Combined fluid and pop-up sheet product dispensing system
US6431405B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T225/20
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system combining a fluid dispenser (10) and a pop-up sheet dispenser (12). The fluid dispenser is a bottle (14) with a spray pump (18), while the sheet dispenser (12) is a tub (28) with an opening (30) through which sheets pop out. The two dispensers snap together to trap and store sheets from a longitudinally folded web ready for pop-out dispensing. The primary embodiment may be used for spray cleaner and paper towels, for example. The sheet dispenser (12) provides the system's base, dispensing from a roll (29) with its core (44) held vertically in the tub (28), located by the tub's core-locating hub (40). The fluid dispenser (10) snaps vertically down into the sheet dispenser (12), acting as its lid and further locating the roll (29) with its hub-stem (26). The roll (29), held loosely by the two hubs, may spin within the system. The tub (28), opening (30), and roll (29) may together rotate relative to the fluid dispenser (14) to reorient the opening (30).In a secondary embodiment, the sheet dispenser (112) dispenses from a stack (129) held vertically between the the bottle (114) and the tub (128) which are side-by-side and snap together horizontally. Again, the bottle (114) act…
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