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US 4,381,083 AGranted
Toilet paper holder
OwnerTakaaki Tsunetsuguinventor
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Abstract
A toilet paper holder wherein one end of a shaft (6) which supports a toilet paper roll (11) is rigidly or rotatably connected to one side plate (5a) of the holder while the other side plate (5b) is hinged to selectively swing away from the holder or to support the other end of the shaft (6).
Claims5
A toilet paper holder comprising:
- a base plate mountable on a support surface;
- a first side plate connected to a first edge of said base plate;
- a second side plate rotatably mounted about an opposite edge of said base plate, said second side plate being metallic and having a shaft-engaging recess provided therein;
- and,
- a non-removable paper roll-supporting shaft, said shaft having a first end connected to said first side plate, said shaft also having a second end with a magnet provided thereon, said second end of said shaft being adapted (1) to fit into said shaft-engaging recess of said second side plate when said second side plate is positioned for engagement with said shaft and (2) to extend from said first side plate in cantilever fashion when said second side plate is rotated away from said shaft so that paper rolls may be exchanged without moving said shaft.
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A toilet paper holder comprising:
- a base plate mountable on a support surface;
- a first side plate connected to a first edge of said base plate;
- a second side plate rotatably mounted about an opposite edge of said base plate, said second side plate having a shaft-engaging recess provided therein with a magnet on said recess;
- and,
- a non-removable paper roll-supporting shaft, said shaft having a first end connected to said first side plate, said shaft also having a second end which is metallic and adapted (1) to fit into said shaft-engaging recess of said second side plate when said second side plate is positioned for engagement with said shaft and (2) to extend from said first side plate in cantilever fashion when said second side plate is rotated away from said shaft so that paper rolls may be exchanged without moving said shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.