Combined wet and dry sanitary tissue dispenser
US5509593A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T225/393
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A combined dry sanitary tissue and prewetted personal hygiene wipes dispenser including a rear housing and a front housing, the front housing being movable from an open position to a closed position with the rear housing, the front and rear housings forming a first compartment for a roll of dry sanitary tissue, the compartment having an opening through which the roll of dry sanitary tissue is dispensed. A second compartment is provided inside the first compartment from which a roll of prewetted personal hygiene wipes is dispensed. The second compartment includes a lid having a dispensing port therethrough. There is an orifice through the front housing allowing access to the dispensing port in the lid when the front housing section is in the closed position. The lid is not removable from the second compartment when the front housing is in the closed position. A lock is included for locking the front housing in the closed position. In such manner, neither the roll of dry sanitary tissue nor the roll of prewetted personal hygiene wipes is subject to theft.
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