Tissue dispensing assembly

A tissue dispensing assembly for discrete tissue access includes a first shell that defines an interior space and a second shell that defines an internal space. The second shell has an upper end that is open. A plurality of tissues, which is rolled, is configured to position in the internal space. A first hole and a second hole are positioned in a top and a bottom of the first shell, respectively. A panel is coupled to and extends between a perimeter of the first hole and a circumference of the second hole to defines a chamber in the interior space. The second hole is positioned to insert the second shell into the chamber so that a terminal sheet of the plurality of tissues is positioned through the first hole. The terminal sheet is extracted by pulling concurrent with positioning of an adjacent sheet through the first hole.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure and prior art relates to dispensing assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new dispensing assembly for discrete tissue access.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a first shell that defines an interior space and a second shell that defines an internal space. The second shell has an upper end that is open. A plurality of tissues, which is rolled, is configured to position in the internal space. A first hole and a second hole are positioned in a top and a bottom of the first shell, respectively. A panel is coupled to and extends between a perimeter of the first hole and a circumference of the second hole to defines a chamber in the interior space. The second hole is positioned to insert the second shell into the chamber so that a terminal sheet of the plurality of tissues is positioned through the first hole. The terminal sheet is extracted by pulling concurrent with positioning of an adjacent sheet through the first hole.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 6, the tissue dispensing assembly10generally comprises a first shell12that defines an interior space14and second shell16that defines an internal space18. The first shell12comprises fabric or the like. The first shell12is configured to resemble an animal, such as a bear or the like. The second shell16has an upper end20that is open. The second shell16is cylindrically shaped.

A first hole22is positioned in a top24of the first shell12. A second hole26is positioned in a bottom28of the first shell12. A panel30is coupled to and extends between a perimeter32of the first hole22and a circumference34of the second hole26to define a chamber36in the interior space14. The panel30is resilient. The chamber36is positioned to expand to insert the second shell16through the second hole26into the chamber36. The upper end20of the second shell16is positioned adjacent to the first hole22. The panel30comprises fabric, plastic, or the like.

A plurality of tissues38, which is rolled, is configured to position in the internal space18. A terminal sheet40of the plurality of tissues38is configured to position through the first hole22. The terminal sheet40is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user to extract the terminal sheet40from the internal space18concurrent with positioning of an adjacent sheet42through the first hole22.

Stuffing44is positioned in and substantially occupies the interior space14between the panel30and the first shell12. The stuffing44is resilient. The stuffing44comprises polyester fill or the like.

A first retainer46is coupled to the perimeter32of the first hole22. The first retainer46is resilient. The first retainer46is positioned to substantially close the first hole22. The first shell12is in frictional contact with the adjacent sheet42to promote separation of the terminal sheet40from the plurality of tissues38. The first retainer46comprises elastic or the like.

A second retainer48is coupled to the circumference34of the second hole26. The second retainer48is resilient. The second retainer48is positioned to expand to insert the second shell16into, and withdraw the second shell16from, the chamber36. The second retainer48also is positioned to contract to substantially close the second hole26. The panel30is coupled to and extends between the first retainer46and the second retainer48. The second retainer48comprises elastic or the like.

A lid50is configured to selectively couple to the top24of the first shell12to cover the first hole22and the terminal sheet40. The lid50is top hat shaped.

A plurality of first couplers52is coupled to the top24of the first shell12proximate to the first hole22. A plurality of second couplers54is coupled to the lid50. The second couplers54are complementary to the first couplers52. Each second coupler54is positioned to selectively couple to a respective first coupler52to couple the lid50to the first shell12to cover the first hole22and the terminal sheet40. Each second coupler54and the respective first coupler52comprise a hook and loop fastener56. The plurality of first couplers52comprises two first couplers52that are opposingly positioned and proximate to the perimeter32of the first hole22.

A disk58is positioned in the interior space14and is coupled to the top24of the first shell12. An orifice60centrally positioned through the disk58is complementary to and aligned with the first hole22. The disk58comprises stiffened fabric, stiffened felt, or the like, so that the disk58is semi-rigid. The disk58is positioned to prevent the first shell12from being depressed proximate to the first hole22.

In use, the second retainer48is positioned to expand to insert the second shell16through the second hole26into the chamber36and to contract to substantially close the second hole26. The terminal sheet40of the plurality of tissues38is configured to position through the first hole22. The terminal sheet40is configured to be grasped in the hand of the user to extract the terminal sheet40from the internal space18concurrent with positioning of the adjacent sheet42through the first hole22. The first retainer46is positioned to substantially close the first hole22so that the first shell12is in frictional contact with the adjacent sheet42to promote separation of the terminal sheet40from the plurality of tissues38. Each second coupler54is positioned to selectively couple to the respective first coupler52to couple the lid50to the first shell12to cover the first hole22and the terminal sheet40.