US 2009/0266930 A1Published application

Dual roll toilet tissue dispenser

AssigneeDispensing Dynamics International

InventorsMatthew Friesen, Bradley Friesen, John Friesen, Andrew Jackman, Alexander Tramploski

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Abstract

A two-roll dispenser is disclosed for a plurality of rolls of products, in one embodiment a plurality of toilet paper rolls. The operation of resetting the device to accept replacement rolls of product is achieved by opening the casing. The seer mechanism is also disclosed in one form maintaining a secondary roll of product in a reserve position until a primary roll of product is substantially consumed. The seer mechanism is also disclosed in another form maintaining a casing door in a reserve position until a primary roll of product is substantially consumed. In one form, rolls of product having a partial or split core are utilized to achieve the objects of this disclosure.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A paper product dispenser for dispensing toilet paper rolls comprising a primary roll having an outer surface and a secondary roll wherein the dispenser comprises:

a. a frame comprising a face side;
b. a lateral extension having a face side, a back side, and a first end, the lateral extension coupled at the first end to the face side of the frame;
c. a primary roll support fixedly coupled to the lateral extension and extending transversely from the face side of the lateral extension, operatively configured to support the primary roll;
d. a secondary roll support coupled to the lateral extension, configured to support the secondary roll, wherein the secondary roll support extends transversely from the face side of the lateral extension;
e. a swing arm extending transversely from the lateral extension wherein the swing arm is configured to engage the outer surface of the primary roll positioned upon the primary roll support and reposition toward the radial center of the primary roll of product as the product disposed upon the primary roll is consumed;
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f. a release latch coupled to the swing arm and operatively configured to deny a user access to the secondary roll until the primary roll is substantially consumed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.