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US 7,185,865 B1Granted
Tissue paper supporting assembly
OwnerSharon D. Patrickinventor
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Abstract
A tissue paper supporting assembly includes a panel that has a rear edge, a forward edge and a pair of lateral side edges. Each of pair of legs has a lower end that is attached to and extends upwardly from the rear edge. The legs are spaced from each other such that each of the legs is positioned adjacent to one of the side edges. The legs are each positioned in a plane orientated substantially perpendicular to a plane of the panel. A bracket is attached to the legs and extends over the panel such that a plane of the bracket is orientated substantially parallel to the plain of the panel. A coupler is attached to an upper end of the legs for selectively coupling the legs to a vertical surface. A tissue holding box may be removably positioned on the panel and held against the legs by the bracket.
Claims18
A tissue box holding device comprising:
- a panel, said panel having a rear edge, a forward edge and a pair of lateral side edges, said panel having a width from said rear edge to said forward edge generally between 1 inch and 2 inches;
- a pair of legs, each of said legs having a lower end being attached to and extending upwardly from said rear edge, each or said legs being fixedly secured relative to said panel said legs being spaced from each other such that each of said legs is positioned adjacent to one of said side edges, each of said legs being positioned in a plane orientated substantially perpendicular to a plane of said panel;
- a brace being attached to and extending between said legs;
- a bracket being attached to said legs and extending over said panel such that a plane of said bracket is orientated substantially parallel to said plane of said panel;
- a coupler being attached to an upper end of said legs for selectively coupling said legs to a vertical surface;
- and
- wherein a tissue holding box may be removably positioned on said panel and held against said legs by said bracket.
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A tissue box holding device comprising:
- a panel, said panel having a rear edge, a forward edge and a pair of lateral side edges, said panel having a width from said rear edge to said forward edge generally between 1 inch and 2 inches, said panel having a length between said side edges generally between 4 inches and 10 inches;
- a pair of legs, each of said legs having a lower end being attached to and extending upwardly from said rear edge, each of said legs being fixedly secured relative to said panel said legs being spaced from each other such that each of said legs is positioned adjacent to one of said side edges, each of said legs being positioned in a plane orientated substantially perpendicular to a plane of said panel, each of said legs having a height generally between 4 inches and 5 inches, each of said legs having an outer edge with respect to each other;
- a bracket being attached to said legs and extending over said panel such that a plane of said bracket is orientated substantially parallel to said plane of said panel, said bracket including an elongated member and a pair of arms being attached to and extending away from opposite ends of said elongated member, said arms being orientated perpendicular to said elongated member, each of said arms having a free end with respect to said elongated member, each of said free ends being attached to one of said legs, each of said free ends being positioned adjacent to a respective one of said outer edges of said legs, said elongated member having a length substantially equal to said length of said panel;
- a coupler being attached to an upper end of said legs for selectively coupling said legs to a vertical surface;
- a brace being attached to and extending between said legs;
- and
- wherein a tissue holding box may be removably positioned on said panel and held against said legs by said bracket.
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A method of holding a tissue box comprising the steps of:
- providing a panel having a rear edge, a forward edge and a pair of lateral side edges, said panel having a width from said rear edge to said forward edge generally between 1 inch and 2 inches;
- providing a pair of legs, each of said legs having a lower end being attached to and extending upwardly from said rear edge, each of said legs being fixedly secured relative to said panel said legs being spaced from each other such that each of said legs is positioned adjacent to one of said side edges, each of said legs being positioned in a plane orientated substantially perpendicular to a plane of said panel, each of said legs having an outer edge with respect to each other;
- providing a bracket being attached to said legs and extending over said panel such that a plane of said bracket is orientated substantially parallel to said plane of said panel, said bracket including an elongated member and a pair of arms being attached to and extending away from opposite ends of said elongated member, said arms being orientated perpendicular to said elongated member, each of said arms having a free end with respect to said elongated member, each of said free ends being attached to one of said legs, each of said free ends being positioned adjacent to a respective one of said outer edges of said legs, said elongated member having a length substantially equal to said length of said panel;
- providing a coupler being attached to an upper end of said legs for selectively coupling said legs to a vertical surface;
- providing a brace being attached to and extending between said legs;
- positioning a tissue box on said panel such that said brace extends around said tissue box;
- and
- attaching said upper ends of said legs to a vertical surface with said coupler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.