Method and system for storing and dispensing rolled paper products
First Claim
1. A rolled-paper-product dispenser having an openable top and a bottom proximal to a dispensing aperture comprising:
- a vertical back piece;
two vertical side pieces connected to the vertical back piece;
a vertical front piece, including the dispensing aperture, connected to the two vertical side pieces;
a top flap connected to one of the vertical pieces that fastens to another of the vertical pieces to enclose the top of the rolled-paper-product dispenser; and
a bottom flap that fastens to one of the vertical pieces to enclose the bottom of the rolled-paper-product dispenser in order to support a number of rolled-paper products stacked within the rolled-paper-product dispenser for storage and for subsequent manual removal through the dispensing aperture, unfastening of the top flap and bottom flap allowing the rolled-paper-product dispenser to fold flat for storage, shipping and retail distribution.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention comprises a collapsible, manually-extracted paper-towel-roll storage and dispensing container. Paper towel rolls are manually loaded horizontally in one or more vertical stacks inside the storage and dispensing container. A dispensing aperture is included at the bottom of the front face for manual removal of the paper-towel rolls from within the container. A viewing aperture is also contained on the front face of the container for viewing the contents of the storage and dispensing container. A removable door-mounting bracket attaches to the back side of the storage container and dispenser for hanging the container from the top of a door. Either the top or bottom face of the container may be opened for loading and both faces may be opened for folding the container flat for efficient storage when not in use.
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11 Claims
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1. A rolled-paper-product dispenser having an openable top and a bottom proximal to a dispensing aperture comprising:
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a vertical back piece;
two vertical side pieces connected to the vertical back piece;
a vertical front piece, including the dispensing aperture, connected to the two vertical side pieces;
a top flap connected to one of the vertical pieces that fastens to another of the vertical pieces to enclose the top of the rolled-paper-product dispenser; and
a bottom flap that fastens to one of the vertical pieces to enclose the bottom of the rolled-paper-product dispenser in order to support a number of rolled-paper products stacked within the rolled-paper-product dispenser for storage and for subsequent manual removal through the dispensing aperture, unfastening of the top flap and bottom flap allowing the rolled-paper-product dispenser to fold flat for storage, shipping and retail distribution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for storing and dispensing rolled-paper products, the method comprising:
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providing a rolled paper product dispenser containing an openable top and a dispensing aperture;
loading horizontally-positioned rolls of paper products in one or more vertical stacks inside a rolled-paper-product dispenser; and
manually extracting rolls of paper products from the rolled-paper-product dispenser through the dispensing aperture. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 11)
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10. The method of claim 10
wherein the rolled-paper-product dispenser has a depth equal to at least twice the diameter of the rolled-paper product; -
wherein the rolled-paper-product dispenser has a width equal to at least the height of the rolled-paper product; and
wherein the rolled-paper-product dispenser has a height approximately equal to six times the diameter of the rolled-paper product.
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