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US 5,462,197 AGranted
Towelette dispensing device for cleaning a toilet seat
OwnerJohn D. Poundinventor
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Abstract
A towelette dispensing device is provided, for cleaning a toilet seat on a toilet bowl, which consists of a receptacle mountable onto a vertical flat surface adjacent the toilet seat. A package of towelettes can be inserted into the receptacle. A towelette can be extracted, one at a time, from the receptacle by a person, to wipe clean the toilet seat used by another person previously. This will satisfy a concern and need for individual personal hygiene by lessening the danger of germs being transmitted from the toilet seat.
Claims7
A towelette dispensing device for cleaning a toilet seat on a toilet bowl, which comprises:
- a) a receptacle mountable onto a vertical flat surface adjacent the toilet seat, said receptacle including a bottom wall, first and second side walls, each extending upwardly from said bottom wall, a front wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, and a rear wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, so as to form a compartment with an open top for the insertion of a package of towelettes therein, said receptacle further including a lip formed on a top edge of said first side wall and said rear wall, and a flap hinged to a top edge of said first and second side walls adjacent said front wall, said flap having a longitudinal slot, so that when said flap is in a closed position over and onto said lip, said longitudinal slot will align with a perforated top of a soft container within said compartment of said receptacle, to allow each said towelette to be pulled out through said longitudinal slot;
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- b) a package of towelettes which can be inserted into said receptacle, so that a towelette can be extracted, one at a time, from said receptacle by a person to wipe clean the toilet seat used by another person previously, which will satisfy a concern and need for individual personal hygiene by lessening the danger of germs being transmitted from the toilet seat, said package of towelettes including said soft container having said perforated top, to allow a plurality of said towelettes to be stacked within said soft container, so that once said perforated top is split open, each said towelette can be pulled out, one at a time, for use, said towelettes being fabricated out of a paper material and moistened with a disinfectant solution, so that each said towelette can clean and disinfect the toilet seat.
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