Apparatus for sanitary egress of a restroom

• US 6,925,763 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2001
• Issued: 08/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brian J. Stark, Peter J. Stark
• Original Assignee: Brian J. Stark, Peter J. Stark
• Inventors: Stark, Peter J., Stark, Brian J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D
• Assistant Examiner(s): HORTON, YVONNE MICHELE
• Application Number:
  US09/886,880
• Publication Number:
  US 20030110714A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,511 Days
• Field of Search: 524/55, 522/206, 522/208, 221/34, 221 45- 47, 312/187, 312/237, 312/242
• US Class Current: 52/220.8
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 10/42 dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 17/00 Other equipment , e.g. separate apparatus for deodorising, disinfecting or cleaning devices without flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers; Holders for toilet brushesportable urinating aids A61F5/4556; devices for receiving spittle A61J19/00 ; disinfecting apparatus for medical, surgical or hygienic purposes A61L; cleaning devices with flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers E03D9/00; for emptying or cleaning chamber-pots, bed pans, bed urinals or the like E03D11/025

Abstract

Apparatus for permitting sanitary egress from a restroom having a wall, a doorway in the wall and a door in the doorway, the apparatus including a dispenser assembly adapted to contain and dispense a supply of sheets to a user prior to exiting the restroom and a disposal container assembly adapted to receive the supply of sheets upon exiting the restroom and located adjacent the doorway.

Claims

1. Apparatus for permitting sanitary egress from a restroom, said apparatus comprising:

a mounting member including opposite sides and a passage communicating between the opposite sides of the mounting member, a dispenser assembly mounted on the mounting member and including a first housing portion adapted to contain and dispense a supply of sheets, and

a disposal assembly mounted on the mounting member and including a second housing portion defining a container chamber having a portion extending into the passage,

wherein the dispenser assembly and the disposal assembly are on the same side of the mounting member, and

wherein the first housing portion includes a first opening located on one side of the mounting member, and wherein the second housing portion includes a second opening located on the side of the mounting member opposite the first opening.

2. Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first housing portion includes a removable top.

3. Apparatus for permitting sanitary egress from a room having an exit and a mounting member having opposite sides and being located near the exit, the mounting member having extending there through a passage, said apparatus comprising;

a housing adapted to be mounted on the mounting member, the housing defining an interior space and having a portion extending into the passage in the mounting member,

a first opening in the housing,

a second opening in the housing, and

a member located in the interior space and dividing the interior space into a dispenser portion communicating with the first opening and adapted to contain a supply of sheets and into a container portion communicating with the second opening and adapted to receive the supply of sheets.

4. Apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein the first opening is on the one side of the opposite sides of the mounting member and the second opening is located on the side of the mounting member opposite the first opening.

5. Apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein the portion of the housing extending into the passage includes said second opening.