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US 5,704,565 AGranted
Toilet paper dispenser with storage shelf
OwnerTerry L. Chenginventor
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Abstract
At improved toilet paper dispenser with a vertical spindle for holding and dispensing rolled toilet paper, having a storage shelf for a spare roll. The improved dispenser mounts on the horizontal spindle of a conventional dispenser and is stabilized against the base of the conventional dispenser.
Claims5
A toilet paper dispenser comprising:
- a vertical spine having a top end and a bottom end;
- a horizontal dispenser shelf attached to the top end of the vertical spine, the horizontal dispenser shelf having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a vertical spindle, attached to the top surface of the dispenser shelf, for holding a roll of toilet paper;
- a horizontal adapter tube, attached to the bottom surface of the dispenser shelf, for accepting a conventional horizontal spindle;
- a generally horizontal guide tube attached perpendicularly to the adapter tube;
- a brace tube slidably mounted in the guide tube;
- and
- a compression spring, in the brace tube, urging the brace tube to extend from the guide tube.
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A toilet paper dispenser comprising:
- a horizontal adapter tube that accepts a conventional horizontal toilet paper spindle;
- a vertical spindle, attached to the adapter tube, for holding a roll of toilet paper;
- a horizontal dispenser shelf, attached to the adapter tube, for supporting a roll of toilet paper mounted on the vertical spindle;
- a telescoping brace attached generally horizontally and perpendicularly to the adapter tube;
- and,
- a compression spring in the telescoping brace, urging the telescoping brace to extend.
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A toilet paper dispenser comprising:
- a vertical spine having a top end and a bottom end;
- a horizontal dispenser shelf attached to the top end of the vertical spine, the horizontal dispenser shelf having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a vertical spindle attached to the top surface of the horizontal dispenser shelf;
- a horizontal adapter tube, attached to the vertical spine, for accepting a conventional horizontal toilet paper spindle;
- a telescoping brace attached generally horizontally and perpendicularly to the adapter tube;
- and,
- a compression spring in the telescoping brace, urging the telescoping brace to extend.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.