US4004687A
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Device for positioning a container of supplemental material adjacent to a toilet-tissue holder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-04-14
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Granted: 1977-01-25
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Expires: 1995-04-14
Abstract
Abstract An improved compact device easily attached by sliding it onto one post of a standard roll-type toilet-tissue holder for positioning a container of a material particularly usable for health care or personal hygiene purposes at that location, e.g., a material such as prewetted or self-wetting sheets, an encapsulated liquid, a pressurized liquid, etc., and holding the container in a given manner pending or during its usage.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip Boone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:10
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K10/00; A47K10/24; A47K10/32; A47K2010/3266; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/812
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
An improved device for positioning a container of health care material adajcent to a standard toilet-tissue roll holder, said holder including a principal body component and a pair of forwardly projecting posts, each of said posts having upper, lower and side surfaces and a bore formed to receive a spindle of a toilet-tissue roll, said improved device comprising: a container with health care material therein; an aperture in said container enabling said material to be released; a rigid unitary arm member positioning said container with respect to said holder; angular slide-on fastening means integral with one extremity of said arm member which substantially encircles and firmly grips one of said posts and which determines the position in which said arm member extends; means to fixedly position said fastening means along said post; support means integral with the other extremity of said arm member to bear said container; and means on said container to releasably engage said support means and prevent inadvertent displacement, said container being removable without adjusting any of said holder, fastening means, arm member, or support means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
An improved device for positioning a container of health care material adajcent to a standard toilet-tissue roll holder, said holder including a principal body component and a pair of forwardly projecting posts, each of said posts having upper, lower and side surfaces and a bore formed to receive a spindle of a toilet-tissue roll, said improved device comprising: a container with health care material therein; an aperture in said container enabling said material to be released; a rigid unitary arm member positioning said container with respect to said holder; angular slide-on fastening means integral with one extremity of said arm member which substantially encircles and firmly grips one of said posts and which determines the position in which said arm member extends; means to fixedly position said fastening means along said post; support means integral with the other extremity of said arm member to bear said container; and means on said container to releasably engage said support means and prevent inadvertent displacement, said container being removable without adjusting any of said holder, fastening means, arm member, or support means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
An improved device as defined in claim 1 wherein said angular fastening means includes a movable clamping element and tensioning means to allow gripping of posts of various dimensions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein the bore of said post has an insert element firmly seated therein having an associated external cupped component for receiving an extremity of said toilet-tissue holder spindle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device as defined in claim 3 wherein said insert element and cupped component are separable and are held together in substantially coaxial relation by a central attaching means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device as defined in claim 4 wherein said central attaching means passes through an opening formed between transverse limits of a vertical component of said fastening means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said container is in the form of a magazine releasably holding a plurality of liquid-carrying frangible capsules.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said container is of a generally rectangular form and adapted to carry sheet material serving a human-body wetting function.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said arm member extends in a generally horizontal direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said arm member extends in a generally vertical direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said means to fixedly position said fastening means along said post includes means cooperating with structural retaining means identified with said roll holder.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-01-25 | 1984-07-26 | 1985-01-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-01-25 | 1988-07-26 | 1989-01-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |