hand wipe tissue box, or modified further to hold a roll of paper towels in a paper towel dispensing box.
In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the multipurpose rolled tissue dispenser stand is constructed using steel metal wire approximately 3/16 inches in diameter, thicker or thinner wires also may be used or, from metal or plastic tubing which may be injection molded or the parts constructed from wood or even heavy cardboard. In this embodiment of the invention, the tissue dispenser stand is constructed from a single length of metal wire or tubing that is bent at the top to form a horizontal rod section to hold the tissue dispenser unit and traverses down at both ends to form a pair of vertical rod sections that are further bent at the bottom ends to form the extended legs for the stand. In this embodiment, the rod that is used to hold the tissue roll is formed from a separate length of wire or tubing with the two ends of the tubing or wire soldered to the pair of vertical rod sections and held in place horizontally to hold the rolled tissue.
In yet another exemplary embodiment of the rolled tissue dispenser stand of the present invention, the stand is constructed by fitting the different tubing or wire sections to each other to complete the frame of the stand. In this embodiment of the rolled tissue dispenser stand of the invention, the pair of legs are connected to the bottom ends of the vertical rod sections and the horizontal rod section is connected to the top ends of the vertical rod sections to form the frame of the dispenser stand. The tissue holder rod is attached to the vertical rod sections midway between the legs and the horizontal rod section. In all embodiments of the rolled tissue holder stand of the invention, the tissue dispenser unit is held on the horizontal rod and is comprised of a base plate and a circular orifice with a serrated top end through which the tissue is dispensed. This part of the device may be made of plastic, stamped steel, wood or heavy cardboard. The loose end of the rolled tissue is pulled up through the orifice on the tissue dispenser unit to dispense the tissue. A decorative tissue holding box with an open bottom can be placed over the rolled tissue dispenser stand to provide a cover for the stand.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the rolled tissue dispenser stand can be modified and constructed to hold a standard roll of toilet tissue paper and placed inside a toilet paper tissue holding box.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the rolled tissue dispenser stand can be modified and constructed to hold a roll of hand wiping tissue paper and placed inside a hand wipe holder box.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the rolled tissue dispenser stand can be modified and constructed to hold a roll of paper towels and placed inside a paper towel holder box.
In all embodiments of the rolled tissue dispenser stand of the present invention, the tissue is dispensed automatically when pulled up by hand through the tissue dispenser orifice without the use of a motor, conveyer belt, or any other mechanical or manually actuable means.
In this summary of the invention, and in the specification in general, the various references to, “an exemplary embodiment,” “yet another embodiment,” and “related embodiment” do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment(s). Rather, these references to the various embodiments in general mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with an embodiment is included in at least some embodiments, but not necessarily all embodiments of the invention.
Although the present invention has thus been described with reference to its exemplary and related embodiments, these embodiments should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art, that the invention can be implemented in embodiments other than the ones described in this summary of the invention.
The present invention is a multipurpose tissue dispenser stand that can be used for dispensing a roll of facial tissue, a roll of toilet paper tissue, a roll of hand wipe tissue, or a roll of paper towels. The rolled tissue dispenser stand can be placed inside a standard facial tissue dispenser box made of cardboard or other materials. The rolled tissue dispenser stand may be modified to accommodate larger rolls of tissue such as toilet paper tissue, or rolled paper towels.
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While the exemplary embodiment of the present invention of a multipurpose rolled tissue dispenser stand has thus been described through its preferred embodiments and related figures, it is to be understood that the embodiments of the present invention as described herein do not limit any application or scope of the invention and that the invention can be carried out and practiced in various ways and implemented in embodiments other than the ones outlined and described above. It should be understood and obvious to one skilled in the art that alternatives, modifications, and variations of the embodiments of the present invention may be construed as being within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
