# US 5,704,565 A · Toilet paper dispenser with storage shelf

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- Number: US 5,704,565 A
- Document ID: US5704565A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/640,154
- Filed: 1996-04-30
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1996-04-30
- Inventors: Terry L. Cheng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704565A

## CPC

- A47K 10/38: the web being rolled-up
- A47K 2010/3863: {with roll rotation braking devices}
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2

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.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The toilet paper dispenser of claim 2, further comprising:
a vertical spine extending downward from the adapter tube, the vertical spine having a bottom end; and,
a horizontal storage shelf attached to the bottom end of the vertical spine.

### Claim 4

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.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The toilet paper dispenser of claim 4, further comprising a horizontal storage shelf attached to the bottom end of the vertical spine.