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Gravity fed paper towel holder

a paper towel holder and gravity feeding technology, applied in the field of paper towel holders, can solve the problems of not showing the rubberized front member, complicated and cumbersome use, and difficulty in tearing individual paper sheets, and achieve the effect of convenient tearing

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-07-04
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[0009]It is a general object of the present invention to provide a paper towel holder that can accommodate rolled paper products of varying diameters.
[0010]It is also a general object of the presen

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Overtime paper towel holders have evolved into a variety of configurations but have also become complicated and cumbersome to use.
Additionally, Nedberg does not disclose a rubberized front member, the absence of which can make tearing individual paper sheets difficult.
Many paper towel holders require additional effort on the part of the user to operate the paper towel holder.
Complicated braking mechanisms and rotation control devices lead to further manu

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[0031]At the outset, it should be appreciated that like drawing numbers on different drawing views identify identical, or functionally similar, structural elements of the invention. While the present invention is described with respect to what is presently considered to be the preferred aspects, it is to be understood that the invention as claimed is not limited to the disclosed aspects.

[0032]Furthermore, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the particular methodology, materials and modifications described and, as such, may, of course, vary. It is also understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, which is limited only by the appended claims.

[0033]Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It should be ap...

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Abstract

A paper towel holder having a mounting bracket having a first side member and a second side member which are substantially parallel to one another, a front member operatively arranged transversely and perpendicularly to the first and second side members and fixedly secured to the front ends of each side member, a first mounting arm having a first mounting flange, and a second mounting arm having a second mounting flange, where the first side member comprises a first tripartite track fixedly secured to the first mounting arm, and the second side member comprises a second tripartite track fixedly secured to the second mounting arm, where each of the tripartite tracks slopes downwardly with respect to the first and second mounting flanges; and a tube arranged transversely to the first and second tripartite tracks and arranged to move along the tracks.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to paper towel holders and, more specifically, to gravity fed paper towel holders.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The use of paper towel holders is known in the art. Paper towels were first introduced in the early 1930's. Arthur Scott developed paper towels from a shipment of toilet paper that had been rolled too thickly. He perforated the paper into sheets and sold them as the first disposable paper towels. This prompted a need for the development of paper towel holders. Basic paper towel holders began as a wooden spindle atop a base. Overtime paper towel holders have evolved into a variety of configurations but have also become complicated and cumbersome to use.[0003]U.S. Pat. No. 1,973,354 (Nedberg) discloses a mountable paper towel holder and dispenser comprising sides having inclined apertures which are mountable to a wall and an abutment member against which the roll is pressed by its own weight and gravity. The inclined apert...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K10/04
CPCA47K2010/3872A47K10/38
Inventor CHENG, DENNIS
Owner UMBRA