Abstract:
A set of moulded plastic holders to fix a box of tissues on the ceiling of a vehicle. The holders embrace the corners of the box, along with pins fixing the holders into the fabric of the ceiling of the cabin of vehicle. The holders provide anchor points on the ceiling surface; they take the triangular shape of the corners of the box on the three sides of the corners of the box. They are being held in position on the ceiling with pins inserted at a crossing angle to keep them from slipping. A cap is used in extension to the device; it folds on the side with the pins thus putting pressure on them in closed position pressing the pins against the ceiling. The cap is adding to the look by covering the pins. Elastic bands are used around the box to fit perfectly between two corresponding holders.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    The following invention belongs to the fields of supports used to hang boxes of tissues from the ceiling so the opening of the boxes is facing down, towards the passengers of the vehicle. 
       PRIOR ART 
       [0002]    The present invention refers to a previous Canadian application 2811234 filed on 2013 Mar. 25 by same inventor. 
         [0003]    Our search among patents revealed some systems that caught our attention: CA 2,212,096 &lt;&lt;Tissue box holder&gt;&gt; from Said Iravanipour, filed on 5 Sep. 1997, shows a support to hang boxes of tissues in the passenger compartment of a vehicle. This support consists of a base along with straps. On one side of the base, a box of tissues is fixed and held by a set of straps and on the other side of the base some fastening means such as adhesive tape or screws are installed. 
         [0004]    TW 201141732 &lt;&lt;Structure of tissue paper box holder for vehicle&gt;&gt; from Yang Ming-Shun [TW] published on 1 Dec. 2011, shows two magnetic mounts holding a box of tissues; each holder is facing the other and therefore the entire thickness of the box is held. A clip system allowing you to adjust the height of the holders as required; the supports are fixed on the ceiling with glue or Velcro. 
       OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS 
       [0005]    There is a real need for supports of boxes of tissues in the vehicle market. More precisely, the following features must be found in the device: easily installed on the ceiling of any vehicle, suiting the vast majority of boxes of tissues, and holding them on the ceiling in such a position that the opening of the box is facing the passengers of the vehicle. 
         [0006]    This support does not require any glue in order to be fixed on the ceiling of the vehicle. The glue to be used for a suitable adhesion to the fabric of the ceiling requires a specific room temperature as long as pressure and rubbing of the fingertips. 
         [0007]    Holders designed for our invention come preferably in sets of four each of which forms readily around the four corners of the box. These holders take the shape of each of the corners of a box of tissues on the three sides of the corners of the box offering excellent flexibility and adaptability to the various formats of boxes of tissues on the market. A set of pins is to be used along with the holders in order to fix the device on the ceiling of the vehicle. 
         [0008]    The pins are placed on a surface with holes in extension to the support. On each of the holders, two pins are preferably inserted at a crossing angle to reduce slippage which could cause the support to fall and the box of tissues. A cap ending with a hinged flap is found in extension to the surface where the pins are located; that cap can be folded towards the surface with the pins so that when it is closed, and blocked by fastening means, it is pressing against the pins, pressing them firmly against the ceiling to keep them from slipping and consequently prevent the device from moving. Moreover, it covers the pins which is adding to the look of the support. 
         [0009]    An elastic band is used to surround the box of tissues and tighten it against the holders. 
         [0010]    The present invention will be further understood from the following description with reference to the drawings. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING FIGURES 
         [0011]      FIG. 1  showing a perspective view of a single support. 
           [0012]      FIG. 2  showing a perspective view of the supports with a box of tissues. 
           [0013]      FIG. 3  showing a perspective view of four supports with elastic bands. 
           [0014]      FIG. 4  showing a perspective view of the items separately disclosed. 
           [0015]      FIG. 5  showing a view of the support from underneath. 
           [0016]      FIG. 6  representing an enlargement showing the supporting shoulder. 
           [0017]      FIG. 7  showing an enlarged back view from a pin that has been inserted. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0018]      FIG. 1  is showing a support  20  consisting of a triangular wedge-shaped holder  22  so it can adjust to the corner of a box of tissues, it includes a tray  23  and the corner  22 . In the tray a groove for the elastic  52  is allowing the insertion of an elastic band to tighten the box of tissues between two holders on the corners facing each other (as shown in  FIG. 2 ). 
         [0019]    In addition to the wedge-shaped holder a surface  24  with holes  30 , 30 ′ ready to receive the spring  37  clips  34  that will hang the support on the ceiling of the vehicle. The pin consists of two parts mounted on a small spring  37  on which we show a shoulder line β; a spike end  35  inserting (following the dotted line) in the pinhole  30  and also in the fabric of the ceiling of the vehicle, and a non sharp end  35 ′ staying out of the hole and ready to be inserted into the core loop  29  so it does not unfold. The pinholes we are showing are sloping gently down α and are ending with a lip  31  offering a support on which the pin is resting exactly where the spring is located  37  and more specifically where the shoulder line is β (as shown in  FIG. 6 ). 
         [0020]    In addition to the surface with the pins, there is a cap  26  with a hinged flap  28  that can be folded up on the surface  24  to press against the pins and hold them against the ceiling so they move as little as possible. The cap is also hiding the pins for aesthetic reasons; by folding it  38 ′ and by blocking  40 , 41  its hinged flap  28  on the surface with the pins. Some recesses  27  in the cap are allowing you to press firmly on the pins when in closed position. A channel  38  acts as a hinge between the wedge-shaped holder  22  and the surface  24  with the pins, making it possible to adjust to concave or convex surfaces on the ceiling. 
         [0021]    Some picks  32 , 32 ′, 32 ″ are used to stabilize the box of tissues on the support. A second pin is inserted in the hole  30 ′. 
         [0022]      FIG. 2  is showing a box  18  of tissues  42  fixed on the fabric  44  of the ceiling of a vehicle with holders  20 - 20 ′″. The holders are connected in pairs with elastic bands  36 - 36 ′ also making it possible to tighten the box of tissues. With the support  20  two pins can be seen  34 , 34 ′ to be inserted at a crossing angle in the fabric of the ceiling. 
         [0023]      FIG. 3  is showing the four holders  20 - 20 ′″ with the elastic bands  36 - 36 ′ inserted into the wedge-shaped holders facing each other. The grooves of the elastic bands display an “L” shape intersecting  52  the tray  23  at the level of the corner  22  and extend  52 ′ behind the corner. When the elastic band is in position a loop  50  is holding it on the back of the corner to keep it from moving on the groove. 
         [0024]      FIG. 4  is showing separately the holders  20 - 20 ′″, the elastics  36 - 36 ′, the box of tissues  18 , and the pins displayed in pairs and ready to be installed on each holder can be seen more easily. The supports are installed such that their corner  22  embrace the corner  22 ′ of the box of tissue. The pins bend  34 - 34 ′ and permit the insertion at a crossing angle. Both the setting and their shape are making it possible to hold firmly the support when it gets fixed on the fabric of the ceiling of the vehicle; they also keep the pins from slipping. 
         [0025]      FIG. 5  is showing a view from underneath the support  20  consisting of the following three parts: the cap  26 , the surface  24  with the pins with the pinholes  30  and the wedge-shaped holder  22  including the “L-shaped” groove for the elastic band  52  and the grooves  54  making the support more rigid. The channels  38 , 38 ′ work as hinges; the channel  38 ′ is allowing the cap to fold  26  on the pins, and the channel  38  works as a hinge between the wedge-shaped holder and the surface with the pins which is allowing the device to adapt to the unevenness of the ceiling showing some curves in certain areas.  FIG. 5  is showing two small pinholes located under the holding loop  29  holding the pinhead to keep it from piercing the fabric of the ceiling. 
         [0026]      FIG. 6  is showing an enlargement of the connection between the pin  34  made of steel, the lip  31  of the pinhole  30  made of plastic, and the recess  27  made of plastic. The pin is inserted  35 ′ in the fabric  44  of the ceiling of the vehicle, and is leaning on its shoulder β against the lip  31 , then hold in place by the recess  27  pressing the non sharp end  35 ′ of the pin. 
         [0027]      FIG. 7  is showing an enlarged back view from a pin that has been inserted in the fabric  44  of the ceiling of the vehicle. The spring  37  of the pin can be seen and more specifically its shoulder line β sitting on the lip of the pinhole. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0028]    In combination with means of pins  34 - 34 ′, a set of holders or supports  20 - 20 ′″ are used to fix a box of tissues to a ceiling of a vehicle; each support embrace a corner  22 ′ of the box on the three planes forming the corner. 
         [0029]    The support is wedge-shaped and comprise three planes; two of the three planes form a corner  22  of the support and the third plane  23  perpendicular to the two planes is extending beyond the corner  22  and form a flat face  24  comprises holes to insert the pins. The third plane further extends beyond the flat face and forms a recessed shape  26  ending with hinged flap  28 . 
         [0030]    The holders  20  of our invention come preferably in sets of four. 
         [0031]    More precisely: 
         [0032]    the corner  22  is forming readily around the corner of a box of tissues. That part they take the triangular shape of the corners of a box of tissues. 
         [0033]    in addition to the wedge-shaped holder, there is a face  24  having holes  30 - 30 ′ to receive the pins  34 - 34 ′ to fix the support to the fabric of the ceiling of the vehicle. The holes are normally even but preferably angled α with an ideal angle of 45°; the holes end with a lip  31  on which the pin is resting. 
         [0034]    The pins are first inserted in the holes of the above-mentioned face, and then in the fabric of the ceiling of the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The pins are used preferably in pairs in each holder and they bend  37  to be inserted at a crossing angle in the fabric of the ceiling. A loop  29  is keeping the pin bent. The pins predominantly used are spring clips or any spring-loaded pin. 
         [0035]    A cap  26  is used in addition to the face with the pins; that cap can be folded on the face with the pins in order to hide them which is adding to the aesthetics of the support. The cap ends with a hinged flap  28  to hold firmly the cap when it is folded on the surface with the pins, the hinged flap being inserted into the channel  38 . 
         [0036]    Elastic bands  36 - 36 ′ are surrounding the box of tissues and are providing support to the pairs of holders. These elastic bands are inserted into the support by a groove  52  usually in a “L” shape which is intersecting the corner tray  23  and extending  52 ′ behind the corner. A loop  50  is holding the elastic band in the back of the corner to keep it from moving in the groove once correctly installed. 
         [0037]    The pin  34  consists of two parts  35 , 35 ′, like lines, with a spring  37 : 
         [0038]    the first one: a spike end  35  is going through the pinhole and then into the fabric of the ceiling of the vehicle to fix the support on the ceiling; 
         [0039]    the second line  35 ′ stays on the top of the pinhole and is inserted in the core loop  29  in order to keep it folded. 
         [0040]    These two parts are connected to each other with the spring  37  whose shoulder line β is resting against the lips  31  of the pinhole. The lip of the pinhole acts like a seal on which the shoulder β of the pin is resting. This support is firmly keeping in place the two ends of the pin, keeping the pin from slipping into the hole. 
         [0041]    The channel  38  acts as a hinge and can bend so the face supporting the pins  24  adopts an angled-position allowing it to better adapt to the unevenness of the ceiling. The channel can bend up to an angle of 120° between the corner and the face supporting the pins. Similarly, the cap  26  can bend  38 ′. 
         [0042]    The cap  26  has two functions: 
         [0043]    when it is closed, it blocks the pins inside; its recesses  27  pushing against the pins over their entire length  35 ′ or just on the pinhead are keeping them in place inside the cap. 
         [0044]    in addition, it has an aesthetic function (i.e. hiding the pins). 
         [0045]    Grooves  54  are found at the back of the support in order to make it more rigid. It is to be clearly understood that the instant description with reference to the annexed drawing is made in an indicative manner and that the preferred embodiments described herein are meant in no way to limit further embodiments realizable within the scope of the invention. 
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                 18 
                 Tissues 
               
               
                   
                 20-20′″ 
                 Support for box of tissues 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 Corner of the support 
               
               
                   
                 22′ 
                 Corner of the box of tissue 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 Tray of the support 
               
               
                   
                 24 
                 Surface supporting the pins 
               
               
                   
                 26 
                 Cap 
               
               
                   
                 27 
                 Recesses 
               
               
                   
                 28 
                 Hinged flap 
               
               
                   
                 29 
                 Holding loop of the pin 
               
               
                   
                 30-30′ 
                 Pinholes 
               
               
                   
                 31 
                 Lip in the pinhole 
               
               
                   
                 α 
                 Angled lip 
               
               
                   
                 32-32″ 
                 Supporting picks 
               
               
                   
                 34-34′ 
                 Pins 
               
               
                   
                 β 
                 Shoulder of the pin 
               
               
                   
                 35, 35′ 
                 Spike ends and non sharp end of the pin 
               
               
                   
                 36-36′ 
                 Elastic 
               
               
                   
                 37 
                 Spring of the pin 
               
               
                   
                 38 
                 First channel between the wedge-shaped holder 
               
               
                   
                   
                 and the surface with pins 
               
               
                   
                 38′ 
                 Folding channel for the cap 
               
               
                   
                 40-41 
                 Means to secure the cap in closed position 26 
               
               
                   
                 42 
                 Tissues 
               
               
                   
                 44 
                 Fabric from the ceiling of a vehicle 
               
               
                   
                 50 
                 Holding loop for the elastic 
               
               
                   
                 52 
                 Groove for the elastic 
               
               
                   
                 54 
                 Grooves