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Assigneesimplehuman, LLC
InventorsFrank Yang, Joseph Sandor, Myk Wayne Lum, Adam C. Wade
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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.
A sanitizer storage and dispensing system comprising:
The system of embodiment 1, wherein the elongate holder is configured to contain the elongate receptacle.
The system of embodiment 1, wherein the elongate holder is configured to removably receive the elongate receptacle.
The system of embodiment 1, wherein the elongate holder and the elongate receptacle form part of the same structure.
The system of embodiment 1, wherein the elongate holder comprises a hollow supporting tube, the elongate receptacle comprises an internal, fluid-tight reservoir and a nozzle, and the receptacle is sized and configured to be positioned at least partly within the supporting tube.
The system of embodiment 5, wherein the base is configured to rigidly position the hollow supporting tube perpendicularly to a planar surface to facilitate holding a full roll of paper towels, the elongate receptacle is configured to disengage from the system for independent use while the hollow supporting tube remains in place for supporting paper towels, and the receptacle is refillable and configured to allow a user to periodically dispense fluid from the nozzle.
The system of embodiment 6, wherein the elongate receptacle comprises:
The system of embodiment 7, wherein the elongate receptacle further comprises:
A paper towel holder and liquid dispensing system comprising:
The system of embodiment 9, wherein the removable spray tube comprises at least a portion of the elongate rod.
The system of embodiment 9, wherein the removable spray tube is sized for insertion into at least a portion of the elongate rod.
The system of embodiment 9, further comprising a releasable securement configured to allow the spray tube to connect to the system and disengage in response to a motion by the user.
The system of embodiment 9, wherein the removable spray tube comprises a reservoir, a mechanical spray trigger, and a tube connecting the reservoir to the nozzle such that activation of the trigger causes fluid from the reservoir to flow through the tube and spray out the nozzle.
A system for storing and dispensing both solid and fluid cleaning material, the system comprising:
The system of embodiment 14, further comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.