Patent ID: 6536707
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A47K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for dispensing sheets of moistened tissue from a roll comprising:a housing including a cylindrical side wall, a first end wall, and an opposite second end wall, said cylindrical side wall and said first and second opposite end walls surrounding an interior chamber of said housing; roll support means for rotatably supporting the roll of moistened tissue within said interior chamber in a manner which permits removal of the sheets from the roll; an access opening in said cylindrical side wall, said access opening being sized and configured to permit passage of the sheets of moistened tissue therethrough; a holder for removably supporting said housing in an operative position; means for preventing rotation of said housing relative to said holder when removing the sheets of moistened tissue from the roll with said housing supported in said operative position; attachment means for removably attaching said first end wall to said housing to facilitate replacement of the roll within said interior chamber; a door hingedly fixed to said housing and being movable between an open position to reveal said access opening, thereby permitting dispensing of the individual sheets of moistened tissue from the roll and through said access opening, and a closed position defined by said door being positioned and disposed in covering relation to said access opening to thereby close said access opening; first seal means for providing an air tight seal between said first end wall and said cylindrical wall of said housing when said first end wall is attached to said housing; and second seal means for providing an air tight seal between said door and said housing when said door is in said closed position.