Row Patents (Class 242/594.5)
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Patent number: 9661959Abstract: A toilet paper holding device for efficiently storing toilet paper in an organized manner. The toilet paper holding device includes a baseplate that can be mounted to a wall or other support surface via one or more fasteners, such as screws. The baseplate includes one or more telescopic arms extending therefrom. The telescopic arms can be extended or retracted in length so as to hold a desired number of toilet paper rolls thereon. In embodiments having several arms, the arms are substantially parallel to one another and are separated by a space. The telescopic arms can be removably secured to the baseplate via a threaded connection. In this way, the toilet paper holding device allows a user to store a number of toilet paper rolls in an organized manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Inventor: Gary Prior
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Patent number: 9198545Abstract: A dispenser for personal sanitary wipes is suspended below a toilet paper roll by hooking into one or both sides of the core tube of a toilet paper roll at the same time that the toilet paper roll is mounted on a toilet paper spindle. In order to reduce friction as the toilet paper roll rotates, the dispenser may have wheels or rollers mounted on arm(s) that extend into the core tube.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Inventor: Nicholas D'Angelo
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Publication number: 20150069172Abstract: A flushable wipe dispenser is insertable into a standard toilet paper roll and holder. The assembled toilet paper roll and device are positioned onto a standard toilet roll holder, allowing for convenient and space-saving access to flushable wipes. The dispenser allows the user to easily draw-out a moist wipe from a convenient location at the center of the toilet roll tube. The convenient location better enables easy usage of the toilet paper and moist wipes by the consumer and with a less visibly obtrusive moist wipe container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventor: Ryan E. Bricker
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Publication number: 20140263815Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to cable assemblies that generally include a first cable and a second cable. The first cable includes a first elongated cord defining two ends, a first connector mounted with respect to one end of the first elongated cord, and a first bare cable defining an opposing end of the first elongated cord. The second cable includes a second elongated cord defining two ends, a second connector mounted with respect to one end of the second elongated cord, and a second bare cable defining an opposing end of the second elongated cord. The cable assemblies generally include a coupler element for detachably securing the first cable relative to the second cable with the first bare cable and the second connector in a juxtaposed relation. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to systems and methods of cable assembly packaging and payout.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: ORTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Gregg J. LaFontaine, Adam Murano
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Patent number: 8746606Abstract: The electrical cord organization box includes a lid that secures atop said box. The box includes an array of helical cones that have a curvature ideal for winding and unwinding cables or wires thereon, which prevents unwanted tangling or slipping. The box includes along the front surface and the rear surface a plurality of slots that are aligned adjacent each helical cone, and which have a curvature that secures the respective wire or cable to the surface of the box. The box is placed adjacent a plurality of electrical devices so as to provide a means to organize and store excess cable or wire lengths associated with the electrical devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Inventor: Secreen Murray
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Publication number: 20140138472Abstract: A roll stand assembly for processing a sheet product with a plurality of rolls on a frame. A first roll has a first sheet engaging surface and a first shaft assembly. A second roll has a second sheet engaging surface and a second shaft assembly. The first and second rolls are relatively movable between: a) an operating relationship; and b) an open relationship. A safety assembly prevents inadvertent changing of the first and second rolls from the open relationship into the operating relationship. The safety assembly includes a first chuck component mounted for movement relative to the frame between: a) a running position wherein the safety assembly is in a disengaged state; and b) a lockout position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Processing Technologies International, LLCInventors: Dana R. Hanson, Mitchell L. Gritzner
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Publication number: 20140091169Abstract: A packaging arrangement for telecommunications cabling is disclosed herein. The packaging arrangement includes a modular spool assembly defined by a first flange, an opposing second flange, and a spool hub separating the first flange from the second flange, wherein a telecommunications cable may be wound between the first and second flanges. Each flange defines a first cable contact side, a second cable-end storage side, and an opening allowing the telecommunications cable to pass from the first side to the second side, the second side defining a storage compartment for storing an end of the telecommunications cable passing through the opening in the flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Inventor: Michael James Ott
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Publication number: 20130056577Abstract: A toolbox 1 with integrated cable reel dispenser including an extendable frame 2 for mounting pole 3 horizontally on mounts 4 and 5. A cable reel 6 can be positioned on pole 3 to assist in the unwinding/pay-off of cable from the reel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Inventor: John Paul Wasellas
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Publication number: 20110095119Abstract: A cable coiling apparatus includes a main body and a resilient cover. The main body has a base and a top cap with a central post extending therebetween. The cover has a top surface and an opposing bottom surface with an outer lip formed along a perimeter outer edge and an inner lip projecting from an inner edge, the inner lip being received within a channel of the top cap so as to secure the cover to the top cap. The cover is movable between a first position in which the cover has a substantially concave shape so that the outer lip presses against the base, and a second position in which the cover has a substantially convex shape so that the central post is freely exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventor: John P. Thorn
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Publication number: 20110011318Abstract: A spool holder includes a spool holder base to which a plurality of thread spools is attachable, and a support base having a pivoting member. The spool holder base is a divided spool holder base and includes a first spool holder base having one end pivotally mounted on the pivoting member so that the first base is swingable, a second spool holder base continuous to the other end of the first base and a connection connecting the first and second bases. The divided spool holder base is switchable between a storage position where the spool holder bases are adjacent so as to be parallel to each other and a use position where the first base is swung about the pivoting member and the second base is swung so that the spool holder bases are spread so as to be nonparallel to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroaki FUKAO
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Patent number: 7658345Abstract: A fiber axis cart includes a series of spools arranged side-by-side on a common shaft where the spools may be locked to turn with the shaft, or they may be made to turn independent of the shaft. A cable is wound onto the spools. The cable winding progresses to the next spool at each access point on the cable. Cable slack for working on each access point is obtained by unlocking the spools and allowing the spools to rotate with respect to an adjacent spool.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Ray Wells, Larry Sorenson
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Publication number: 20090230232Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dispenser of products in roll form. The dispenser contains a first inner space for containing a first roll, a first aperture in the form of a slot parallel to the axis of the first roll, as stored in the first inner space, and at least one second inner space intended for storing a second roll, the axis of which is parallel to that of the first roll. The dispenser also contains a second aperture having a slot parallel to the axis of the second roll for the exit of one end of the second roll, with the slot having a length smaller than the width of the second roll, in order to brake the unwinding of the second roll. Additionally, the dispenser may contain a third aperture in the form of a slot parallel to the axis of the second roll and capable of being used alternatively to the second aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCEInventors: Maurice ZUGER, Jean-Louis NEVEU, Nicolas POMMIER, Nourddine SMAILI
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Patent number: 7533847Abstract: A storage rack for an irrigation system, comprising at least a first pair of parallel rails arranged on a first substantially horizontal plane, operatively arranged to hold at least one spool, at least a second pair of parallel rails arranged on a second substantially horizontal plane, the plane located beneath the first plane, and the second pair of parallel rails located directly beneath the at least first pair of parallel rails, the second pair of parallel rails operatively arranged to hold at least one spool, cranking means operatively arranged to selectively engage and simultaneously drive two spools, where one of the two spools is located on one of the at least first pair of parallel rails, and a second of the two spools is located on one of the at least second pair of parallel rails.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2007Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Rain King, Inc.Inventor: Scott P. VeRost
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Patent number: 7481395Abstract: A bathroom accessory adapted to connect with a bathroom tissue roll trunnion and support a container of wipes is disclosed. The bathroom accessory may include first and second brackets connected with and extending upward from a base. The first and second brackets can be adapted to connect with a tissue trunnion, and the base can be adapted to support a container of wipes thereon. Embodiments of the bathroom accessory can be configured structural features to provide a keyed engagement a wipe container to help ensure that a particular type of wipe container is used with the wipe container holder. Other embodiments include features that may help secure the wipe container in a particular position on the wipe container holder. Further, embodiments of the wipe container holder can also be used when toilet training an individual.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2008Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Anthony Rogers
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Patent number: 7410052Abstract: A portable free-standing kit which can serve as a functional trial product, particularly for children, includes a combination of dry toilet paper and moist wipes. A roll of toilet paper is rotatably mounted on a functional spindle housed within the kit. The moist wipes are provided in a container which is supported by either a shelf or the bottom of the kit.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2005Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: James Jeffrey Cook, Richard Stephen Holschuh, Craig William Kirouac, Benjamin Charles Sarbo, Heather Anne Sorebo
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Patent number: 7374128Abstract: A toilet paper dispenser that is configured to retain and subsequently dispense a plurality of toilet paper rolls. The toilet paper dispenser further includes a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls that are configured to create a container that is generally rectangular in shape having an interior volume. Contiguously mounted to the front wall proximate the upper portion of the container is a door hingedly mounted to allow access to the interior volume for loading of toilet paper rolls. An access flap is mounted generally beneath the door contiguous with the front wall and is hingedly mounted to provide access to the interior volume for retrieval of depleted toilet paper rolls. The access flap further includes a slot that is configured to dispense sheets of toilet paper from the adjacent toilet paper roll substantially disposed within the interior volume of the container.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2006Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Inventors: Roy D. Hendrix, Alexis Hendrix
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Patent number: 7357350Abstract: A bathroom accessory adapted to connect with a bathroom tissue roll trunnion and support a container of wipes is disclosed. The bathroom accessory may include first and second brackets connected with and extending upward from a base. The first and second brackets can be adapted to connect with a tissue trunnion, and the base can be adapted to support a container of wipes thereon. Embodiments of the bathroom accessory can be configured structural features to provide a keyed engagement a wipe container to help ensure that a particular type of wipe container is used with the wipe container holder. Other embodiments include features that may help secure the wipe container in a particular position on the wipe container holder. Further, embodiments of the wipe container holder can also be used when toilet training an individual.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble CompanyInventor: Anthony Rogers
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Patent number: 7222817Abstract: A cart handle cover system includes a roll of cart handle covers contained within a dispenser for dispensing the covers from the roll. One or more rolls of covers are rotatingly positioned about a roll support rod inside the dispenser. The dispenser includes a dispensing slot near the top on one side of the dispenser. When the roll of covers is advanced through the dispensing slot, a user can peel one of the covers from the roll for application to a cart handle. Accordingly, a sanitary barrier for protecting customers' hands from potential contaminants on a shopping cart handle can be conveniently provided to customers in a retail store.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2004Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Inventor: Claude A. Stringer
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Patent number: 7219852Abstract: In one embodiment, a dispenser for dispensing rolls of sheet material is provided. The dispenser includes a housing configured to rotationally support a primary roll of sheet material and a backup roll of sheet material inside the housing. The housing also includes an exit port. The dispenser further includes a dispensing control member moveably positioned substantially within and partially blocking the exit port. The dispensing control member is configured to substantially restrict rotation of the backup roll of sheet material prior to substantial depletion of the primary roll of sheet material.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Paul Francis Tramontina, Richard Paul Lewis
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Patent number: 7185841Abstract: A dispenser for hygiene paper is proposed which makes available dry toilet paper and dispenses moistened hygiene paper. For this purpose, the dispenser contains a housing, a roll holder for the hygiene paper, a unit for the moistening with a liquid container, a moistening roll and at least one liquid tank which communicate with one another and a unit for the dispensing with a transport roll for the hygiene paper which is in contact with the moistening roll with an intermediate layer of the hygiene paper. The dispenser can be divided into a base housing and an insertion part. The advantage of the dispenser consists of commercially available toilet paper being made available and of moistened hygiene paper being dispensed in a specific length or in any desired length and of the dispenser being made simply and being easy to handle.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2002Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Inventor: Werner Kaufmann
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Patent number: 6959891Abstract: A dispenser for storing and dispensing rolled sheet material is provided. The dispenser has a housing which holds at least one roll of sheet material therein. The housing has a portion of an outer surface which is positioned against a support surface. The housing also has an opening defined by a perimeter configured to provide two hub positions. The dispenser also has a hub configured to receive at least one roll of sheet material. The hub has a first end and a second end. The first end is positioned to extend through at least a portion of one hub position. The hub has a flange which is positioned radially around at least a portion of the hub near the second end. The flange has a perimeter which is larger than the perimeter of the hub positions, and is supported against the outer surface of the housing. The hub is configured to be positioned to hold one of a jumbo roll, a mid-sized roll, and a stub roll.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2002Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: David W. Kapiloff, Stephen L. Phelps, William G. Haen, Troy E. Westcott, Paul A. Haase
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Patent number: 6945493Abstract: Each of a pair of secondary spindle support holders has an upper end with an upper aperture adapted to receive there through a primary spindle. Each support holder has an intermediate aperture adapted to receive and support a secondary spindle for supporting a secondary roll of toilet paper. A lower cross bar and an intermediate cross bar are coupled to the support holders.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Inventor: Elaine Gottesman
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Patent number: 6905089Abstract: A wire reel mounted on a support having a pivoting brake arm with improved brake pads at one end and an enclosed eyelet at a second end. A separate L-bar is also mounted on the support and includes an eyehook aligned with the eyelet to further smoothly guide the wire being withdrawn from the reel. A number of wire reels having pivoting brake arms and L-bars may be rotatably mounted on the support. The support may take the form of a movable cart with a number of reels rotatably mounted on a top surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2004Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: SOL Telecommunications Services INCInventors: Hector M. Solis, Robert S. Zapata
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Patent number: 6834827Abstract: A wiring cart for use by electricians is provided whose wire collator outlet from which the wires are drawn is adjustable relative to the position of the conduit opening through which the wires are to be pulled. Such adjustability is provided in one embodiment by adjustable legs that vary the height of at least one end of wire cart. The frame of the wire cart is constructed to allow the cart to be stood on end to aid in the installation of wires through a junction box or in overhead installations. Adjustable wall spacers may also be included to provide a fixed relative positioning relative to the wall. Modular expansion of the number of spools from which wire may be pulled is also provided by stacking, vertically or horizontally, a number of such wire carts. Portability is facilitated by wheels on which the wire cart may be rolled.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2002Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Inventor: Scott Burkitt
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Publication number: 20040206848Abstract: An unwinding system for handling reels of tissue, which for each laminar ply of tissue to be applied consists of two reel-carrier units onto which are mounted the respective reels, one of which supplies the laminar band for processing, whilst the other remains on stand-by to be spliced onto the processing line when the supply reel runs out, with the reel-carriers capable of vertical displacement, for the separate positioning of the respective reels, one in the upper part and the other in the lower part, for the preparation of the stand-by reel whilst the other is in the operating stage; with the reels mounted in the reel-carriers by means of attachment cones, by means of which unwinding rotation is controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2003Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventor: Manuel Torres Martinez
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Publication number: 20040031837Abstract: A dispensing system including a plurality of covered dispensers and an uncovered dispenser for readily dispensing sheet materials in a rapid and safe fashion. Each covered dispenser includes: a tray surface, arcuate in cross-section, for receiving a roll of sheet material; a cutting surface fixedly attached to a front edge of the tray; a counterweighted cover, having a front edge and a back edge, with an offset pivot point above the principal rotational axis of the tray; the counterweight being integral to the back edge of the cover; and a blade guard fixedly attached to the cover on a side opposite the counterweight. Each uncovered dispenser includes: a dowel support; and a dowel, whereby a roll of sheet material is mountable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventor: Arkady Portnoy
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Publication number: 20040026558Abstract: A cable management system includes a horizontal support assembly (1) and a cable holder assembly (5). The cable holder assembly (5) consists of a cable holder (3) with hooks (8) and a cable holder cover (4). Excess cable, wire, line or cord is wrapped around the cable holder (3) and the cable holder cover (4) is installed. The cable holder assembly (5) is then hooked onto the horizontal support assembly (1). The cable management system manages, organizes, stores, protects and support the cables along a horizontal plane. Any cable holder assembly can be removed without disturbing the other cables. The system includes end pads (25), suction cups (26), top brackets (33), side brackets (38) and hanger brackets (41). Combined with the adjustable-length horizontal support assembly (1), these connectors allow the system to be installed on a wide variety of vertical (44) and horizontal (45) surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Inventor: Steven Charles Murphy
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Publication number: 20030234317Abstract: A wiring cart for use by electricians is provided whose wire collator outlet from which the wires are drawn is adjustable relative to the position of the conduit opening through which the wires are to be pulled. Such adjustability is provided in one embodiment by adjustable legs that vary the height of at least one end of wire cart. The frame of the wire cart is constructed to allow the cart to be stood on end to aid in the installation of wires through a junction box or in overhead installations. Adjustable wall spacers may also be included to provide a fixed relative positioning relative to the wall. Modular expansion of the number of spools from which wire may be pulled is also provided by stacking, vertically or horizontally, a number of such wire carts. Portability is facilitated by wheels on which the wire cart may be rolled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventor: Scott Burkitt
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Patent number: 6595463Abstract: A large printer comprises a paper feeding unit in which at least one roll of paper and at least one sheet of paper including a stiff carton to be supplied are loaded, the paper feeding unit being located at a height that enables a user standing in front of the printer to execute the paper feeding process including replacement of the roll paper and setting the sheet of paper. A printing unit is located below the paper feeding unit. A discharged paper stacking unit is located below the printing unit. A paper feeding path extends from the paper feeding unit to the discharged paper stacking unit via the printing unit so as to be substantially straight. The feeding unit includes at least a pair of spindle receptacles into which both ends of an elongated spindle, on which a paper roll is mounted, are inserted.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2001Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kenichi Miyazaki
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Patent number: 6513742Abstract: A thread cassette in the form of a cassette-like plastic box adapted for holding two bobbins of thread. Once assembled with the bobbins disposed therein, the cassette cannot be reopened. The cassette casing enables thread therein to be easily and readily dispensed on demand. The plastic box features an integral cylindrical element which fits a standard sewing machine spool spindle. A single-bobbin casing is another embodiment of the invention. The two-bobbin embodiment may be used for supplying thread to a two-needle sewing machine.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2001Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Inventor: Charles Watson
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Patent number: 6460799Abstract: A toilet paper holding device for releasably securing a spare roll of toilet paper to a spindle includes a tubular member is which elongated and has a first end and a second end. The tubular member has a pair of apertures extending therethrough. Each of the apertures is positioned adjacent to one of the first and second ends.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2002Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Inventor: Richard T. Ryan
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Publication number: 20020139885Abstract: A thread cassette in the form of a cassette-like plastic box adapted for holding two bobbins of thread. Once assembled with the bobbins disposed therein, the cassette cannot be reopened. The cassette casing enables thread therein to be easily and readily dispensed on demand. The plastic box features an integral cylindrical element which fits a standard sewing machine spool spindle. A single-bobbin casing is another embodiment of the invention. The two-bobbin embodiment may be used for supplying thread to a two-needle sewing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Inventor: Charles Watson
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Publication number: 20020109036Abstract: Apparatus for dispensing paper from rolls which feeds continuously, roll to roll, and does not require extra procedure to bring stub roll into position. The apparatus has means for holding and positioning at least first and second rolls of paper with respect to each other; means for dispensing paper from the first roll; means for dispensing paper from the first and second rolls simultaneously when the first roll reduces to a predetermined diameter of paper, means for positioning the depleted first roll for replacement without the necessity of removing the second roll; and means for dispensing from the second and replacement rolls simultaneously when the second roll reduces to a predetermined diameter of paper. The apparatus also has a capacity-change based proximity sensor comprising a circuit according to a balanced bridge principle where detection is based on detecting a phase difference, which depends upon the amount of detected capacitance difference or change.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2001Publication date: August 15, 2002Inventors: Dennis Joseph Denen, Craig D. Yardley, Joshua Michael Broehl, Robert James Hayes, John Joseph Knittle, Brian Kenneth Linstedt, Gregory James Merz, John R. Moody
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Patent number: 6409120Abstract: The invention comprises a method and apparatus for more efficiently and easily dispensing paper products, such as toilet tissue, from commercial wall mounted dispensers. The invention may comprise spring loaded projections on the interior of the housing that are adapted to receive and suspend within the housing rolls of paper tissue. Doors within the housing are configured to allow insertion of a new roll of paper into the dispenser when located in the open position; further, such doors suspend the tail of the paper roll for easy access to the tissue user when the doors are in the closed position. An accessory feature facilitates the dispensing of a stub roll or partially consumed roll, as well as a new roll, upon reloading of the dispenser. One or more windows are provided to enable maintenance personnel to determine when reloading the dispenser is required.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2000Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Paul F. Tramontina, Stephen L. Phelps
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Patent number: 6382552Abstract: A dispenser for moist tissue is provided including a housing formed of two housing sections for a moist tissue roll, a dispenser slit having a stepped inner surface configuration and a retaining latch. The retaining latch limits the degree of opening of the housing sections which are joined by a hinge. The dispenser is positioned for use by two arms attached to a housing section.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2000Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: DeWitt J. Paul, Barry E. Williams
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Patent number: 6378800Abstract: A paper holding device for holding at least two rolls of paper has a first roll carrying assembly and a second roll carrying assembly, the first and second roll carrying assemblies including first and second pegs that enable either of the first or second roll carrying assemblies is mountable upon a paper holding bracket. The first or second roll carrying assemblies are connected by first and second support arms that removably engage a groove in the first and second pegs. When the first roll carrying assembly is mounted on the paper holding bracket, the first and second support arms support the second roll carrying assembly in an orientation that is generally horizontal, such that the first and second roll carrying assembles are useful for supporting and dispensing, together, at least two rolls of paper.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2001Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Inventor: Surasak Apichom