Vandal resistant washroom dispenser
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorPaul Tramontina
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Abstract
An improved vandal-resistant paper towel dispenser for public washrooms includes a mechanism for storing and dispensing paper towels and an outer housing for encasing the mechanism. The outer housing includes a rear mounting surface that is adapted to be secured to a wall, and a shell-like forward surface, connected to the rear mounting surface, for protecting the mechanism from individuals who might have destructive intent. Advantageously, the shell-like forward surface is softly rounded to an extent that it is practically impossible to obtain a handhold on the top or sides of the outer housing, whereby a vandal will be prevented from grabbing the dispenser and pulling it off the wall.
Claims21
An improved wall-mounted, vandal-resistant paper towel dispenser for public washrooms, comprising:
- means for storing and dispensing paper towels;
- and
- an outer housing for encasing said storing and dispensing means, said outer housing comprising a rear mounting surface that is adapted to be secured to a wall, and a shell-like forward surface having a top and sides and which is connected to said rear mounting surface, for protecting said storing and dispensing means from individuals who might have destructive intent, said shell-like forward surface being softly rounded to define a smoothly curving cross-sectional profile in any plane perpendicular to the rear mounting surface to an extent that is practically impossible to obtain a handhold on the top or sides of said outer housing, whereby a vandal will be prevented from grabbing the dispenser and pulling it off the wall.
An improved vandal-resistant paper towel dispenser for public washrooms, comprising:
- means for storing and dispensing paper towels;
- an outer housing for encasing said storing and dispensing means;
- an access door defined in said outer housing for loading paper towels into the dispenser;
- a concealed locking and release mechanism for opening said access door;
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- a decoy locking mechanism that is at least as visible than said concealed locking and release mechanism, whereby vandals intent on opening the dispenser will be confused.
An improved wall-mounted, vandal-resistant washroom product dispenser for public washrooms, comprising:
- means for storing and dispensing a washroom product;
- and
- an outer housing for encasing said storing and dispensing means, said outer housing comprising a rear mounting surface that is adapted to be secured to a wall, and a shell-like forward surface having a top and sides and which is connected to said rear mounting surface, for protecting said storing and dispensing means from individuals who might have destructive intent, said shell-like forward surface being softly rounded to define a smoothly curving cross-sectional profile in any plane perpendicular to the rear mounting surface to an extent that is practically impossible to obtain a handhold on the top or sides of said outer housing, whereby a vandal will be prevented from grabbing the dispenser and pulling it off the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.