Patent ID: 6367734
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
An apparatus for supporting a roll of paper, the apparatus comprising:(a) a spindle with an at-rest axial length approximate that of a toilet tissue roll, said spindle having means for adjusting said length to a degree that is less than the axial length of a toilet tissue roll under inward axial pressure and for returning said spindle to the spindle's at-rest axial length when the axial pressure is removed, said spindle having axial end projections; (b) a shaft having first and second ends, said first end of said shaft having an axial pin having a length and diameter of a general magnitude of said axial end projection of the spindle; said second end of said shaft being adapted to receive at least a portion of said spindle such that the longitudinal axles of said shaft and said spindle are substantially coaxial, said shaft having a predetermined length; and (c) a pair of brackets able to be attached to a substantially flat, fixed surface, each of said brackets including means for receiving said axial end projections of the spindle and said axial pin of the shaft for supporting either the spindle alone or supporting said spindle and said shaft when in their coaxial position.