Swiveling Paper Dispenser Base for Multi-User Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional paper product dispensers often pose hygiene and convenience issues when placed centrally, as users must turn the dispenser or pass items through multiple hands to access the opening, which is not equally convenient for all users.
Innovation Solution
A paper product dispenser with a swiveling coupling mechanism between the container and base allows the container to be rotated, enabling the opening to be oriented towards any user, ensuring easy and hygienic access for multiple users from different positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the dispenser is placed at the centre of a table with a fixed opening position, then the structure is simple and stable, but other users must continually turn the dispenser or ask the user located in front of the opening to pass them the product, which compromises hygiene and convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the container rotatable relative to the base through a swiveling coupling mechanism. This allows the opening to be dynamically repositioned to face different users at the table, transforming a static structure into a dynamic one that adapts to varying user needs while maintaining a simple overall design
2Adaptability or versatility
If the opening mechanism is provided at the front or top of the dispenser, then the structure is simple, but a single pick-up position is not equally convenient for all users in different positions
Solution Approach 1:
The swiveling coupling enables the container to rotate and adapt its opening orientation toward different users positioned around the table, providing versatility for multiple users while maintaining ease of operation through simple rotational movement rather than complex mechanisms
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AI summary
A paper product dispenser (1), comprising a container (2), defining an inner compartment (3) for housing the paper products, provided with at least one opening (4) for picking up the products contained in the inner compartment (3), and a base (5) designed to be in contact with any supporting surface; the dispenser comprises swivelling coupling means (6) interposed between said container (2) and said base (5).