Quick and sanitary paper roll dispenser
OwnerRobert E. Reillyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for holding a roll of paper having a mounting section with two arms extending outward therefrom. Each arm is hollow and includes an aperture on the inner surface of the arms. Pivoting members are mounted within the arms and are spring biased into a first position where the pivoting members support the roll of paper. The pivoting members includes cavity shields that prevent the entry of debris into the arms and the springs are secured to the pivoting members and the arms so as to inhibit the springs from being dislodged. The pivoting members are further biased such that the pivoting members can be retracted into a second position as a result of a user moving the roll of paper against the pivoting members in a first direction.
Claims25
An apparatus for holding a roll of paper, the apparatus comprising:
- a base member adapted to mount the apparatus onto a wall;
- a first and a second arm having an inner and an outer surface wherein the first and second arms extend outward from the mounting plate so as to be spaced a first distance apart wherein the first distance is selected to be larger than the width of the roll of paper and wherein the first and second arms have apertures formed on the inner surfaces;
- a first and a second pivoting member each having an outer perimeter and an apex wherein the first and second pivoting members are respectively mounted in the apertures in the first and second arms wherein the first and second pivoting members are biased inward into the space between the first and second arms in a first orientation such that apex of the first and second pivoting members are positioned a second distance apart that is less than the length of the roll of paper such that the roll of paper can be retained on the first and second pivoting members wherein the first and second pivoting member can be moved into a second orientation such that the apex of the first and second pivoting members are spaced a third distance apart that is greater than the length of the roll to permit removal of the roll;
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- a first and second cavity shield respectively mounted about the outer perimeter of the first and second pivoting member so as to extend outward therefrom a distance that is selected such that the first and second cavity shield contact the inner surface when the first and second pivoting member are in the first orientation such that the first and second cavity shields respectively substantially seal the first and second apertures.
An apparatus for holding a roll of paper, the apparatus comprising:
- a base member adapted to mount the apparatus onto a wall;
- a first and a second arm having an inner and an outer surface and being hollow so as to define an interior surface wherein the first and second arms extend outward from the mounting plate so as to be spaced a first distance apart wherein the first distance is selected to be larger than the width of the roll of paper and wherein the first and second arms have apertures formed on the inner surfaces;
- a first and a second pivoting member each having an outer perimeter and an apex wherein the first and second pivoting members are respectively mounted in the apertures in the first and second arms wherein the first and second pivoting members are biased inward into the space between the first and second arms in a first orientation such that apex of the first and second pivoting members are positioned a second distance apart that is less than the length of the roll of paper such that the roll of paper can be retained on the first and second pivoting members wherein the first and second pivoting member can be moved into a second orientation such that the apex of the first and second pivoting members are spaced a third distance apart that is greater than the length of the roll to permit removal of the roll;
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- a first and second spring assembly each including a spring that respectively engages with the first and second pivoting members so as to bias the first and second pivoting members into the first orientation and a retainer with a collar having wider dimensioned upper surface that defines a recess that captures one of the loops of the spring to thereby retain the spring respectively wherein the retainer is mounted to the interior surface of the first and second arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.