Patent Application
20240382048
The average person has been conditioned to view boxed tissue as being used for the user's face and rolled tissue as being used for the bathroom. This can be seen by how boxed tissue is marketed as “facial tissue” while rolled tissue is advertised as “bath tissue”, “toilet tissue”, or “toilet paper”.
It is common for people to blow their nose on rolled tissue, it is viewed as unseemly or socially unacceptable to keep a roll of tissue in any public space, whether it's a waiting room, office, living room, bedroom or any area that isn't a bathroom.
Rolled tissue or facial tissue regardless of whether it comes in a roll or a box, is essentially the same product. The key differences are in the way they are packaged (in a box or on a roll), the way they are perceived and marketed. Perhaps the most significant difference is how they are priced.
The expense of boxed tissue is double or many times the cost of rolled tissue. This is why cost-conscious people do not buy boxed tissue. If they need to blow their nose, they walk into the bathroom to use rolled tissue.
If someone is sick, they may lie on the couch with a roll of tissue next to them on the coffee table. A loose roll of tissue can transmit germs, because you have to pick up the roll, hold it by the cardboard center, and roll the paper off. Furthermore, nobody wants to be caught with a roll of rolled tissue on their coffee table.
The present subject matter allows for a socially acceptable manner to get rolled tissue out of the bathroom and into more public spaces in a way that is beautifully designed, hygienic, and easy to use. In addition, it also cuts down on the cardboard waste resulting from the box which holds facial tissue.
The rolled tissue box has a unique interior that allows for the tissue to roll easily inside with an opening that enables the user to break off as much tissue as they need, without having to touch the roll itself. It produces less waste because there is no box to recycle when it's empty. The tissue lasts longer because more tissue comes on a roll than in a box of facial tissues. On average, there is four times as much tissue on a roll than there is in a box.
In some embodiments, the present subject matter uses a friction groove for the lid to have a precision fit.
In some embodiments, there is a deepened hole in the rolled tissue holder into which the spring-loaded paper hold may be inserted.
There are a variety of openings for which the rolled tissue may be pulled from. In some embodiments, there is a rounded rectangular hole, a brush hole, a rubber hole, an oval cut hole, a rectangular cut hole, or a circular cut hole for which the rolled tissue to be dispensed from.
In some embodiments, there are holes to lock spring loaded rolled tissue in the tissue holder without any accompanying groove.
In some embodiments, there is a taller box lid to accommodate larger rolls of rolled tissue.
In some embodiments, there are shorter box lids to accommodate smaller rolls of rolled tissue or spatial considerations.
In some embodiments, there is a bottom fed box wherein the rolled tissue is inserted from the bottom and then the box is turned upside down for unique access requirements such as underneath a bunk bed or dormitory arrangement.
In some embodiments, the inverted bottom fed box has an open bottom design.
In some embodiments, the present subject matter has a simplified groove design box. A rigid plastic clip may also help keep a lid closed. In some embodiments heavier material is utilized to increase the weight and more easily tear the rolled paper while in use. A weighted dowel instead of a spring-loaded holder may also be used.
