Toilet paper dispenser
AssigneeHandy Tissue, LLC
InventorsDAVID C. YOCOM, CANDICE B. YOCOM
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Abstract
A toilet paper dispenser is disclosed in which the dispenser does not need to be mounted to the wall or placed on the floor. The dispenser is typically made of a one-piece construction that installs easily to any existing toilet by way of the mounting bolt for the toilet seat. The toilet paper dispenser adjustably rotates between an extended position alongside the toilet seat and a storage position behind the toilet seat and under the toilet tank. The inventive toilet paper dispenser can receive any size roll of toilet paper, and loads by sliding the roll over the open end of the dispenser. A modified bolt hole can allow the dispenser to be installed and secured in place on the mounting bolt without the need of a retaining nut.
Claims8
A toilet paper dispenser Which is rotatable for storage behind the toilet seat when not in use, the dispenser comprising:
- a) a proximal horizontal segment for mounting to a toilet bowl fixture via a mounting bob of a toilet seat, the proximal horizontal segment including a bolt hole for receiving the mounting bolt, the bolt hole comprising:
- i) an upper ledge;
- ii) a lower ledge;
- iii) an upper transverse wall;
- iv) a lower transverse wall;
- v) an upper straight wall;
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- vi) a lower straight wall,
- wherein the upper transverse wall and the lower transverse wall form a transverse cylinder centered about an axis A of the bolt hole, wherein the upper straight wall and a lower straight wall form a straight cylinder centered about an axis B of the bolt hole, wherein each ledge engages the screw threads of the mounting bolt when the mounting bolt is aligned with axis B, and wherein the bolt hole allows the dispenser to be installed and secured in place on the mounting bolt without the need of a retaining nut;
- b) descending segment;
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- c) a distal horizontal segment for receiving a roll of toilet paper, wherein segments (a)-(c) are made of a single piece construction.
In an apparatus to be secured to the threaded shaft of a mounting bolt, a bolt hole for securing the apparatus to the mounting bolt without the need of a retaining nut, the bolt hole comprising:
- i) an upper ledge;
- ii) a lower ledge;
- iii) an upper transverse wall;
- iv) a lower transverse wall;
- v) an upper straight wall;
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- vi) a lower straight wall, wherein the upper transverse wall and the lower transverse wall form a transverse cylinder centered about an axis A of the bolt hole, wherein the upper straight wall and a lower straight wall form a straight cylinder centered about an axis B of the bolt hole, wherein each ledge engages the screw threads of the mounting bolt when the mounting halt is aligned with axis B, and wherein the bolt hole allows the apparatus to be installed and secured in place on the mounting bolt without the need of a retaining nut.
A method of mounting an apparatus to a mounting bolt without the need of a retaining nut, the apparatus including a bolt hole comprising an upper transverse wall and a lower transverse wall thrilling a transverse cylinder centered about an axis A of the bolt hole, an upper straight wall and a lower straight wall thrilling a straight cylinder centered about an axis B of the bolt hole, an upper ledge, and a lower ledge, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) aligning axis A of the transverse cylinder of the bolt hole with the shall of the mounting bolt;
- b) sliding the transverse cylinder over the shaft of the mounting bolt so that the shall travels along axis A of the transverse cylinder;
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- c) adjusting the apparatus to align axis B of the straight cylinder of the bolt hole with the shaft of the mounting bolt, thereby engaging the upper and lower ledges with the screw threads of the bolt shaft to secure the apparatus in place on the mounting bolt without the need of a retaining nut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.