Case for housing a paper towel

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Description

The present article is a case for housing a roll-typed paper towel. The article is made of wood, metal, or synthetic resin material. The article is provided with a slot for pulling out the paper towel and an ellipsoidal hole for pressing the paper towel, on the cylindrical wall thereof. One end of the article is opened, and a screw-typed cover plate is screwed into the one end. In use, the paper towel is housed within the case, and is pulled out from the slot, and then, while pressing the top wall thereof with the first, the second, the third and the little fingers of the left hand, the thumb is inserted into the hole to press the paper towel, and the paper towel is cut off at the line of weakening. Under certain circumstances, the paper towel may be cut off with one hand. Further, either of the fingers may be inserted into the ellipsoidal hole to carry the article to the desired place.

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a case for housing a paper towel showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof, the left side being identical in appearance;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a horizontal cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line I—I of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line II—II of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a top, front, and right side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a top, front, and right side perspective view thereof, with the broken-line disclosure being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a case for housing a paper towel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D551477
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 1, 2005
Date of Patent: Sep 25, 2007
Inventor: Kiku Kikuchi (Kushiro-shi)
Primary Examiner: Brian N Vinson
Attorney: Griffin & Szipl, P.C.
Application Number: 29/235,286
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/522