Patent ID: 7694848

Claim:
A towelette dispensing assembly releasably attachable about a spindle of a holder for a tissue paper roll, said holder being mounted upon a generally vertical surface, said tissue paper roll having a cylindrical central liner about which the tissue is wrapped, said tissue roll holder comprising a pair of opposing brackets projecting outwardly from the vertical surface, each said bracket including a socket area arranged adjacent its distal end, said dispensing assembly comprising: a frame having a towelette dispensing portion and a mounting portion, said dispensing portion comprising a box-like cabinet for housing the towelettes to be accessed by the user, said cabinet including a cover that moves between a first biased open position and a second latched closed position, a tissue roll spindle passing through the mounting portion of said frame for securing said dispensing assembly upon the tissue paper roll holder, said spindle comprising: an outer cylindrical member having an internal cavity with an open first end and an opposing closed second end; an inner cylindrical member arranged to slidably reciprocate to and fro within the internal cavity of said outer member, said inner member having first and second opposing ends; and a biasing member located within the internal cavity of said outer member abutting its closed end; wherein the inner member of said spindle further comprises at its first end an abutment surface that engages said biasing member and at its opposing second end a male end to align with and be received in one in one of the opposing socket areas of the brackets of said tissue holder in a freely rotating fashion, wherein the outer member of said spindle is provided with a plurality of radially extending bristles that are of sufficient stiffness and length such that, upon the tissue roll being rotated by a user, said bristles are engaged by the interior of the tissue roll liner and is thereby rotatingly driven; and means for releasing the lid of said dispensing portion, said releasing means being activated by the rotation of said tissue roll spindle.