Patent ID: 6202956
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A dispenser for dispensing toilet tissue from rolls of toilet tissue, comprising:a double-ended housing defining a housing interior and including a first housing member and a second housing member connected to said first housing member and movable relative to said first housing member between an open position for accessing the housing interior and a closed position;roll support means including first and second roll support spindles for supporting first and second rolls of toilet tissue in a coaxial relationship, with the first roll of toilet tissue located adjacent to one of the ends of said housing, the second roll of toilet tissue located adjacent to the other of the ends of said housing, and adjacent ends of said rolls of toilet tissue defining a space therebetween, each of said roll support spindles including a support shaft and a sleeve rotatably disposed about said support shaft for insertion into a toilet tissue roll;a cover slidably positioned on said second housing member and selectively slidably movable relative to said housing between a first cover location wherein said first roll of toilet tissue is exposed for manual access and said second roll of toilet tissue is not exposed for manual access and a second cover location wherein said second roll of toilet tissue is exposed for manual access and said first roll of toilet tissue is not exposed for manual access; andlocking means for locking said cover against slidable movement relative to said second housing member between said first and second cover locations until substantial depletion of one of the rolls of toilet tissue which is exposed for being dispensed, said locking means including a toilet tissue roll end engagement member pivotally mounted on said roll support means at a location between said first and second roll support spindles, dependent from said roll support means, and positioned in the space defined by the adjacent ends of toilet tissue rolls supported by said roll support means, and detents on said cover which are engageable with said toilet tissue roll end engagement member.