Patent ID: 6488229
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A toilet paper dispenser comprising a laterally extending support member having a lateral dimension sufficient to hold at least two toilet paper rolls for rotation thereon in side-by-side relationship, a first toilet paper roll mounted for rotation on said laterally extending support member in a position for use, a second toilet paper roll mounted for rotation on said laterally extending support member in side-by-side relationship with said first toilet paper roll, use-prevention means having a receiving cavity to receive said second toilet paper roll and thereby prevent unrolling paper from said second toilet paper roll until said second toilet paper roll can be moved from said receiving cavity to a position for use, and lateral movement restraining members to hold said first toilet paper roll while on said laterally extending support member close enough to said second toilet paper roll to prevent said second toilet paper roll from being moved from said receiving cavity of said use-prevention means to a said position for use of said second toilet paper roll, wherein said use-prevention means includes a use-prevention receptacle, said use-prevention receptacle includes a cylindrical wall surrounding said receiving cavity, said cylindrical wall extends laterally from a first cylindrical wall end facing toward said first toilet paper roll to a second cylindrical wall end facing away from said first toilet paper roll, the distance between said first cylindrical wall end and said second cylindrical wall end comprising a lateral cylindrical wall dimension of said use-prevntion receptacle, said use-prevention receptacle includes a solid end wall at said second cylindrical wall end, a central aperture in said solid end wall to receive said laterally extending support member therethrough, said use-prevention receptacle includes an open end wall at said first cylindrical wall end thereof, said open end wall facing toward said first toilet paper roll, wherein said receiving cavity of said use-prevention receptacle has a cross-section dimension and configuration corresponding to that of said second toilet paper roll for a snug fit of said second toilet paper roll in said receiving cavity, wherein said cylindrical wall of said use-prevention receptacle has a smooth inner surface, and an outer surface having at least one projecting member extending radially outward therefrom for a user to hold with one hand while withdrawing said second toilet paper roll from said receiving cavity with the other hand.