U.S. patent application number 12/069361 was filed with the patent office on 2009-03-12 for personal portable tissue roll holder.
Invention is credited to Kenneth C. Veit.
Application Number | 20090065629 12/069361 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40430798 |
Filed Date | 2009-03-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090065629 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Veit; Kenneth C. |
March 12, 2009 |
Personal portable tissue roll holder
Abstract
A holder assembly (10) for sanitarily containing a roll of
tissue paper (18). The holder assembly includes a canister (12), a
cap (14) and a holding tube (16), wherein the tissue paper roll is
disposed on and about the holding tube and is preferably rotatable
therearound. The tissue roll holder assembly is conveniently
carriable by an individual to meet cleaning and hygiene needs where
such needs may not otherwise reliably be met, especially when the
individual encounters an urgent need for relief.
Inventors: |
Veit; Kenneth C.; (Lansdale,
PA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Fox Rothschild LLP;Blue Bell
2000 Market Street, Tenth Floor
Philadelphia
PA
19103
US
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Family ID: |
40430798 |
Appl. No.: |
12/069361 |
Filed: |
February 8, 2008 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60970341 |
Sep 6, 2007 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
242/588.3 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45F 2005/008 20130101;
A45F 5/00 20130101; A45D 44/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
242/588.3 |
International
Class: |
B65D 85/02 20060101
B65D085/02 |
Claims
1. A tissue roll holder assembly for conveniently being carried by
a person to assist in cleaning or hygiene, comprising: a canister;
a cap securably and removably affixable to the canister; and a
holding rod affixed to one of the cap and canister and extending
within the holder assembly and adapted to receive thereonto a roll
of tissue paper, wherein the holder assembly is adapted to
conveniently contain the roll of tissue paper that is accessible
quickly by the person while containing the tissue paper in a
sanitary state.
2. The holder assembly of claim 1, wherein the holding rod is of a
diameter selected to easily enable the roll of tissue paper to be
disposed thereonto and rotatably therearound during dispensing of
the tissue when the canister is open.
3. The holder assembly of claim 1, wherein the holding rod is
affixed to an inner surface of the cap.
4. The holder assembly of claim 1, further including a carrying
cord secured thereto.
5. The holder assembly of claim 4, wherein the carrying cord is
secured to the canister.
6. The holder assembly of claim 1, wherein the canister and the cap
are openable and closeable by relative rotation.
7. The holder assembly of claim 6, wherein the canister and the cap
are complementarily threaded.
8. The holder assembly of claim 1, wherein the cap further includes
an external handle enabling manual gripping thereof.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional
Patent Application Ser. No. 60/970,341 filed Sep. 6, 2007.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This relates to the field of containers and more
particularly to personal portable containers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Many individuals have encountered the need to personally
relieve themselves while away from home or office, especially while
traveling or hiking and so forth, and find that the facilities
immediately available to them on such occasion are unequipped to
provide tissue for cleaning. This is especially an acute as well as
embarrassing problem for persons who have certain medical
conditions or have had certain forms of surgery performed; such
persons may have a sudden need for relief arise requiring immediate
attention. One such condition presenting these difficulties is
colon cancer. Too many times there are no cleaning supplies
immediately available, nor service personnel immediately available
to be of assistance in replenishing supplies, even if the basic
facility, a restroom, is available. Further, such emergencies may
also arise where there are no such facilities available and
therefore cleaning tissue is nonexistent, such as while traveling
in rural or remote areas.
[0004] It is desirable to provide an article conveniently carriable
by an individual at all times to provide cleaning tissue, in a
sanitary manner.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] Briefly, the present invention is a portable holder for a
roll of toilet tissue, that is conveniently carriable by an
individual. The holder completely encloses the tissue roll, and is
easily openable for access while maintaining the tissue in a
sanitary state when unopened. The holder includes a canister and a
cap that is removably securable to the canister in a manner that
seals the canister for maintaining the tissue in the sanitary state
when closed. Preferably, the holder includes a holding rod of
appropriate length about which a standard tissue paper roll is
placeable, and preferably easily rotatable with respect thereto,
with the holding rod being secured to the cap. Thus, the holder
assembly is also preferably and conveniently a tissue dispenser.
The canister and lid may have complementary threads so that the cap
may be screwable to and unscrewable from the canister, for example.
Optionally, the cap may include an external handle enabling
convenient manual holding for easily dispensing the tissue.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and
constitute part of this specification, illustrate the presently
preferred embodiments of the invention, and, together with the
general description given above and the detailed description given
below, serve to explain the features of the invention. In the
drawings:
[0007] FIG. 1 is a side view of the holder assembly of the present
invention, with the cap slightly parted from the canister;
[0008] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the holder assembly;
[0009] FIG. 3 is aside view of the cap with the holding rod, with a
tissue roll shown exploded therefrom; and
[0010] FIG. 4 illustrates an alternative embodiment including an
external handle affixed to the cap.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0011] The embodiments illustrated below are not intended to be
exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed.
These embodiments are chosen and described to best explain the
principle of the invention and its application and practical use
and to enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the
invention.
[0012] Holder assembly 10 of the present invention includes a
canister 12, a cap 14, and a holding rod 16. As shown in FIG. 3,
the holding rod 16 is preferably affixed to the cap 14 and extends
from an inner surface thereof and is contained within the canister
12 along with a roll 18 of tissue thereon. The components may
economically be of conventional plastic materials, and the cap and
holding rod could be molded as a single entity. Preferably, the
canister 12 and the cap 14 are complementarily threaded and fit
together to establish a tight closure to maintain sanitary
conditions within the canister; however, other fastening
arrangements may be used, such as a bayonet coupling. The holder
assembly 10 is of such dimensions as to enable tissue rolls of
standard size to be contained therein, such as having a diameter of
about 5'' and also a depth of about 5'', with the holding rod 16
similarly being of standard dimension to fit loosely within the
cardboard tube around which tissue paper is rolled, such as about
1'' in diameter and about 5'' in length. These dimensions may be
varied, of course, especially if other sizes of toilet tissue roll
become popular, and thus are not restrictive of the invention.
[0013] Seen in FIG. 1 is a hole 20 into which the ends of a cord 22
may extend and be terminated by an enlargement such as a knot or by
a conventional fastener, the cord thus establishing a convenient
carrying handle. Such a cord may be about one foot in total length,
and may conveniently allow the canister to be held by placing one's
arm through the cord loop. Optionally, as shown in FIG. 4, the cap
may have an external handle 24 that may be utilized to enable
convenient manual holding of the cap during use and/or opening and
closing of the holder assembly.
[0014] It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that
changes could be made to the embodiments described above without
departing from the broad inventive concept thereof. It is
understood, therefore, that this invention is not limited to the
particular embodiments disclosed, but it is intended to cover
modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention
as defined by the appended claims.
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