Patent ID: 6237805
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A47K,A61F,E05B

Abstract:
A towel dispenser in combination with a door having a door handle by which it is opened and closed, openably attached to a door frame and wall, consisting of:a. a napkin/towel dispenser mounted to the door, door frame, or wall with securing structure adapted to secure the dispenser on the door within reach of the door handle, having a top, bottom and sides defining an internal napkin/towel storage area designed to accommodate rolls, stacks or other arrangements of serially arranged sheets of towels with at least one of the sides defining a dispenser opening such that the sheets of towels are aligned and stacked in a manner for dispensing through the dispenser opening in the proximity of the handle of the door such that a towel can be withdrawn by a user in a manner to cover the door handle for assisting in the opening of the door to prevent hand contamination, andb. a disposal receptacle having a top, bottom, and sides defining an opening leading into an internal collection bin, said receptacle attached with mounting structure to the door, door frame, or wall near the door handle into which used napkins or towels are discarded after opening the door and use.