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US 2012/0097790 A1Published application
Roll holder with internal fragrance dispenser
AssigneeFollow Thru, LLC
InventorsYaVaughnie Wilkins, Anthony Montoya
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Abstract
A tissue roll holder includes an interior ventilated chamber holding potpourri or other scented products, a spring-loaded spindle and spacers for holding the interior surface of a tissue roll spaced apart from the chamber.
Claims20
A roll holder for holding roll products, comprising:
- a tubular spindle closed at both ends thereof to provide a chamber therebetween in an interior of the spindle, the chamber being in fluid communication with an exterior of the spindle via a plurality of openings;
- a plurality of stand-offs fixed to the spindle around an outer periphery thereof, configured to hold an interior surface of a cylinder in a spaced-apart relation to the spindle thereby providing a gap facilitating fluid communication between the chamber and an exterior of the cylinder;
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- a terminal piece moveably attached to at least one end of the spindle, configured to permit temporary compression of opposing terminals of the spindle along a longitudinal axis thereof, thereby enabling insertion of the spindle into fixed receivers for the opposing terminals.
1 more element
The roll holder of claim 18, further comprising a second compression spring disposed between the spindle and the second terminal piece, urging the second terminal piece outward along the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.