Patent ID: 7644885
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A towel roll holder and dispenser adapted for mounting on a support surface, the towel roll holder and dispenser comprising: a housing for receiving a towel roll therewithin, the housing having a pair of sidewalls, a base connected to the sidewalls for mounting the housing on the support surface, and a pair of cover members pivotable between a closed position and an open position, one of the cover members having an opening through which towels may be dispensed from the towel roll during a dispensing operation; a plurality of fasteners that releasably fasten the cover members to the sidewalls of the housing; a retaining mechanism that rotatively retains the roll of towels within the housing between the pair of sidewalls so that a free portion of a towel from the roll of towels can extend through the opening during a dispensing operation; an unspooling mechanism that prevents towels from inadvertently unspooling from the roll of paper towels during a dispensing operation; a tearing mechanism that tears off the free portion of the towel from the roll of towels during a dispensing operation; and a securing mechanism that secures the housing to a support structure.