US4235333A
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Bathroom equipment
Assignee: Hygiene Systems Inc
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Filing: 1978-05-30
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Granted: 1980-11-25
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Expires: 1998-05-30
Abstract
Abstract A bathroom fixture of improved construction, function and appearance for making available both conventional toilet-tissue and a supplemental material, for example a moistening material for application to the human body such as premoistened sheets manually withdrawable from a container or housing component.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip Boone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:46
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K10/00; A47K10/24; A47K10/32; A47K2010/3266; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/812; Y10S242/00; Y10S242/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
252 words
A bathroom fixture components of which are adapted to mounting on a vertical bathroom wall section adjacent to a toilet bowl to provide both conventional dry toilet-tissue and a plurality of units of a material having at least additional cleansing properties for supplemental use therewith comprising: a holder component for carrying and dispensing said dry toilet-tissue; a housing component having access means thereinto for storing a supply of said supplemental cleansing units therewithin; means for storing said units in said housing component in a given stacked arrangement for a controlled withdrawal of said units; means forming an aperture in a given portion of said housing component for withdrawing said units in a given order; closure means for closing and opening said aperture; panel means constituting a section of said wall having high tensile strength adapted to serve both a conventional enclosing function of a wall and as a rigid support section for affixing said holder and housing components thereto so that they are mounted firmly against a pivotal or random displacement and in a given spatial relation; support means for mounting said toilet-tissue holder fixedly on said panel means; a support bracket for mounting said housing component comprising laterally spaced engageable means rigidly attached to said panel means adapted to be engaged by complementary laterally spaced engaging means of said housing component, said means permitting a given manually-actuated movement of said housing component in a predetermined plane, and limit stop means for fixing the limit of said movement of the housing component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
252 words
A bathroom fixture components of which are adapted to mounting on a vertical bathroom wall section adjacent to a toilet bowl to provide both conventional dry toilet-tissue and a plurality of units of a material having at least additional cleansing properties for supplemental use therewith comprising: a holder component for carrying and dispensing said dry toilet-tissue; a housing component having access means thereinto for storing a supply of said supplemental cleansing units therewithin; means for storing said units in said housing component in a given stacked arrangement for a controlled withdrawal of said units; means forming an aperture in a given portion of said housing component for withdrawing said units in a given order; closure means for closing and opening said aperture; panel means constituting a section of said wall having high tensile strength adapted to serve both a conventional enclosing function of a wall and as a rigid support section for affixing said holder and housing components thereto so that they are mounted firmly against a pivotal or random displacement and in a given spatial relation; support means for mounting said toilet-tissue holder fixedly on said panel means; a support bracket for mounting said housing component comprising laterally spaced engageable means rigidly attached to said panel means adapted to be engaged by complementary laterally spaced engaging means of said housing component, said means permitting a given manually-actuated movement of said housing component in a predetermined plane, and limit stop means for fixing the limit of said movement of the housing component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein said supplemental material is a moistening material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein said supplemental material is in the form of premoistened sheets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein intermediate support means attached to said wall section is positioned between said section and said holder and container components for fastening the latter components thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein said support bracket includes recessed portions inserted in a cut-away portion of said panel means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein said supplemental units of cleansing material are enclosed in sheath means slidably insertable in said housing component.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein said holder for the dry toilet-tissue is so mounted by said support means therefor as to permit at least partial recessing of the toilet tissue in a recessed area of said support means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein said housing is attached to mounting means therefor by nested male and female fastening means which permit contiguous surfaces of said housing and its mounting means to contact one another for maximum support.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein is included means for determining the quantity of units in the housing at any time.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fixture as defined in claim 5 wherein said laterally spaced means of said bracket comprise a pair of front-to-rear extending tracks to permit manually moving said housing component.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
111 words
A fixture as defined in claim 3 wherein said sheets are detachable from a continuous length of said material folded on itself in a container through limit-stop means of the container which project both forwardly and upwardly beyond the limits of the container and are adapted to enter and engage transverse slots formed at lengthwise intervals of the material when the slotted portions are drawn laterally across the limit-stop means and cause severance of a leading sheet-like portion of the material while leaving a tab, defined by perforation means, for grasping and withdrawal of the next succeeding portion of the material while said material is undergoing a manually applied withdrawal force.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
73 words
A fixture as defined in claim 3 wherein said sheets are stacked in said housing one upon the other and wherein said closure means is pivotally attached to said housing at its lower extremity and has a horizontal upper portion so that when the closure means is opened both frontal and upper portions of the sheets are exposed thus permitting their being readily grasped and removed in order, from the top sheet downward.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A fixture as defined in claim 12 wherein a surface of each of the sheets is provided with means impermeable to the substance providing premoistening of said sheets.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein said support bracket comprises rearwardly extending planar members for holding said housing component at least in part rearwardly of the plane of said panel means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein said support bracket includes an intermediate planar panel attached to the face of said panel means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein said laterally spaced means comprise laterally spaced portions of contiguous planar surfaces.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
A fixture as defined in claim 1 wherein said laterally spaced means comprise laterally spaced fastener means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The housing component as defined in claim 1 for use with respectively, said toilet-tissue holder component, said support means therefor, said panel means, said support bracket, and said limit stop means of said bathroom fixture.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The housing component of claim 18 which is adapted to disposal when exhausted of said units.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
A plurality of supplemental cleansing material as defined in claim 1 adapted to storing in and controlled withdrawal from said housing component.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-11-25 | 1984-05-26 | 1984-11-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-11-25 | 1988-05-26 | 1988-11-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-11-25 | 1992-05-26 | 1992-11-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |