Patent Application
20180265320
The present invention relates to the field of sheet dispensers.
Using synthetic plastic tablecloths is very common in homes, restaurants, cafes, and the like, since it saves the need of laundering thereof, maintaining sanitary, hygienic, standards.
In order to generate a compact pack, such tablecloths are distributed folded into four or more parts and stored in a plastic bag. However, as a result of the folds, usually several people are required to spread a tablecloth on a table, and to straighten the folds.
Additionally, each tablecloth is distributed in a separate plastic pack, which results in excessive use of bags.
All the methods described above have not yet provided satisfactory solutions to the problem of tablecloth distribution.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a solution to the above-mentioned and other problems of the prior art.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description proceeds.
The present invention is directed to a sheet dispenser (100), comprising:
The sheet dispenser (100) may further comprise a joint (18) on each of the telescopic arms (22), for allowing lowering the roller (12) thereby increasing a user's convenience while using the dispenser.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the sheet dispenser height is less than 10 cm, thereby concealing the dispenser from a user.
Preferably, the sheet is rolled in a folded manner.
Preferably, the thickness of the sheet is less than 0.3 mm, thereby allowing storing the sheet in a compact manner.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the chassis is connected to the board by screws via screw-tabs on the chassis.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the chassis is secured to the board by an adjustable rod connected to the chassis.
The board may be of a table, closet shelf, and the like.
The sheet may be of tablecloth, towel, absorbent paper, and the like.
The reference numbers have been used to point out elements in the embodiments described and illustrated herein, in order to facilitate the understanding of the invention. They are meant to be merely illustrative, and not limiting. Also, the foregoing embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated in conjunction with systems and methods thereof, which are meant to be merely illustrative, and not limiting.
Preferred embodiments, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention are described herein in conjunction with the following drawings:
It should be understood that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.
The present invention will be understood from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments (“best mode”), which are meant to be descriptive and not limiting.
For the sake of brevity, some well-known features, methods, systems, procedures, components, circuits, and so on, are not described in detail.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the above mentioned problems are solved by a tablecloth dispenser adapted to be installed at the bottom side of a table. The dispenser saves the need of packing each tablecloth individually, and also enables cutting the tablecloth according to the specific needs rather than a general common size.
In addition, the dispenser is designed to be concealed from a user.
The dispenser 100 is drawn in dotted lines, for indicating hidden parts.
The dispenser comprises a chassis 34, to which are connected four screw-tabs 30. The chassis 34 is connected to the table's board 26, from the bottom side of the board, by four screws 32, through the holes of screw-tabs 30.
Two telescopic arms 22 are pivotally connected by a joint 18 to the chassis 34. A spring 20 and a stopper (not shown) keeps each of the arms 22 in its place until additional force is applied thereon.
As illustrated in
Upon pulling handle 14 in the direction indicated by the hollowed arrow, the telescopic arms 22 to which the handle 14 is connected get extended, thereby allowing pulling the tablecloth roller out of the tables' borders, where a user can comfortably cut the tablecloth by cutter 16.
Thus, the tablecloth dispenser 100 has two states: concealed and displayed. In the concealed state the dispenser is not seen by a user, unless he bends and looks under the table; and a displayed state wherein the roller is pulled outside the borders of the board 26, and therefore seen by a user.
Thus, the dispenser uses two mechanisms for turning from its concealed state to its displayed state: the telescopic arms 22, and the joint 18 thorough which the telescopic arms 22 are rotatable around joint 18.
As shown, the tablecloth has been pulled out, and ready to be cut.
It should be noted that the tablecloth rolled in the roller 12 is folded, thereby allowing using a narrow mechanism, in order to be kept concealed from a user.
As shown, the tablecloth has been cut from the tablecloth roller 12.
Once the user cuts the tablecloth from the roller 12, he pushes the handle and rotates it back around joint 18, in order to conceal it again.
Since the height of the dispenser 100 is about 5 to 10 cm, it allows concealing thereof from a user.
According to this embodiment of the invention, the dispenser 100 is secured to the table, from its bottom side, by adjustable rod connected to the chassis of the dispenser.
In the example illustrated in this figure, the adjustable rod is embodied by two telescopic rods 36, a plurality of holes 38 therealong and a corresponding securing pin for roughly determining the length of the telescopic rod, and a ratchet mechanism 40 for securing the rod to the sides of the table.
In this figure, numeral 42 denotes a supporting leg; and numeral 44 denotes a hidden line.
The shelf may 46 be of a clothes closet, kitchen closet, and so on.
While in the embodiment of
In the figures and/or description herein, the following reference numerals (Reference Signs List) have been mentioned:
The foregoing description and illustrations of the embodiments of the invention has been presented for the purposes of illustration. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the above description in any form.
Any term that has been defined above and used in the claims, should to be interpreted according to this definition.
The reference numbers in the claims are not a part of the claims, but rather used for facilitating the reading thereof.
These reference numbers should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any form.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 251267 | Mar 2017 | IL | national |
