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US 5,672,206 AGranted
Moistening dispenser for a roll of paper sheets
OwnerTom Gormaninventor
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Abstract
A moistening dispenser (10) for a roll of paper sheets (12) having a hollow core (14). The dispenser (10) comprises a holder (16) to be attached to a wall (18). The holder (16) will retain the hollow core (14) of the roll of paper sheets (12) in a rotatable manner. A structure (20) is built into the holder (16), for applying a predetermined amount of liquid (22) directly onto a first paper sheet (24) on the roll (12), just before the first paper sheet (24) is to be removed from the roll (12).
Claims9
A moistening dispenser for a roll of paper sheets having a hollow core, said dispenser comprising:
- a) a holder to be attached to a wall, said holder having means for retaining the hollow core of the roll of paper sheets in a rotatable manner, said retaining means comprising a base member attached to a wall, a pair of spaced legs projecting out from said base member, and a pair of stub shafts, each stub shaft projecting sidewards at a right angle from one side of a leg and parallel to said base member and facing each other to engage the opposite ends of and for supporting the hollow core of the roll of paper sheets;
- b) means built into the retaining means of said holder for applying a predetermined amount of liquid directly onto a paper sheet on the roll just before the paper sheet is removed from the roll;
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- c) said liquid applying means comprising a canister pump for holding the liquid removably positioned within the hollow core of said roll of paper sheets, means for spraying said sheet of paper comprising a generally U-Shaped spray arm with first and second side portions and a crossbar portion connecting a first end of each side portion spaced from and spanning said roll of paper with said first and second side portions pivotally mounted in an inverted manner onto said stub shafts, means at the second end of said first side portion of said spray arm for operating said canister pump when said spray arm is pulled down, and means at the second end of said second side portion of said spray arm fluidly connected to said canister pump for receiving liquid from said canister pump when said spray arm is pulled down, said crossbar portion and second side portion of said spray arm having interconnected passageways with said crossbar having a plurality of spaced spray holes facing said roll of paper for spraying said paper when said spray arm is pulled down.
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A moistening dispenser for a roll of paper sheets having a hollow core, said dispenser comprising:
- a) a holder having means for retaining the hollow core of the roll of paper sheets in a rotatable manner, said retaining means comprising a base member attached to a wall, a pair of spaced legs projecting out from said base member, and a pair of stub shafts, each stub shaft projecting sidewards at a right angle from one side of a leg and parallel to said base member and facing each other to engage the opposite ends of and for supporting the hollow core of the roll of paper sheets;
- b) means built into the retaining means of said holder for applying a predetermined amount of liquid directly onto a paper sheet on the roll as and in response to said paper sheet being removed from the roll;
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- c) said liquid applying means comprising a reservoir longitudinally formed in said holder above the roll of paper sheets, said reservoir having a bottom curved pressure plate with a series of spray nozzles therealong, a wick pad carried within said reservoir to hold the liquid placed therein, a filler cap threaded into a top portion of said reservoir, to enable the liquid to be filled therein when said filler cap is removed, a pair of friction sleeves, each said friction sleeve mounted onto one said stub shaft in a rotatable manner and fitting snugly into one end of the hollow core of the roll of paper sheets, and a pair of friction wheels, each said friction wheel mounted in a rotatable manner on an inner surface of one said leg of said holder, said friction wheels engaging said friction sleeves and said bottom curved pressure plate, so that when a person pulls out a paper sheet on the roll of paper sheets, rotation of the roll of paper sheets will turn said friction sleeves, which turn said friction wheels that force said bottom curved pressure plate in an upwards direction, compressing said wick pad, thereby causing the liquid to exit out through said spray nozzles onto said paper sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.