Patent ID: 8550396

Claim:
A toilet paper dispenser for covering a wall-mounted pre-existing toilet paper roller and automating hands-free toilet paper extraction therefrom, comprising as an end product: a hollow housing defining a rear periphery defining a wall opening configured for accepting the wall-mounted pre-existing toilet paper roller therethrough, the wall opening not being closable or coverable by structure on the housing; a pair of operating rollers rotatably mounted in the housing and closely spaced from each other parallel to each other to closely receive toilet paper from the wall-mounted pre-existing toilet paper roller therebetween; a motor in the housing and coupled to the operating rollers to rotate at least one of the rollers; a presence sensor on the housing; a processor on the housing receiving signals from the presence sensor and responsive to a signal indicating presence of a hand, energizing the motor to turn the operating rollers; the housing further defining a front periphery defining a front opening for access to the wall-mounted pre-existing toilet paper roller, the front opening being selectively covered by a movable panel of the housing, the housing further defining a bottom opening through which toilet paper is dispensed from the housing.