Patents by Inventor Edward F. Carlisle

Edward F. Carlisle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4034924
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for toilet tissue includes first roll maintaining fingers for holding a first roll of tissue rotatably in an operative position partially extending through a window in the frame of the apparatus. Second roll maintaining fingers engage a second roll of tissue and support it and subsequent rolls above the first roll. An escapement mechanism operable by the user engages the first and second roll maintaining fingers for moving them from a closed, roll-engaging position to an open position disengaging the rolls, causing ejection of the core of the empty first roll and depositing the second roll in the window for use. Third roll maintaining fingers are engaged by the escapement mechanism in a manner to be placed in engagement with a third roll, securing it and subsequent rolls while the second roll is being transferred to the operative position of the ejected empty first roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: Margaret Mary Carlisle
    Inventor: Edward F. Carlisle