US 7,018,473 B2 · Towel dispensing and treatment system

Abstract

A dispenser to dispense towels selectively treated with a fluid, includes a compartment having an open upper end and containing at least one dispensable towel therein. A removable cover is disposable on the compartment to form an enclosure with the compartment. A towel dispensing conduit extends through the cover to a top opening of the cover, the conduit defining a path through which the dispensable towel is extracted from the compartment and dispensed from the top opening of the cover. A fluid application assembly is associated with the removable cover. The fluid application assembly includes a fluid reservoir, oriented over the compartment when the cover is disposed on the compartment, and being configured to receive and store the fluid therein; and a fluid applicator, in fluid communication with the reservoir and being selectively operable by a user to selectively apply the fluid to the dispensable towel as the towel is dispensed from the dispenser.

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Dependent claims

A dispenser configured to dispense towels selectively treated with a fluid, comprising:

a compartment having an open upper end and being configured to contain at least one dispensable towel therein;
a removable cover, disposable over the open upper end of the compartment to form an enclosure with the compartment;
a towel dispensing conduit, extending through the cover to a top opening of the cover, the conduit defining a path through which the dispensable towel is extracted from the compartment and dispensed from the top opening of the cover;
and
a fluid application assembly, associated with the cover, the fluid application assembly comprising;
a fluid reservoir, oriented over the compartment when the cover is disposed on the compartment, and being configured to receive and store the fluid therein;
a fluid applicator, in fluid communication with the reservoir and being selectively operable by a user to selectively apply the fluid to the dispensable towel as the towel is dispensed from the dispenser.

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A portable dispenser configured to dispense towels selectively treated with a fluid, comprising:

a compartment, configured to contain at least one dispensable towel therein;
a removable cover, disposable on the compartment to form an enclosure with the compartment;
a fluid reservoir;
a fluid applicator, in fluid communication with the reservoir and being selectively operable by a user of the dispenser to apply the fluid to the dispensable towel;
the enclosure having at least two distinct configurations, including:
i) an upright configuration, in which a longitudinal axis of the enclosure is substantially vertical;
and
ii) a slanted configuration, in which the longitudinal axis of the enclosure is slanted with respect to vertical;
the fluid applicator and reservoir cooperatively defining a sealed unit to contain the fluid within the cover when the dispenser is oriented in either of the upright configuration and the slanted configuration;
and
towel dispensing conduit, extending through the cover to a top opening of the cover, the conduit defining a path through which the dispensable towel is extracted from the compartment and dispensed from the top opening of the cover.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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