Abstract:
A bathroom tissue dispenser comprising: a bathroom tissue container with a front side, left side, right side, bottom side and a rear side; a mounting device attached to the bathroom tissue container, to facilitate mounting upon a fixed bathroom tissue roll dispenser without requiring any modification to that fixed dispenser; and an opening or a tear away portion located generally on the front side of the bathroom tissue container. This bathroom tissue dispenser can be quickly and easily mounted upon a fixed bathroom tissue dispenser and may replaced with a new one when the bathroom tissue inside is used up. The used dispenser may be discarded or recycled. A bathroom tissue dispenser comprising: a bathroom tissue container with a front side and a rear side; a wall mounting device attached to the bathroom tissue container; and an opening or tear away portion located generally on the front side of the bathroom tissue container. A bathroom tissue dispenser comprising: a bathroom tissue container with a front side, left side, right side, bottom side and a rear side; and a mounting device attached to the bathroom tissue container to facilitate mounting upon a fixed bathroom tissue roll dispenser. All of these bathroom tissue dispensers will most likely, but not necessarily, be prepackaged with bathroom tissue. The bathroom tissue can be a continuous sheet with perforations to facilitate the tearing off of individual sheets, or the bathroom tissue can be individual sheets stacked on top of each other.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
   This invention relates to a dispenser of tissue paper. More particularly, the present invention relates to a dispenser of bathroom tissue which can be quickly and easily installed in a bathroom. 
   BACKGROUND 
   Typically bathroom tissue is dispensed in rolls. Roll dispensers are usually permanently installed in bathrooms using a removeable spindle. In order to replace a bathroom tissue roll, the spindle must be removed from the roll dispenser, the old roll of bathroom tissue removed from the spindle, the new roll of bathroom tissue threaded onto the spindle, and the spindle and bathroom tissue roll reinstalled in the roll dispenser. Many times the roll dispenser is located adjacent to a toilet, or other object, making access to the roll dispenser difficult, thereby making the replacement of tissue rolls in the roll dispenser an arduous task, especially for older users and handicapped users. The width of typical bathroom tissue rolls is unsatisfactory to many people who would prefer wider bathroom tissue which would be easier to use and more effective. The amount of bathroom tissue that can fit on a typical roll is limited and many people would like a bathroom tissue dispenser that can hold a larger quantity of tissue so as to reduce the frequency with which it has to be replaced. 
   Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a bathroom tissue dispenser that overcomes the above listed and other disadvantages. 
   SUMMARY 
   The disclosed invention relates to a bathroom tissue dispenser comprising: a bathroom tissue container with a front side, left side, right side, bottom side and a rear side; a mounting device that is integral to, or attached to the bathroom tissue container, to facilitate mounting upon a fixed bathroom tissue roll dispenser; and an opening or a tear away portion located generally on the front side of the bathroom tissue container. 
   The disclosed invention also relates to a bathroom tissue dispenser comprising: a bathroom tissue container with a front side and a rear side; a wall mounting device attached to the bathroom tissue container; and a tear away portion located generally on the front side of the bathroom tissue container. 
   In addition, the disclosed invention relates to a bathroom tissue dispenser comprising: a bathroom tissue container with a front side, left side, right side, bottom side and a rear side; and a mounting device integral to, or attached to the bathroom tissue container, to facilitate mounting upon a fixed bathroom tissue roll dispenser 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The present disclosure will be better understood by those skilled in the pertinent art by referencing the accompanying drawings, where like elements are numbered alike in the several figures, in which: 
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser; 
       FIG. 2  is a perspective view of bathroom tissue as stored in a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser; 
       FIG. 3  is a side view of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser from  FIG. 1  installed on a bathroom tissue roll dispenser; 
       FIG. 4  is a side view of another embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser; 
       FIG. 5  is a side view of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser from  FIG. 4 , installed on a bathroom tissue roll dispenser; 
       FIG. 6  is a perspective view of another embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser; 
       FIG. 7  is a side view of another embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser; 
       FIG. 8  is a side view of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser from  FIG. 7  installed on a bathroom tissue roll dispenser; 
       FIG. 9  is a perspective view of another embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser; 
       FIG. 10  is a side view of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser of  FIG. 9  installed on a bathroom tissue roll dispenser; 
       FIG. 11  is a front view of another embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser installed on a bathroom tissue roll dispenser; 
       FIG. 12  is a side view of another embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser; 
       FIG. 13  is a side view of disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser from  FIG. 12  installed on a bathroom tissue roll dispenser; 
       FIG. 14  is a perspective view of disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser from  FIG. 12 ; 
       FIG. 15  is a top view of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser installed on a bathroom tissue roll dispenser; 
       FIG. 16  is a rear perspective view of a two-slotted embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser and bathroom tissue roll dispenser; 
       FIG. 17  is a side view of another embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser and a bathroom tissue roll dispenser; 
       FIG. 18  is a side view of the bathroom tissue dispenser from  FIG. 17  shown installed on the bathroom tissue roll dispenser; 
       FIG. 19  is a rear perspective view of a recess embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser; 
       FIG. 20  is a side view of a wall mounted embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser; and 
       FIG. 21  is a side view of the bathroom tissue dispenser from  FIG. 20  shown installed on a wall. 
       FIG. 22  is a side cross-sectional view of the bathroom tissue dispenser from  FIG. 21 . 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     FIG. 1  shows a perspective view of one embodiment of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  10 . The bathroom tissue dispenser  10  comprises a bathroom tissue container  14 . The container  14 , in this embodiment, may be shaped generally like a rectangular box. The container may be made out of cardboard, plastic, fiberglass, rubber or any light, easy to produce, and disposable material. The container has front side  18 , a rear side  22 , a left side  26 , a right side  30 , and a top side  32 . On the rear side of the container  14 , a slot  34  is located, the slot  34  extends into the left side  26  and right side  30  of the container  14 . The slot  34  extends generally the width “W” of the container. The container may contain perforations  40  on its left side  26 , top side  32 , and right side  30  (perforations not shown on right side for clarity). The container may be scored on its front side  18 , as indicated by the line representing the scoring  44 . The scoring  44  is adjacent to the perforations  40  on the left side  26  and right side  30 . The perforations  40  and scoring are configured to allow a user to separate the perforated section of the container  14 , which will be called the lid  48 , and allow the lid to fold at the scoring  44 , to allow a user access to the contents of the container  14 . In other embodiments, the scoring  44  may be replaced with a perforation, and thereby allow complete removal of the lid  48 . In still other embodiments, an opening may be made in the housing rather than having a tear-away lid  48 . 
     FIG. 2  shows one embodiment of how bathroom tissue may be arranged when it is in the container  14 . The bathroom tissue may be one length of tissue, with perforations at regular intervals, arranged in a stack  52  of tissue folded upon itself. 
     FIG. 3  shows a side view of the bathroom tissue dispenser  10  installed on a typical bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56  found in many bathrooms. The toilet tissue roll dispenser  56  comprises two spindle holders  60  (only one spindle holder  60  is visible in this view) and one bathroom tissue roll spindle  64 . The slot  34  acts as a mounting device to facilitate it&#39;s mounting upon the fixed bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . The slot  34  is configured to fit snugly onto the bathroom tissue roll spindle  64  such that the bathroom tissue dispenser  10  is held in place against the bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . The bathroom tissue dispenser  10  is configured to slide onto the bathroom tissue roll spindle  64  in a generally lateral fashion. Once installed on a bathroom tissue roll dispenser the user can tear the lid  48  away from the container using the perforations  14 , and fold the lid down along the scoring  44 , so that the user can access the stack of tissue  52  located in the container  14 . 
     FIG. 4  shows a side view of another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  70 . In this embodiment, the container  14  has a front side  18 , a rear side  22 , left side  26 , top side  32 , right side  30  (not visible in this view), and a bottom side  33 . However, in this embodiment, the slot  34 , also known as the mounting device, is located on the bottom side  33  of the container, and extends into the left side  26  and right side  30 . Thus, in this embodiment, the bathroom tissue dispenser  10  is configured to slide onto the bathroom tissue roll spindle  64  in a generally vertical fashion. Referring now to  FIG. 5 , the bathroom tissue dispenser  10  is shown installed on a bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . The bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56  is installed on a wall  74 . 
     FIG. 6  shows another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  78 . In this embodiment, the shape of the container  14  is a “T-shape” cube. The bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56  is shown in a see-through view so that the slot  34  and bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56  can be seen. Tissue paper will be stored in the container  14 . The slot  34  is shown in a lateral configuration, however, the slot may be configured to be a vertical configuration. The cross-member  79  of the T-shaped container  14  has a width W CROSS  and the vertical member  80  of the T-shaped container  14  has a width W VERT . The bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56  has width between the inner surfaces of the two spindle holders  60  of W i . W CROSS  is greater than W VERT , and W VERT  is less than W SH . 
     FIG. 7  shows another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  82 . The width W of the container  14  is wider than the bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 , such that the right side  30  and left side  26  will fit over the bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . The rear side  22  of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  82  in this embodiment is generally concave. Attached to this concave shaped rear side  22  is a bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  86 . The bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  86  comprises a first lip  90  and a second lip  94 . The lips  90 ,  94  form a slot  34 . The slot  34  is configured to fit snuggly onto the bathroom tissue roll spindle  64 .  FIG. 8  shows the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  82  attached to the bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . The bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  86  may be made out of cardboard, plastic, fiberglass, rubber, a combination of any materials listed, and any other suitable material. 
     FIG. 9  shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  90 . In this embodiment, the container  14  has a bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  94  that comprises two spindle grippers  98  located generally on the bottom side  33  of the container  14  near or at the right side  22  and left side  26  of the container  14 . The spindle grippers  98  are generally round, and configured to snugly grip a bathroom tissue roll spindle  64 . The spindle grippers  98  may be foldable against the bottom  33  of the container for storage. The bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  94  may be made out of cardboard, plastic, fiberglass, rubber, a combination of any materials listed, and any other suitable material.  FIG. 10  shows a side view of the another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  90  installed on a bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . 
     FIG. 11  shows another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  102 . This embodiment is similar to the embodiment shown in  FIGS. 9 and 10 , except that the spindle grippers  98 , that comprise bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  94 , are not located at or near the right side  22  and left side  26  of the container  14 , but are set in from the right side  22  and left  26  a certain amount, such that the container width W is wider than the width W R  of the bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . 
     FIG. 12  shows a side view of another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  106 . In this embodiment, the bathroom tissue container  110  has a toroidal shape. The container  110  has a front side  114  and a rear side  118 . The rear side  114  of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  106  in this embodiment is generally concave. Attached to this concave shaped rear side  114  is a bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  86 . The bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  86  comprises a first lip  90  and a second lip  94 . The lips  90 ,  94  form a slot  34 . The slot  34  is configured to fit snuggly onto a bathroom tissue roll spindle  64 . The container  110  may have perforations  40  to allow a user to separate the perforated section of the container  110 , which will be called the lid  48 , to allow a user access to the contents of the container  110 .  FIG. 13  shows the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  106  attached to bathroom tissue roll spindle  64  of a bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 .  FIG. 14  shows a perspective view of the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  106  from  FIG. 12 . 
     FIG. 15  shows a top view of another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  122 . In this embodiment, the generally cubic rectangular container  14  has a recess  126  on its rear side  130 . The top side  134  and front side  138  of the container are located as shown. Extending from a rear wall  142  of the recess  126  is a bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  142 . The bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  142  comprises two spindle grippers  98 . In this embodiment, top side  134 , front side  138 , left side  146  and right side  150  of the container  14  have perforations  40  configured to make two lids  48 , one adjacent to the left side  146  and one adjacent to the right side  150  of the container. The perforations  40  allow a user to separate one or both of the perforated section of the container  14 , the lids  48 , to allow a user access to the contents of the container  14 . 
     FIG. 16  shows a rear perspective view of another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  156 . In this embodiment, two slots  160 ,  164  are located on the rear side  22  of the container  14 . Each of the slots  160 ,  164  are configured to snugly fit onto the spindle holders  60  of a bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . Thus, in this embodiment, the spindle  64  (not shown) is not required for the dispenser  156  to attach to the tissue roll dispenser  56 . 
     FIG. 17  shows a side view of another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  168 . In this embodiment, the housing  14  is not integral with a bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  172 . In this embodiment, the bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  172  is attachable to the housing  14  by the user. A mounting surface  176  on the housing is configured to attach to the a bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  172 . An adhesive may be used to attach the mounting surface  176  to the a bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device  172 . The mounting device has a slot  180  configured to snugly fit onto a bathroom tissue roll spindle  64  of a bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 .  FIG. 18  shows a side view of the dispenser  168  attached to a spindle  64  of a bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . 
     FIG. 19  shows a front view of another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  184 . In this embodiment, the rear side  22  of the container  14  contains a recess  188 . The recess is configured to fit over a number of different styles of bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . The rear side  22  of the container also has an adhesive band  192  located generally about the periphery of the rear side  22  of the container  14 . Thus, the dispenser can be attached to a wall  74 , with the recess generally housing the bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56 . This embodiment allow the dispenser  184  to attach to a wall  74  over a bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56  with or without using any portion of the fixed toilet tissue dispenser  56  to support itself and supported by adhesive surfaces, or other means of support, that adhere or attach to one, any or all of the wall surfaces, above or below, to the left or right of the of the standard fixed dispenser  56 . This embodiment may or may not come into contact with the fixed dispenser. This embodiment could be designed in such a way so as to completely surround the fixed dispenser and hide it from view. It also might adhere, mount or attach to any one or more of the wall surfaces surrounding the dispenser whether it be the surface above and or below, to the left and or the right of the dispenser. 
   The various disclosed bathroom tissue dispensers discussed up till this point have all used a bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device to connect the bathroom tissue dispensers to the already in place bathroom tissue roll dispenser. However, in still another embodiment, the bathroom tissue roll dispenser mounting device may be replaced with a wall mounting device, so that the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser can attach directly to a wall, without the need for a bathroom tissue roll dispenser being present. The connection means may be a removeable adhesive, which can be removed from the wall after the tissue in the bathroom tissue dispenser has been used up. 
     FIG. 20  shows a side view of another embodiment of a disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  196 . The container  14  has a rear side  22 . Located on the rear side  22  is an adhesive that is configured to removeably attach to a wall  74 . In another embodiment, the adhesive may be configured to permanently attach to a wall  74 . With this embodiment, there is no need for a bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56  to be located in a bathroom. Or, if the bathroom tissue roll dispenser  56  is located in a difficult to reach or awkward place, then, the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser  196  may be placed elsewhere.  FIG. 21 , shows the bathroom tissue dispenser  196  attached to a wall  74 .  FIG. 22  is a cross-sectional view of the bathroom tissue dispenser  196  from  FIG. 21 . 
   The disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser has man advantages. The user would no longer have to remove the spring loaded spindle, remove it from the cardboard tube of the previous roll, slide it through the cardboard tube of the new roll, and then reinstall the new roll and spring loaded spindle into the fixed dispenser. every time they need to replace the toilet paper. Additionally, since the bathroom tissue dispenser may be wider than the fixed bathroom tissue roll dispenser, the bathroom tissue paper of the disclosed invention may be wider than the standard width bathroom tissue roll and dispenser. In addition, the amount of bathroom tissue paper stored in the disclosed bathroom tissue dispenser can be much greater than the amount stored on a roll, both in terms of width and length. This provides two very important advantages. First, wider bathroom tissue is easier and neater to use than standard width bathroom tissue. Secondly, this invention will have to be replaced less frequently than regular rolls of toilet paper. Another advantage of this invention is that it can be designed in such a way as to make it more aesthetically pleasing to the eye than the standard configuration of a fixed toilet paper dispenser with or without a typical roll of toilet paper. As this invention can cover, mask or hide the fixed dispenser by designing it in an attractive manner one can improve the appearance of their bathroom/toilet area. A further advantage of this invention is that branding, logo and advertising information may be included on the surface of the cardboard packaging which is not possible on standard toilet paper rolls, because companies are reluctant to put such branding info on the actual sheets of toilet paper for obvious reasons. This is a very potent advantage of this invention because people use the bathroom many times each day and will be exposed to this branding info repeatedly through out the day, everyday. 
   It should be noted that the terms “first”, “second”, and “third”, and the like may be used herein to modify elements performing similar and/or analogous functions. These modifiers do not imply a spatial, sequential, or hierarchical order to the modified elements unless specifically stated. 
   While the disclosure has been described with reference to several embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the disclosure without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the disclosure not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this disclosure, but that the disclosure will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.