Tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus for storing numerous stackable roll-shaped objects R1, R2, . . . , RN with N=>2, such as tissue rolls, is proposed. A subset of objects R1, R2, . . , RM, with M<N, are easily deployable for use. The apparatus includes a pole for piercing through and holding the objects R1, R2, . . , RN and two surface-mountable brackets for engaging the loaded pole ends while allowing a later removal of the pole there from. For separating objects RM from RM+1, the pole has a perpendicularly projecting pluggable and removable handle. A clearance zone is provided between RM and RM+1 for finger access to remove shipping wrap from a roll and to tear off supporting core of an empty roll. The pole can be made of joinable subsections for assembly at point of use. A detachable optional-cosmetic enclosure is also provided.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to the field of home accessories. More particularity, the present invention is directed to a tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art

Numerous tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus have existed for many years. In U.S. Pat. No. 2,991,951 entitled “Toilet Paper Container and Dispenser” of Carroll, dated Jul. 11, 1961, Carroll described a holder and dispenser for rolls of toilet paper wherein a vertical spindle is permanently and vertically wall mounted inside a casing for holding a stack of reserve rolls plus one active roll at the bottom. The casing has a top lid for loading new rolls onto the spindle and a pivotally and swingably mounted latch-like U-shaped bail to releasably suspend a lowest reserve roll and to deploy it for replacing a used roll below. The vertical spindle also has a portion of reduced cross section near the top of the active roll for finger access to tear & remove its core at empty.

In U.S. Pat. No. 4,765,475 entitled “Holder and Dispenser for Multiple Rolls of Tissue” of Kaysserian, dated Aug. 23, 1988, Kaysserian described a container for storing and dispensing vertically stacked reserve tissue rolls plus one active roll at the bottom. The top surface of the container has an oval-shaped opening for insertion of accordingly shape-distorted tissue rolls while preventing their removal after insertion. The container has an internal vertical rod for holding the tissue rolls. The center rod has a number of plug means for further facilitating insertion and separation of an active roll from the reserve rolls. Likewise, the plug means also have an oval-shaped cross section to allow an accordingly shape-distorted core of a tissue roll to pass through while preventing its removal after insertion.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,887,818 entitled “Device and Method for Storing Multiple Rolls of Tissue and Dispensing Tissue Therefrom” of Kelley, dated Mar. 30, 1999, Kelley described a storage frame to stack multiple rolls on a generally vertical shaft with one active roll at the top. Along the storage frame is a step-lifting mechanical assembly with stop notches along a side wall and a matching lifting arm to advance the reserve rolls upwards for use one at a time.

For further advancement of the art, what is still desirable are tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus that are simple and low cost, affording a flexible installation environment and easiness of use while cosmetically pleasing if so desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An apparatus for storing and deploying a plurality of stackable roll-shaped objects R₁, R₂, . . , R_N with N>=2, such as tissue rolls, is proposed for installation and use near a fixed surface of various orientations. A subset of objects R₁, R₂, . . , R_M, with M<N, are deployable for use. The apparatus is an open structure including:

• • (a) A pole having two ends for piercing through and holding the objects R₁, R₂, . . . , R_N.
  • (b) Two surface-mountable brackets for respectively engaging the two ends of the loaded pole in a way allowing a later removal of the pole there from.
  • (c) The pole further includes, near a demarcation between objects R_M and R_M+1, a handle element that is pluggable and removable by the user from the pole. The handle element projects in a direction generally perpendicular to the pole and functions to separate the deployable objects R₁, R₂, . . . R_M from the plurality of stackable objects R₁, R₂, . . . , R_N . The demarcation between roll-shaped objects R_M and R_M+1 has a longitudinal clearance zone sufficient for finger access both to reach and remove the shipping wrap from a tissue roll during its deployment and to tear off the supporting core of an empty tissue roll from the pole.

The pole can be made of numerous joinable subsections for assembly at a point of use hence providing a more compact product during shipment. Some neighboring subsections can be joined with a compressible device such as a spring making the length of the pole compressible to facilitate the removal of the pole from the surface-mountable brackets.

For an about horizontal orientation of the installed pole, at least one of the two surface-mountable brackets is equipped with a restraining device for restraining the pole from significant lateral motion while allowing the pole to longitudinally slide through the restraining device.

For a non-horizontal orientation of the installed pole, the gravitationally lower surface-mountable bracket is equipped with a stopping feature for engaging and stopping a correspondingly engaged end of the pole from both significant lateral movement there from and from longitudinally sliding there through.

Where shipping wrapped tissue rolls are to be directly stored, at least one end of the pole can be a sharp tip for poking through the shipping wrap to facilitate their loading onto the apparatus.

As an option, the apparatus can further include a detachable enclosure acting as a cosmetic enclosure of rolls R_M+1, R_M+2, . . . , R_N. The detachable enclosure can be attached to either the fixed surface or one of the surface-mountable brackets located next to the roll-shaped object R_N. A Velcro™ can be a good choice for the detachable device.

Owning to its construction as stated above, the apparatus can be mounted on a fixed surface that is essentially horizontal, essentially vertical or even slanted.

To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific construction illustrated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Various other objects, features and attendant advantages of the present invention will become fully appreciated as the same becomes better understood when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B and FIG. 1C together are a combination of perspective and partial sectional views of the present invention apparatus for storing and deploying numerous vertically stacked tissue rolls;

FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B and FIG. 2C illustrate a few embodiments of a handle element of the apparatus used for separating deployable tissue rolls from the rest of the stackable tissue rolls;

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B illustrate embodiments of a restraining device and a stopping feature together with their respective surface-mountable brackets;

FIG. 4 is a combination of perspective and sectional view of the present invention apparatus for storing and deploying numerous horizontally stacked tissue rolls;

FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B together illustrate a first embodiment of a detachable cosmetic enclosure; and

FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B together illustrate a second embodiment of a detachable cosmetic enclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

In the following detailed description of the present invention, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will become obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, materials and components have not been described in detail to avoid unnecessary obscuring aspects of the present invention. The detailed description is presented largely in terms of simplified perspective and sectional views. These descriptions and representations are the means used by those experienced or skilled in the art to concisely and most effectively convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art.

Reference herein to “one embodiment” or an “embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase “in one embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Further, the order of process flow representing one or more embodiments of the invention do not inherently indicate any particular order nor imply any limitations of the invention.

FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B and FIG. 1C together are a combination of perspective and partial sectional views of a tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus 10 of the present invention for storing and deploying a plurality of stackable tissue roll R₁ 301, tissue roll R₂ 302, tissue roll R₃ 303, tissue roll R₄ 304 and tissue roll R₅ 305. Of these tissue rolls R₂ 302 to R₅ 305 are reserve rolls still wrapped in their respective shipping wraps W₂ 312 to W₅ 315 while the tissue roll R₁ 301 has already been deployed with its shipping wrap stripped away and is partially used up. As illustrated in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, the tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus 10 is made of an open structure mounted near a fixed surface 500. The tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus 10 has a pole 12, a first surface-mountable bracket 18 and a second surface-mountable bracket 20. The pole 12 has a user-pluggable and removable handle element 24 located near a demarcation 22 between the already deployed tissue roll R₁ 301 and the first reserve tissue roll R₂ 302. The plunger portion of the handle element 24 is designed to snugly fit yet still slidable through a properly oriented through hole 23 perpendicular to the pole axis so that the handle element 24 projects in a direction generally perpendicular to the pole 12.

The pole 12 has a first end 14 and a second end 16 that are respectively engaged with the first surface-mountable bracket 18 and the second surface-mountable bracket 20. In turn, the first surface-mountable bracket 18 and the second surface-mountable bracket 20 are respectively mounted onto the fixed surface 500 with, in this embodiment, a set of mounting screws 26. Notice the pole length is made sufficiently long hence capable of holding all tissue rolls R₁ 301 through R₅ 305 near the fixed surface 500 with a additional margin marked as a longitudinal clearance zone 32, to be presently explained. Notice the way of engagement of the first end 14 is via a restraining ring 40 of the first surface-mountable bracket 18 while the second end 16 is engaged via a stopping socket 44 atop the second surface-mountable bracket 20. Therefore, the restraining ring 40 functions to restrain the pole 12 from significant lateral motion while allowing it to longitudinally slide through. Meanwhile, the stopping socket 44 functions to engage and stop the second end 16 of the pole 12 from both a significant lateral movement and from longitudinally sliding through. Also notice that the first end 14 of the pole 12 has a sharp tip 17 that is capable of piercing through shipping wraps of the various tissue rolls. For those skilled in the art, it should become clear that the as illustrated tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus 10 is capable of loading, stacking and successfully deploying the complete set of tissue rolls R₁ 301 through R₅ 305 with a tissue roll configuration as illustrated in FIG. 1C. As one operational example, the handle element 24 can first be removed from the pole 12 that is in turn slidingly removed from the tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus 10. The complete roll set can then be loaded by successfully piercing their shipping wraps W₂ 312, W₃ 313, W₄ 314 and W₅ 315 through the sharp tip 17 followed by sliding and engaging the now-loaded pole 12 with the first surface-mountable bracket 18 and the second surface-mountable bracket 20. The reserve tissue rolls R₂ 302 through R₅ 305 are pushed upwards followed by plugging the handle element 24 back into the through hole 23 thus holding the reserve tissue roll set and simultaneously creating the longitudinal clearance zone 32 as part of the demarcation 22 between the already deployed tissue roll R₁ 301 and the first reserve tissue roll R₂ 302. While not illustrated here, as another embodiment the second end 16 of the pole 12 can also be made into a sharp tip to successfully pierce through the shipping wrap W₅ 315, shipping wrap W₄ 314, shipping wrap W₃ 313 and shipping wrap W₂ 312 to facilitate their loading with more flexibility. In any case, as illustrated in FIG. 1C, the now created longitudinal clearance zone 32 can be made sufficiently long for finger access to reach and remove the shipping wrap of tissue roll R₁ 301 during its deployment. By the same token, upon empty of the deployed tissue roll R₁ 301 the longitudinal clearance zone 32 can also be made sufficiently long for finger access to reach and tear off its supporting core 310 from the pole 12. Equivalently, the pole 12 together with all its loaded tissue rolls can be lifted slightly upwards with the handle element 24 and, after the second end 16 clears the stopping socket 44, the loaded pole 12 can be maneuvered laterally away from the fixed surface 500 till the supporting core 310 falls off the pole end then reposition the pole 12 back to its operating location. After the removal of the supporting core 310, the plugged handle element 24 can now be removed from the pole 12 allowing the next tissue roll R₂ 302 with its shipping wrap W₂ 312 to drop into its deployed position followed by plugging back the handle element 24. The shipping wrap W₂ 312 of the next tissue roll R₂ 302 can then be removed with hand access of the longitudinal clearance zone 32 thus completing its deployment cycle, and so on. Notice also that the stability of the lateral location of the plugged back handle element 24 is further helped by a frictional force from the combined weight of the tissue rolls R₃ 303, R₄ 304 and R₅ 305. In this way, the proposed open structure of the tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus 10 facilitates the ongoing usage of, and replenishment there from, the stackable tissue rolls 301 to 305. It should also become clear by now that, owing to the removability of the pole 12 from the two surface-mountable brackets 18 and 20, upon using up an old set of tissue rolls 301 to 305 a new set of tissue rolls 301 to 305 can be installed in an easy yet unconventional way. That is, after removal of the now empty pole 12 from the two surface-mountable brackets 18 and 20, a user can simply take the so removed pole 12 to an off-site where the new tissue rolls are stored and loads the new set of tissue rolls 301 to 305 onto the pole 12 there, comes back then respectively back engages the first end 14 and the second end 16 of the now loaded pole 12 with the first surface-mountable bracket 18 and the second surface-mountable bracket 20, and so on.

While illustrated with a case of five rolls, the proposed tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus 10 can clearly be extended to a capacity of any number of tissue rolls if so desired. It should also become clear by now that the present invention, with its various physical dimensions properly scaled, can be applied to the stacking and deployment of many other roll-shaped objects such as donuts, jewelry rings and wrist bands, etc. For those skilled in the art, the first surface-mountable bracket 18 and the second surface-mountable bracket 20 can be mounted onto the fixed surface 500 with numerous ways other than using the illustrated set of mounting screws 26. For example, The mounting can be effected with an expansion bolt in the case of a hollow wall, an adhesive pad, a vacuum suctioning cup or even a pair of velcro™ pads, having a piece of fabric of small hooks that sticks to a corresponding fabric of small loop, for an easily detachable mounting. The user-pluggable and removable handle element 24 can be implemented with a variety of ways. Similarly, numerous ways other than the illustrated restraining ring 40 can be employed as well to restrain the pole 12 from significant lateral motion while allowing it to longitudinally slide through. These will be presently illustrated. Furthermore, the pole 12 can be made of a plurality of joinable subsections for assembly at a point of use by the user hence offering a more compact product during shipment. This is illustrated in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B wherein the pole 12 is made of two joinable subsections 12a and 12b joined at a pole juncture 13. The joint can be of a variety such as a screw-on, a snap-on, a latch-on or a bonding type readily designable by those skilled in the art. The joint can even be made compressible, such as by employing two sleeve-fitting subsections each with a tubular structure for the pole 12 body joined with a compression spring. In this way, the length of the pole 12 can be temporarily shortened to further facilitate the replacement and removal of the pole 12 to and from the two surface-mountable brackets 18 and 20.

To further illustrate the broad scope of the various elements of the present invention, FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B and FIG. 2C respectively are an enlarged AREA-A of FIG. 1B illustrating a few more embodiments of the user-pluggable and removable handle element 24 for separating the deployed tissue roll R₁ 301 from the rest of the stackable tissue rolls R₂ 302, R₃ 303, R₄ 304 and R₅ 305. In FIG. 2A, the pole 12 is made of a pipe with an illustrated pipe section 34. The handle element 24 has a screw end that mates with a correspondingly threaded shell of the pipe section 34. During operation the handle element 24 can be turned thus plugged in or removed from the pole 12. For convenience, only a few threads should be implemented. In FIG. 2B the handle element 24 has a twist knob 24a and a plunger 24b with a keyed plunger end 24c. The knob end of the plunger 24b is further loosely wrapped in a compression spring 24d. Matching the keyed plunger end 24c is a keyed through hole 37c located on the pipe section 34 of the pole 12. For plugging the handle element 24 into the pole 12, a user holding the twist knob 24a would first orient it to line up the keyed plunger end 24c with the keyed through hole 37c. The user then pushes, while simultaneously compressing the compression spring 24d, the plunger 24b with the keyed plunger end 24c through the keyed through hole 37c till the keyed plunger end 24c emerges from the far side surface of the pipe section 34. The user can now lock the handle element 24 onto the pipe section 34 by twisting the twist knob 24a more or less 90 degrees to create an interference between the keyed plunger end 24c and the keyed through hole 37c locking and preventing the handle element 24 from backing out of the pipe section 34. By reversing the just described sequence the user can remove the handle element 24 from the pipe section 34. In FIG. 2C, the basically slidable snug fit between the plunger portion of the handle element 24 and a corresponding through hole on the pipe section 34 is further strengthened with a pair of leaf springs 25a and 25b located inside the pipe section 34 causing a corresponding increase in friction against a lateral sliding movement of the handle element 24. By now it should become clear that, within the scope of the present invention, numerous other ways can also be equivalently employed to implement the user-pluggable and removable handle element 24. For example while not shown here, the embodiment of FIG. 2B can be modified into another handle element having a movable keyed plunger end that can be articulated with the user's thumb into either a locked or an unlocked position with respect to the keyed through hole on the pipe section to effect the plugging and removal of the handle element.

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B illustrate alternative embodiments functionally equivalent to the restraining ring 40 and the stopping socket 44 together with their respective surface-mountable brackets 18 and 20 of FIG. 1A. In FIG. 3A the left side of the first surface-mountable bracket 18 ends with a restraining Ω-clip 42 for restraining the rod section 36 from a lateral movement while allowing it to freely slide through along a longitudinal direction. Additionally, by making the jaws of the restraining Ω-clip 42 elastically openable the whole pole 12 can be forcefully pulled away (to the left) from the first surface-mountable bracket 18 hence allowing an even easier way of loading and deploying the tissue rolls. Notice that the base of the first surface-mountable bracket 18 is affixed onto the fixed surface 500 via a pair of mounting adhesive pads 28a and 28b in this case. In FIG. 3B the left end of the second surface-mountable bracket 20 has a springy stopping mechanism 46 with a bottom stopping socket and two leaf springs for easy insertion and firm holding of the rod section 36 of the pole 12 while allowing a forceful pulling of the rod section 36 off from the springy stopping mechanism 46. More than two leaf springs can be used instead. Also, a mechanism similar to the one illustrated in FIG. 2B can alternatively be used for a twisting on/off of the rod section 36 from the second surface-mountable bracket 20. Notice that the base of the second surface-mountable bracket 20 is affixed onto the fixed surface 500 via an elastomeric mounting suction cup 30, assuming a sufficiently smooth surface in this case.

To illustrate the flexibility of mounting orientation of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a combination of perspective and sectional view of the present invention apparatus for storing and deploying numerous horizontally stacked tissue rolls. As signified by the “+” symbol for the direction of gravity, the tissue rolls are horizontally stacked along the horizontally disposed pole 12. Notice in this embodiment that the ends of the pole 12 are respectively engaged with the first surface-mountable bracket 18 and the second surface-mountable bracket 20 via the type of restraining Ω-clip 42. By now it should become clear that the fixed surface 500 can be a horizontal, a vertical or even a slanted surface other than a horizontal or a vertical surface. For those embodiments of the present invention wherein the pole 12 can longitudinally freely slide through the restraining ring 40, for example, all that is important is to provide the gravitationally lower surface-mountable bracket with a stopping socket type of mechanism for engaging and stopping a correspondingly engaged end of the pole 12.

FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B together illustrate a first embodiment of a detachable cosmetic enclosure. The cosmetic detachable enclosure 504, after its attachment to the first surface-mountable bracket 18 as shown in FIG. 5B, shields some or all of the reserve tissue rolls R₂ 302 to R₅ 305 from view and is therefore an optional element of the tissue roll stacking and deployment apparatus 10. The detachable enclosure 504 uses a cosmetic curtain 506 for this purpose. In FIG. 5A the free end of the first surface-mountable bracket 18 is shaped into a donut-like disk with a bracket attachment base 510 mounted thereon. Correspondingly, the detachable enclosure 504 has a curtain attachment band 512 for detachably attaching to the bracket attachment base 510 of the first surface-mountable bracket 18. The bracket attachment base 510 and the curtain attachment band 512 can be made of a pair of velcro™ pads or any other similarly functioning devices.

FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B together illustrate a second embodiment of the detachable cosmetic enclosure. To effect the attachment to the fixed surface 500, the detachable enclosure 504 is equipped with two substantially rectangular-shaped curtain attachment pads 508a and 508b. Correspondingly, the fixed surface 500 is provided with two similarly shaped wall attachment bases 502a and 502b. Likewise, the curtain attachment pad 508a and the wall attachment base 502a, etc. can be made of a pair of velcro™ pads or any other similarly functioning devices. Otherwise, the usage procedure and the functionality are similar to those of FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B. Within the scope and spirit of the present invention, numerous variations of the embodiments should be readily apparent. For example, the shape and size of the curtain attachment band 512, the bracket attachment base 510, the curtain attachment pad 508a and the wall attachment base 502a can be easily modified while accomplishing the same functionality. For another example, the free end shape and size of the first surface-mountable bracket 18 can also be properly modified without impacting the intended functionality.

As described with numerous exemplary embodiments, an open structure apparatus is proposed for storing and deploying a plurality of stackable roll-shaped objects such as tissue rolls for installation and use near a fixed surface of various orientations. A subset of the stackable roll-shaped objects can be easily deployed for use. The apparatus is simple and low cost, affording a flexible installation environment and easiness of use while made cosmetically pleasing if so desired. However, for those skilled in this field, these exemplary embodiments can be easily adapted and modified to suit additional applications without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention. Thus, it is to be understood that the scope of the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements based upon the same operating principle. The scope of the claims, therefore, should be accorded the broadest interpretations so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.

Claims

1. An apparatus for storing and deploying for use, near a fixed surface, a plurality of stackable roll-shaped objects R1, R2,..., RN with N>=2, wherein the roll-shaped objects R1, R2,..., RM, with M<N, are deployable for use, the apparatus comprising:

(a) a pole having a first end and a second end defining a pole length sufficiently long for piercing through and holding said plurality of stackable objects R1, R2,..., RN;

(b) a first surface-mountable bracket and a second surface-mountable bracket for, after being respectively mounted on said fixed surface, respectively engaging the first end and the second end of said pole with held plurality of stackable roll-shaped objects while allowing a later removal of said pole from the two surface-mountable brackets; and

(c) said pole further comprises, near a demarcation between roll-shaped objects RM and RM+1, a user-pluggable and user-removable handle element thereon, projecting in a direction generally perpendicular to the pole, said handle element for separating the set of deployable objects R1, R2,... RM from said plurality of stackable objects R1, R2,..., RN

thereby forming an open structure facilitating the ongoing usage of said deployable objects R1, R2,... RM and replenishment thereof from the remaining stackable objects RM+1, R2,..., RN.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein, owing to the removability of said pole from said two surface-mountable brackets, upon using up an old set of objects R1, R2,..., RN a new set of objects R1, R2,..., RN can be installed, after removal of said pole from the two surface-mountable brackets, by an off-site loading of said new set of objects R1, R2,..., RN onto said pole followed by respectively back engaging the first end and the second end of the loaded pole with the first surface-mountable bracket and the second surface-mountable bracket.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of said two surface-mountable brackets further comprises a mounting means for mounting said each bracket on said fixed surface.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said pole further comprises a plurality of joinable subsections for assembly at a point of use by the user thereby providing a more compact product during shipment.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein, for the case of an about horizontal orientation of the installed pole, at least one of the two surface-mountable brackets further comprises a restraining means for restraining said pole from significant lateral motion while allowing said pole to longitudinally slide there through.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein, for the case of an other than about horizontal orientation of the installed pole, the gravitationally lower surface-mountable bracket further comprises a stopping means thereby engaging and stopping a correspondingly engaged end of said pole from both significant lateral movement there from and from longitudinally sliding there through.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein at least one pair of neighboring subsections are joined together with a compressible means making the length of said pole compressible thereby facilitating the removal of said pole from said two surface-mountable brackets.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of said roll-shaped objects is a donut or a jewelry ring.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of said roll-shaped objects is a tissue roll with a supporting core.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said tissue roll further includes its shipping wrap and, correspondingly, at least one end of said pole further comprises a sharp tip for poking through the shipping wrap thereby facilitating the loading of said stackable roll-shaped objects R1, R2,..., RN onto the apparatus for storage.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said demarcation between roll-shaped objects RM and RM+1 further comprises a longitudinal clearance zone sufficient for finger access to reach and remove the shipping wraps during the deployment of said roll-shaped objects R1, R2,..., RM.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said demarcation between roll-shaped objects RM and RM+1 further comprises a longitudinal clearance zone sufficient for finger access to reach and tear off the supporting core of an empty tissue roll from the pole.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 optionally further comprises:

(a) a wall attachment base for the user to affix to an area of said fixed surface near the roll-shaped object RN; and

(b) a detachable enclosure means for the user to attach to said wall attachment base thereby forming a detachable cosmetic enclosure of the roll-shaped objects RM+1, RM+2,., RN.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein one of said surface-mountable brackets, located next to the roll-shaped object RN, optionally further comprises a bracket attachment base thereon and, correspondingly, the apparatus further comprises a detachable enclosure means for the user to attach to said bracket attachment base thereby forming a detachable cosmetic enclosure of the roll-shaped objects RM+1, RM+2,..., RN.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the structure of said pole further comprises a pipe.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein M equals 1 or 2.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said fixed surface is essentially a horizontal or a vertical surface.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said fixed surface is a slanted surface other than a horizontal or a vertical surface.