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US 6,267,316 B1Granted
Portable paper towel holder
OwnerLee A. Crossinventor
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Abstract
A portable dispenser of paper towels or other paper roll products. This device effectively dispenses paper towels in the work area at any place the user wishes to place the device. The device is made of PVC or similar tubing and suction cups to enable the base of the holder to be secured on any work surface. The paper towel roll is inserted and used as needed.
Claims7
A portable paper towel holder for dispensing a conventional roll of paper towels, comprising:
- a center spindle, said center spindle having an elongated longitudinal axis and two ends;
- a plurality of two tee fittings, wherein one tee fitting from said plurality of two tee fittings is fitted onto each of said ends;
- a plurality of four nipple sections, wherein two of said plurality of four nipple sections are fitted into respective ends of each of said plurality of two tee fittings;
- a plurality of four elbows, wherein one of said plurality of four elbows is fitted onto each of said nipple sections;
- a plurality of four legs, wherein one of said plurality of four legs is fitted into each of said plurality of four elbows;
- a plurality of four end caps, wherein one of said four plurality of four end caps is fitted on each of said plurality of four legs;
- a plurality of four suction cups, wherein one of said plurality of four suction cups is attached to each of said plurality of four ends caps;
- a gripper bar, said gripper bar being rotatably suspended between the front two nipples of said plurality of four nipples and spring loaded and biased so a tab is forced against said roll of paper towels on said spindle to keep the roll from turning and unrolling prematurely;
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- a means for attaching said plurality of four suction cups to said plurality of four ends caps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.