Dispenser for storing and dispensing moistened toilet tissue

• US 5,439,521 A
• Filed: 05/06/1994
• Issued: 08/08/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Muralidhara S. Rao
• Original Assignee: Muralidhara S. Rao
• Inventors: Rao, Muralidhara S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Simmons, David A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SELLS, JAMES D
• Application Number:
  US08/239,472
• Time in Patent Office: 459 Days
• Field of Search: 118/43, 118/400, 118/407, 118/415, 118/419, 118/423, 242/598.6, 242/599.1
• US Class Current: 118/415
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 10/3827 with a distribution opening which is parallel to the rotation axis
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 10/40 with extensible or collapsible roll supports or roll spindles
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 2010/3206 Coreless paper rolls

Abstract

A dispensing container for moist toilet tissue includes an elongated housing having a circumferential wall and a pair of endwalls. A dispensing opening for discharging tissue from said housing is provided and means for resisting full rotation of said housing about its longitudinal axis is provided. A solution which may include cleansing and medicinal constituents as well as others, is provided within the housing. In one embodiment a tubular portion defines a passageway for receipt of a toilet tissue roll holder rod. In one embodiment the housing has a hinged opening for permitting access to the interior thereof. In another embodiment the container is sealed and disposable and in another embodiment two sections are mechanically separable and rejoinable so as to facilitate refilling the solution and the toilet tissue.

Claims

1. A dispensing container for moist toilet tissue adapted to be supported by a conventional toilet tissue holder comprising:

an elongated housing having a longitudinal axis, a circumferential wall and a pair of endwalls,

a dispensing opening for permitting removal of said toilet tissue from said housing,

said housing being structured to be rotatably mountable on a conventional toilet tissue holder and having rotation resisting means for resisting full axial rotation of said housing by engaging a portion of said toilet tissue holder supporting said dispensing container,

a supply of toilet tissue disposed within said housing having a tubular support rod opening extending from one said endwall to another said endwall for rotatable securement to said conventional toilet tissue holder by means of a rod passing through said support rod opening, and

said rotation resisting means being so positioned with respect to said dispensing opening that rotation of said housing will be stopped with said dispensing opening readily accessible for removal of said toilet tissue.

3. The dispensing container of claim 1 including

said dispensing container having said supply of toilet tissue in the form of a roll of tissue rotatably supported by said tubular portion.

4. The dispensing container of claim 3 including

a reservoir of liquid disposed within said housing in contact with at least a portion of said toilet tissue.

5. The dispensing container of claim 4 including seal means on said dispensing opening for resisting leakage of said liquid.

6. The dispensing container of claim 5 including

said seal means providing a sufficiently intimate seal to resist evaporation of said liquid through said seal means.

7. The dispensing container of claim 3 including

said liquid containing at least one material selected from the group consisting of cleansing agents, medication, emollients and combinations thereof.

8. The dispensing container of claim 7 including

said discharge opening disposed at a higher level than the longitudinal axis of said tubular portion.

9. The dispensing container of claim 8 including

said housing is a unitary sealed housing.

10. The dispensing housing of claim 4 including

said liquid reservoir having a solution disposed therein at a level no higher than the lowest portion of said dispensing opening.

11. The dispensing container of claim 1 including

said rotation resisting means including a generally outwardly projecting portion of said housing.

12. The dispensing apparatus of claim 11 including

said projecting rotation resisting means including a hollow rib which is generally coextensive with the axial extent of said housing.

13. The dispensing container of claim 10 including

said housing composed of a resinous plastic material.

14. The dispensing container of claim 10 including

said housing dispensing opening having a generally outwardly projecting chute portion.

15. The dispensing opening of claim 14 including

seal means disposed within said projecting dispensing passageway.

16. The dispensing container of claim 1 including

said housing having at least one upper access panel which may assume a closed position and an open position to facilitate access to the housing interior.

17. The dispensing container of claim 16 including

seal means for sealing said access opening when in said first position.

18. The dispensing container of claim 1 including

said housing having two sections which when interconnected create a sealed chamber for receipt of said toilet tissue and said solution.

19. The dispensing container of claim 18 including

said two housing sections being separable to facilitate introduction of said toilet tissue and solution and being rejoinable to provide a sealed housing.

20. The dispensing container of claim 19 including

said two sections of said housing being secured to each other by mechanical interengagement.

21. The dispensing container of claim 18 including

said sections having telescoping tubular cores for rotatably supporting a roll of toilet paper on the exterior thereof.

22. The dispensing container of claim 18 including

said two sections being threadedly secured to each other.

23. The dispensing container of claim 18 including

said two sections being in snap fit interengagement.

24. The dispensing container of claim 1 including

receptacle means at least partially receiving said spring biased support means.

25. The dispensing container of claim 17 including

locking means for securing said access panel in said closed position.

26. The dispensing container of claim 25 including

said locking means having integrally formed tab means adapted for snap fit securement.

2. A dispensing container for moist toilet tissue adapted to be supported by a conventional toilet tissue holder comprising:

elongated housing having a circumferential wall and a pair of endwalls, each endwall having spring biased support means for engaging a dispenser supporting rack

a dispensing opening for permitting removal of said toilet tissue from said housing,

said housing being rotatably mountable on a conventional toilet tissue holder and having rotation resisting means for resisting full rotation of said housing with respect to said passageway by engaging a portion of said toilet tissue holder supporting said dispensing container,

a supply of toilet tissue disposed within said housing, and

said rotation resisting means being so positioned with respect to said dispensing opening that rotation of said housing will be stopped with said dispensing opening readily accessible for removal of said toilet tissue.