U.S. patent number 3,865,323 [Application Number 05/396,064] was granted by the patent office on 1975-02-11 for water tight and moisture proof toilet paper container.
Invention is credited to Remey Ortiz, David G. Stronge.
United States Patent |
3,865,323 |
Stronge , et al. |
February 11, 1975 |
WATER TIGHT AND MOISTURE PROOF TOILET PAPER CONTAINER
Abstract
A water and moisture proof toilet paper container having an open
faced housing and a lid which is integrally formed with and
hingedly secured to the housing adjacent the open end thereof. The
lid has a channeled portion extending about the periphery thereof
for receiving the extended edges of the side of the housing forming
the open face. Additional channels are provided on the interior
walls of the housing for receiving the edge portions of a toilet
roll support which is slidably mounted within said channels in the
housing.
Inventors: |
Stronge; David G. (Bakersfield,
CA), Ortiz; Remey (Bakersfield, CA) |
Family
ID: |
23565699 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/396,064 |
Filed: |
September 27, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
242/588.6;
242/596.8; 312/34.8 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47K
10/40 (20130101); B65D 25/106 (20130101); B65D
11/12 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47K
10/24 (20060101); A47K 10/40 (20060101); B65D
6/00 (20060101); B65D 6/06 (20060101); B65D
25/10 (20060101); B65h 019/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;312/37,39,40,41,33R,350
;242/55.53 ;220/31S |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Mitchell; James C.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lyon & Lyon
Claims
I claim:
1. A water and moisture proof toilet paper container comprising an
open faced housing, a lid member pivotally secured to said housing,
means for securing said lid member over the open face of said
housing, rib means disposed on the interior walls of said housing,
said rib means defining a plurality of interior parallel channels,
a toilet paper support member having a central portion and a pair
of ear members, said ear members being disposed on opposite sides
of said central portion and separated therefrom by a pair of
folding seams, said ear members being adapted to be bent forwardly
of said central portion along said folding seams to define a
U-shaped support member adapted to fit about a roll of toilet
paper, the extended edges of said ear member being slidably mounted
within said parallel channels within said housing and means carried
by said ear members for holding said roll of toilet paper.
2. A water and moisture proof toilet paper container comprising an
open faced housing, a lid member pivotally secured to said housing,
said lid member having a channeled portion extending about the
periphery thereof and adapted to receive edges of the sides of the
housing forming said open face thereby providing a water and
moisture proof seal for said housing, rib means disposed on the
interior walls of said housing, said rib means defining a plurality
of interior parallel channels, a toilet paper support member having
a central portion and a pair of ear members, said ear members being
disposed on opposite sides of said central portion and separated
therefrom by a pair of folding seams, said ear members being
adapted to be bent forwardly of said central portion along said
folding seams to define a U-shaped support member adapted to fit
about a roll of toilet paper, the extended edges of said ear member
being slidably mounted within said parallel channels within said
housing and means carried by said ear members for holding said roll
of toilet paper.
3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said holding means is
comprised of a pair of portions of said ear members projecting
outwardly therefrom and being adapted to extend into the core of a
toilet paper roll.
4. The combination of claim 2 wherein said rib means extend from
said open face of said housing to the rear thereof.
5. The combination of claim 4 wherein said lid member and said
ribbed means are integrally formed with said housing.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In recent years there has been a tremendous growth in the
popularity of recreational vehicles by which a traveler can take
the comforts of a small apartment to remote camping sites. The
comforts provided by these recreational vehicles are limited only
by the size of the vehicle. Such comforts include beds, stoves,
refrigerators, showers, toilets, tables, chairs and the like. In
order to conserve space in such vehicles, such facilities are
doubled up whenever the opportunity arises. For example, the stove
and the refrigerator may be combined into a single unit and the
toilet is often located within the shower. In the latter case, a
problem arises with respect to the storing of the toilet paper.
When the shower is in use the toilet can easily be closed off,
however, if the toilet paper is stored near the toilet it would
become soaked with water and ruined. Attempts have been made to
provide shields for the toilet paper, however, such shields do not
adequately protect the toilet paper from the water vapor in the air
which is given off by a hot shower. Accordingly, the toilet paper
has to be stored in a cabinet outside the shower compartment. This
of course is a great inconvenience. It would be very desirable to
have a container which could be affixed to the wall within the
shower and which would protect the roll of toilet paper from the
spray of the shower and any water vapor which would be generated
thereby.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly the invention comprises an open faced housing having a lid
portion which is integrally molded with the housing and hingedly
secured thereto adjacent the open face of the housing. The lid is
provided with a circumferential channel which is adapted to receive
the extended forward edges of the walls of the housing thereby
forming a water and moisture proof seal. Parallel channel members
are secured to the interior walls of the housing which extend
rearwardly from the open end of the housing. A toilet roll support
of single piece construction is placed about a roll of toilet paper
and pressed into the housing along the parallel channel members,
the side of which grip the extended edges of the support and
thereby firmly hold the support and roll within the housing.
It is the principal object of this invention to provide a water and
moisture proof container for holding a roll of toilet paper
therein.
It is another object of this invention to provide a water and
moisture proof toilet paper container which is of simple
construction and economical to manufacture.
It is a still further object of this invention to provide a water
and moisture proof toilet paper container which is easily secured
to the walls of a shower in a recreational vehicle.
These and other objects and advantages of the instant invention
will become apparent upon the following detailed description taken
in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
IN THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an isometric elevation of the toilet paper container
holding a roll of toilet paper.
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the toilet paper container showing
the housing and toilet roll support.
FIG. 3 is a frontal view of the toilet roll container housing.
FIG. 4 is a frontal view of the toilet roll support prior to
folding for use.
Referring now in detail of the drawings, the container 10 is seen
to be comprised of a housing 12 having an open end 14 and a lid 16
which is integrally molded with the housing. Both the lid and the
housing are preferably constructed of a plastic material such as
polypropylene. The lid is secured to the housing by a hinge member,
often referred to as a live hinge which is formed during the
molding process and which extends between the lid and the housing
over substantially the length thereof as best seen in FIG. 3. The
lid 16 has a circumferential channel 18 therein defined by molded
wall portions 20 and 22. Channel 18 is adapted to receive the
extended edge portions 24 of the walls 26 of the housing when the
lid is pivoted to the closed position, thereby providing a water
tight seal for the open end of the housing. A plurality of rib
members 28, also integrally molded with the housing, are provided
on the interior walls thereof and define parallel channels 30 which
extend from the open face of the housing to the rear wall 32
thereof. A toilet roll support member 34 is provided to fit around
a roll of toilet paper and secure the roll within the housing.
The support member 34 is seen in FIG. 4 to be comprised of the flat
piece of preferably plastic material such as that of which the
housing and lid are constructed and has a central portion 38 and
two enlarged ear portions 40 and 42. Each ear portion has a portion
44 projecting therefrom which is adapted to fit within the two ends
of the cardboard core of a roll of toilet paper. Folding seams 46
are provided which separate each ear portion from the central
portion of the support member and allow the ear portions to be bent
forwardly with respect to the central portion forming a U-shaped
support as shown in FIG. 2. A roll of toilet paper is disposed
between the two ear portions 40 and 42 of the support member and
the pretuberences of 44 are positioned within the open ends of the
core member of the toilet paper roll. The support member 34 and
toilet paper roll 36 are then placed within the housing with the
extended edges 48 of the ear members being disposed within interior
channels 30 of the container housing. The support member and toilet
paper roll are then forced rearwardly into the housing until the
central portion 38 of the support member abutts the rear wall 32 of
the housing. The support member and roll are then held in place by
the tight fitting of the rib member 28 which define channels 30
pressing against the extended edge portions 48 of the ear members
of the toilet roll support member 34.
The housing is then affixed to the desired wall by an adhesive
placed on the rear of the housing or other fastening means such as
screws which extend through the rear wall 32 of the housing and
into the wall upon which the container is to be mounted. With the
toilet paper roll positioned within the container as described
above it can be seen that the roll is free to rotate within
container about projections 44 for the removal of toilet paper from
the container, and when not is use, the lid can be closed over the
open face of the housing to prevent moisture from entering the
interior thereof and saturating the toilet paper held therein.
Changes and modifications may be made in carrying out the instant
invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.
Insofar as these changes and modifications are within the perview
of the appended claims they are to be considered as part of the
invention.
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