Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a tissue box with an incorporated trash receptacle to dispose of the used tissue, and an opening and closing means operably connected to the trash receptacle.

Description:
GOVERNMENT RIGHTS 
       [0001]    This invention was not made with Government support. The Government does not have any rights in this invention. 
       RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0002]    This non-provisional patent application claims priority from a non-provisional patent application No. 62/132,860 filed on 13 Mar. 2015, titled TISSUE BOX WITH TRASH RECEPTACLE. 
       FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0003]    This invention relates to a tissue box, such as for facial tissue, having an opening to place used tissue. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0004]    U.S. Pat. No. 7,490,734 Title: Combination Tissue Dispenser and Trash Receptacle 
         [0005]    This invention has an aperture  45  for a trash receptacle disposed in a separate compartment below the tissue compartment. 
         [0006]    U.S. Pat. No. 4,919,302 discloses a tissue box with a used tissue compartment box  12  adjacent to the box of tissue. 
         [0007]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,371,296 discloses a container for two (2) boxes of tissue side by side. The empty box can be used for trash. 
         [0008]    Current tissue boxes are used in homes, offices, and motor vehicles. After a tissue is used, the user then has to locate a trash can or toilet to dispose of the used tissue. 
         [0009]    Your invention is a tissue box with doors to access a trash compartment. 
         [0010]    There is need for a tissue box to have a feature of having a trash receptacle incorporated into the same tissue box, in between the clean sheets of tissue. 
         [0011]    There is a need to solve a littering problem with used tissue. 
         [0012]    Multiple embodiments of the system are disclosed herein. It will be understood that other objects and purposes of the invention, and variations thereof, will be apparent upon reading the following specification and inspecting the accompanying drawings. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0013]    One aspect of the present invention is a tissue box with a trash receptacle  10 , comprising: a trash receptacle  30  disposed inside an aperture  60  of a tissue box; an opening and closing means  20  operably connected to said trash receptacle  30 ; whereby the opening and closing means  20  can be opened to place tissue in said trash receptacle  30  and said opening and closing mean  20  can be closed to retain trash in said trash receptacle  30 . 
         [0014]    Another aspect of the present invention is a tissue box with a trash receptacle  10 , consisting of: a trash receptacle  30  disposed inside an aperture  60  of a tissue box; an opening and closing means  20  operably connected to said trash receptacle  30 . 
         [0015]    These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description and claims. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0016]      FIG. 1  is a pictorial view of one embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 2  is another pictorial view of one embodiment of the present invention; and 
           [0018]      FIG. 3  is another pictorial view of an embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0019]    The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims. 
         [0020]    Certain terminology will be used in the following description for convenience and reference only, and will not be limiting. For example, the words “upwardly,” “downwardly,” “rightwardly,” and “leftwardly” will refer to directions in the drawings to which reference is made. The words “inwardly” and “outwardly” will refer to directions toward and away from, respectively, the geometric center of the system and designated parts. Said terminology will include the words specifically mentioned, derivatives, and similar words. Also, “connected to,” “secured to,” or similar language includes the definitions “indirectly connected to,” “directly connected to,” “indirectly secured to,” and “directly secured to.” 
       REFERENCE NUMERALS LIST 
       [0000]    
       
           10  tissue box with trash receptacle 
           20  opening and closing means 
           30  trash container or trash receptacle or bag 
           40  tissue 
           50  door 
           60  aperture 
           70  wall 
           80  hinge 
           90  tissue exit apparatus 
           100  front wall 
           110  rear wall 
           120  side wall 
           130  top wall 
           140  bottom wall 
           150  opening between tissue 
       
     
         [0036]      FIG. 1  illustrates one embodiment of the present invention  10 , which may be referred to as a housing, container or tissue box with a trash receptacle  10 , or modified tissue box  10 . The housing or tissue box  10  may have an opening and closing means  20 . In one embodiment the opening and closing means  20  is a door  50  that can open and close, as seen in  FIG. 3 . The opening and closing means  20  may access an aperture  60 , as seen in  FIGS. 2 and 3 . There may be one door  50  or two doors  50  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 3 . The door  50  or doors  50  may open outwardly, or inwardly as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . The doors  50  may be cardboard and may have bent cardboard as the hinge  80 . Once the cardboard is bent, then the door can easily be opened and closed via the bent cardboard hinge  80 . 
         [0037]      FIG. 1  also discloses a front wall  100 , an opposed rear wall  110 , and a side wall  120  connected between the front wall  100  and the rear wall  110 , a top wall  130  and an opposed bottom wall  140  to form a cube. 
         [0038]    A trash receptacle  30  may be disposed in the aperture  60  so the user can open the opening and closing means  20  so the used tissue or other debris can be placed in the trash receptacle  30 . The trash receptacle  30  may be a plastic bag  30 . 
         [0039]      FIG. 2  illustrates the inside of a modified box  10 . Generally, tissue  40  is organized and disposed in an upside down U orientation, as seen in  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 2  illustrates tissue  40  disposed adjacent to a front wall  100  and extending to a rear wall  110 , and the top layer of the tissue  40  extends upwardly from a tissue exit aperture  90 . 
         [0040]    In the present invention  10 , a trash receptacle  30  may be disposed in the modified box  10 , and the trash receptacle  30  may be connected to a wall  70  that has the opening and closing means  20 . The trash receptacle  30  may be disposed in the aperture  60 . 
         [0041]    The trash receptacle  30  may be disposed inside the cube between the layered tissue  40 . 
         [0042]    The aperture  60  may be disposed inside the cube between the layered tissue  40 . 
         [0043]      FIG. 2  illustrates that between the layered tissue  40  in the cube is defined an opening between tissue  150 . When the doors  50  open, the user has access to the opening between tissue  150 . A used tissue  40  may be placed in through the door ( 50 ) into the opening between tissue  150 . 
         [0044]      FIG. 3  illustrates the opening and closing means  20  with the doors  50  displaced inwardly to the user may then place the used tissue in the trash receptacle  30 . When at least one door  50  is opened, by either displacing the door inwardly as illustrated in  FIG. 3 , or outwardly, a tissue  40  may be placed in the trash receptacle  30 . The trash receptacle  30  may be a bag  30  that can expand as tissue  40  is placed in the bag  30 . And typically as a new tissue  40  is pulled from the modified box  10 , more room is created in the aperture  60 , thus as more trash is placed in the trash receptacle  30 , it can expand to receive more trash. 
         [0045]    The present invention  10  may be constructed by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or it can be constructed after the standard prior art tissue box is initially constructed, before sale to the consumer. 
         [0046]    It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.