Systems and methods for accessibly positioned sanitizing materials
Assigneesimplehuman, LLC
InventorsFrank Yang, Joseph Sandor, Myk Wayne Lum, Adam C. Wade
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Abstract
Accessibly positioned sanitizing materials can include paper towels and sanitizing sprays. A paper towel holder with a central support to hold a roll of paper towels can allow spinning dispensing of paper towels. The central support can also function separately as a removable disinfectant sprayer, enabling a user to carry and store paper towels and disinfecting solution in the same location, and providing a disinfecting sprayer nearby when paper towels are used to clean a surface. The structure described can also house other fluids for spraying.
Claims21
A dispensing system configured to dispense both liquid and paper towels, the dispensing system comprising:
- a base with an upper surface comprising an area sufficiently wide to be configured to support a standard paper towel roll;
- a liquid dispenser comprising a sprayer and an elongate receptacle configured to hold a liquid cleaning material, the liquid dispenser having an axial length and a maximum horizontal width, the maximum horizontal width of the liquid dispenser being sufficiently small to be configured to fit within the standard paper towel roll;
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- a holder configured to removably attach the elongate receptacle to the base, the holder comprising a releasable attachment with a spring or latch configured to accept a pushing force to separate the liquid dispenser from the holder.
A dispensing system configured to dispense both liquid and paper towels, the dispensing system comprising:
- a base with an upper surface comprising an area sufficiently wide to be configured to support a standard paper towel roll;
- a liquid dispenser comprising a sprayer, an elongate receptacle, and a handle positioned above the sprayer, the liquid dispenser being configured to hold a liquid cleaning material, the liquid dispenser having an axial length and a maximum horizontal width, the maximum horizontal width of the liquid dispenser being sufficiently small to be configured to fit within the standard paper towel roll;
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- a holder configured to removably attach the elongate receptacle to the base, the holder comprising a releasable attachment with a spring or latch;
- wherein the handle is configured to permit a user to lift and carry the dispensing system when the liquid dispenser is attached to the base.
A portable dispensing system configured to dispense both liquid and paper towels, the dispensing system comprising:
- a base with an upper surface comprising an area sufficiently wide to be configured to vertically support a standard paper towel roll, the base being sufficiently heavy to resist tipping of the portable dispensing system when contacted by external forces commonly encountered in kitchen or other household counter-top situations;
- a liquid dispenser comprising a sprayer and an elongate receptacle, the liquid dispenser being configured to hold a liquid cleaning material, the liquid dispenser having an axial length and a maximum horizontal width, the maximum horizontal width of the liquid dispenser being sufficiently small to be configured to fit within the standard paper towel roll;
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- a handle located in an upper region of the dispensing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.