Patent ID: 6757917
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A toilet seat assembly for dispensing a sleeve comprising:a lower housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet; an outer cover rotatably mounted to the lower housing, the outer cover configured to rotate between a first, closed position and a second, open position; a sleeve dispenser disposed within a cavity defined by the lower housing and outer cover, the sleeve dispenser comprising a supply assembly and a take-up assembly configured to apply a take-up force to the sleeve; a toilet seat ring mounted to the lower housing, the toilet seat ring having a thickness and comprising a first end associated with the supply assembly and a second end associated with the take-up assembly; and a sleeve tensioning device configured to tightly roll used segments of the sleeve from the toilet seat ring onto the take-up assembly, the sleeve tensioning device comprising a blade disposed at the second end of the toilet seat ring at half of the thickness of the toilet seat ring and a biasing member configured to bias the blade away from an interior surface of the toilet seat ring and slit the sleeve into an upper and lower segment as the take-up force advances the sleeve past the blade.