VENT MOUNTABLE TISSUE DISPENSER

• US 20100219199A1
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Published: 09/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scott E. Andochick
• Original Assignee: Scott E. Andochick
• Inventors: Andochick, Scott E.
• Application Number:
  US12/394,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20100219199A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 221/199
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 2010/3233 Details of the housing, e.g. hinges, connection to the wall
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/084 for supporting tissues or tissue boxes

Abstract

A vent mountable tissue dispenser includes a tissue receptacle and one or more clips for attaching the receptacle to an air vent. Each clip includes first and second clamping elements bias by a spring and may be used to clamp the tissue dispenser to a vane of the air vent.

Claims

1. A vent mountable tissue dispenser comprising:

a first clip comprising;

a first clamping element;

a second clamping element, moveably coupled to the first clamping element; and

a spring operable to bias the first and second clamping elements together around a flow deflection vane of an air vent; and

a tissue receptacle, coupled to the first clip, the tissue receptacle comprising a box having an opening for insertion and removal of tissues.

2. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first clip further comprises a layer of compliant material attached to at least one of the first and second clamping elements and positioned to contact the flow deflection vane.

3. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a strap coupled to the first clip at a swivel joint, wherein the tissue receptacle is coupled to the first clip via the strap.

4. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a second clip, wherein the second clip comprises:

a third clamping element;

a fourth clamping element, moveably coupled to the third clamping element; and

a spring operable to bias the third and fourth clamping elements together around a flow deflection vane of an air vent.

5. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first and second clamping elements are configured to clamp across the smaller dimension of a vane.

6. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 5, the first and second clamping elements comprise pivoted jaws.

7. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 6, wherein the clip further comprises:

a compliant material positioned between the pivoted jaws, wherein the compliant material provides a biasing force substantially parallel to the jaws when compressed by a vane, to hold the vane against the distal ends of the pivoted jaws.

8. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 6, wherein the clip further comprises:

a spring element having first and second ends and positioned between the pivoted jaws, the spring element being restrained at the first end by the pivoted jaws; and

a stop element coupled to the second end of the spring element, wherein the spring element and stop are positioned to provide a biasing force substantially parallel to the jaws when compressed by a vane, such that the vane is held between the stop element and the distal ends of the pivoted jaws.

9. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first clamping element comprises a hook and the second clamping element comprises a plate through which the hook can slide.

10. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

a glasses holder coupled to a surface of the tissue receptacle, the glasses holder comprising a split flexible tube that is sized to accommodate an arm of a pair of glasses.

11. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

a magnetic element coupled to a surface of the tissue receptacle, the magnetic element configured to receive a magnetic surface of an object to be supported by the magnetic element.

12. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 11, further comprising:

a magnetic pen holder comprising a magnet and a flexible sleeve, wherein the magnetic element is configured to receive the magnetic of the magnetic pen holder.

13. A vent mountable tissue dispenser in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a hook coupled to a surface of the tissue receptacle.

14. A vent clip for mounting a receptacle for personal items on a flow deflection vane of an air vent, the vent clip comprising:

a first clamping element having a hooked end;

a second clamping element, moveably coupled to the first clamping element;

a first spring element;

a second spring element having first and second ends, the second spring element being restrained at the first end; and

a stop element coupled to the second end of the second spring element, wherein the first spring element is operable to bias the first and second clamping elements together across a first cross-dimension of the flow deflection vane and the second spring element is operable to bias the stop element and the hooked end of the first clamping element together across a second cross-dimension of the flow deflection vane.

15. A vent clip in accordance with claim 14, further comprising:

a strap coupled to a clamping element of the first and second clamping elements at a swivel joint; and

a receptacle for holding personal items, the receptacle being coupled to the to the vent clip via the strap.

16. A vent clip in accordance with claim 15, wherein the receptacle for holding personal items comprises a tissue dispenser having an opening for insertion and removal of tissues.

17. A vent clip in accordance with claim 14, further comprising a layer of compliant material attached to at least one of the first and second clamping elements and positioned to contact the flow deflection vane.

18. A vent clip in accordance with claim 14, wherein the first and second clamping elements and the second spring element are sized to clip to an air deflection vane having a larger cross-dimension in the approximate range of 1.7 centimeters to 2.7 centimeters.