Transformable Dispenser
OwnerPaul Omdoll, Brian Albrecht +1inventors
InventorsPaul Omdoll, Brian Albrecht, Scott Collins
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Abstract
A transformable towel dispenser is presented that can be quickly transformed from a low profile shipping form into full, ready to dispense form in a substantially tool free manner. The transformability of the dispenser allows the dispenser to be shipped and stored in much smaller space than that for ready to dispense units. Alternatively, more dispensers can be shipped in the same volume container.
Claims20
A dispenser comprising:
- a set of panels that, when assembled together, form a dispenser housing into which paper goods to be dispensed may be loaded;
- and
- wherein the set of panels are configured to be arranged in a substantially flat orientation when not in assembled form.
A dispenser for dispensing sheet paper products comprising:
- a base for mounting the dispenser to a substantially flat surface;
- a pair of opposing side panels defining a depth of the dispenser and configured to snap-fit into engagement with the base;
- a bottom panel having an opening therein and configured to snap into engagement with said base;
- and
- a cover panel removably connectable to said bottom panel;
- and
- wherein the dispenser is selectively transformable from a first shipping form to a second dispensing form.
A method for placing a towel dispenser into use, comprising:
- unloading an at least partially disassembled towel dispenser from a storage container;
- and
- connecting, without the use of tools, the disassembled components of the towel dispenser so that the towel dispenser is in a ready-for-dispensing form, wherein the towel dispenser, when assembled, occupies a volume that is at least twenty-five percent greater than the volume occupied by the at least partially disassembled towel dispenser.
A method of dispensing a power towel, comprising:
- unloading an at least partially disassembled towel dispenser from a storage container;
- connecting, without the use of tools, the disassembled components of the towel dispenser so that the towel dispenser forms a housing for containing a stack of paper towels to be dispensed;
- at least partially filling the housing with paper towels;
- attaching a faceplate to the housing corresponding to the type of paper towels contained within the housing, the faceplate having an opening therethrough;
- and
- withdrawing a paper towel from the housing through the opening formed in the faceplate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.