US2879012A - Toilet tissue holding bracket - Google Patents

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v Mmh 24, 1959 Filed May 4. 1956 H s SARRO TOILET TISSUE HOLDING BRACKET I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 -IN V EN TOR. Sluvlo SHRRO March 24, 1959 s. SARRO 2,879,012

TOILET TISSUE HOLDING BRACKET Filed May 4, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR. Sumo Snaao v WURNEY States Uni d invention relates to support brackets for rolls or toilet, tissue, and more particularly has refer-entire to a at etitO bracket's'o designed as to include abight portionconnectable ,to' a wall surface or the like, said bight p'ortion being integral at its opposite" ends with forwardly pro jecting arms, the arms beingprovided with confronting;

s'igmentallwspherically shaped projections adapted to.

re'leasably engage inthe'dpposite ends'of the core ofa rollfof tissueJ'The arrnsofthe bracketareof resilient material, so as to 'be capable of being pulledbutwardly from one anotherpthus to shift the projections out of' toilettissue-rolls)? One object of importance is to provide a device of the character described that can be manufactured at relatively low cost,- said device being adapted, in at least twdjforms of ftheinv'entionpto be formedffrom a single pieceiof mfaterial 'shape'd toinclude not only the 'bight'and am portionsybut also'the rounded projections engageable in the "core-ofthe toilet tissue roll.

Another objectisto provide a holding bracket as stated the-ends of thecore, to permit insertion and removal of which will support the roll firmly, due "to the inherentresiliency of the support arms, while still being adapted to permiflthe'iroll to rotate; the resiliencvof' the arms being such asto hold the ,rollagainst .fully free rotation, therebyto provide a deterrent against the excessive use nother ob'ect-is'to provide a supporting bracket for lot toilet tissue which, in'a secbrid'form of theinvei t jwil li combine the inherent resiliencyof the arms with a"springable connection of the rounded, core-engaging means to said arms, in such a manner as to permit said rounded means to project inwardly from the arms a substantial distance, to engage the core of the roll even more securely, while still being readily disengageable from the roll core when the tissue is exhausted.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the .accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a support bracket for toilet tissue formed according to the present invention, the bracket being of molded plastic.

Fig. 2 is a view of the bracket in top plan in which a portion has been shown in section, the bracket being shown mounted upon a wall in position engaging a roll of tissue, said roll also being shown partially in section, the dotted lines showing the roll-engaging arms shifted outwardly for disengagement from the core of the roll.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section through one of the roll support arms on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 3, showing a modified form in which the bracket is formed of metal material, also in one piece.

Fig.6 is a 'view' similar 'to-Fig. 2, the roll of-tissue being"removed?showing a modified construction, the dotted lines showing the position of the arms and roll-' engaging *projections whenadjusted for disengagement from the comet the rollfi 4 i Fig; 6 is aside elevationalz -view of the biacketas seen from the line 6-6-of'Fig. 5 a

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the core-engaging projection shown in 'the modified form o f-Fig.5,-per se.

}Referririg'to the drawings in detail, inthe form of the invention shown in'Figjs." 1-3, the support bracket for the roll or tissue has beeri' g'enerally {designated- 10. :IlI-thiS. form of the *iirvehtionfthe devicej-is molded or otherwise shapedfrorn a single piece of plastic materiah' and includes a flat wide, straight bight portion 12, disposed'in a vertical "plane in a normal mounting of 'the 'device" upon a wall W." Bight portion '12, adjacent its opposite ends, has apertures 14, and at its opposite extremities merges forwardly projecting, parallelsupport arms 16. v 1 1 Adjacent the outer ends of the arm s'ycircular-rounded projections 18 are formed on the inner' surfaces of the arms, inconfronting relationg said projections being aligned transversely of-"the bracket." The projectionsare formedwith *convex surfaces-*shaped as 1 segments of spheres, and in diameter, theprojections would be slightlyless-than the normal inner diameter of the core C of a roll of toilet tissue R.

The arms 16 are-inherently springtension'ed, and normally 5 swing 'tothe pztrall'elpositions thereof shownv in fulllines i1j1 Fig.'-'2,- v.1 or vL -The)device is ata' hedlto thewall-W'bymeans of screws 20' passing through apertures 14 into the wall, and thereafter, 'with} the} arms extending horizontally, forwardly from thewall, th"roll-"R'canbe disposed betweenthe arms. One or bothfof 'the arms is swung outwardly to the dotted line'position shown in Fig.2, and the roll is inserted, with the rounded projections alignedwith the ends of the 'core C 011 release of the outwardly swung arm -oi' arms 16,isa'id arrris will swing inwardly to en-- age the Pr'OjectiOns IS- in the-Opposite ends ot the-core lt,the 'r'ol1 wil be firmlysupported at it's opposite' ends for; rotational r'novementiupon the bracket; In this connection, the ':inherentspring tension or the arms causes the projections to be shifted inwardly, bind ing lightly but firmly against the ends of the core. As a result, fully free rotation of the core is prevented, this being highly desirable to prevent excessive tissue from being unwound from the roll. When a roll of tissue is fully free to rotate, an attempt to pull a small supply of tissue therefrom often causes the roll to begin rotating, and to continue rotating, so as to dispense an undesirably great quantity of tissue. Further, fully free rotation of the roll permits users to waste tissue, whereas the arrangement wherein the roll does not rotate with complete freedom tends to cause the user to remove only the minimum amount of tissue.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 4, the construction of the bracket 10 is identical to the form of Fig. 1, except that the device is formed of a metal material, which may be chrome plated or otherwise attractively finished. The device includes a bight portion 12. having apertures 14*, and projecting forwardly from the opposite ends of the bight portion are support arms 16".

In this case, since the device is made of metal, the rounded projections 18 are pressed inwardly out of the material of the arms 16", so as to be of concavo-convex cross section, said projections being otherwise shaped similarly to the projections 18 of the first form. The arms 16, as in the first form, are inherently resilient, so as to cause the projections 18 to swing into the ends said openings as shown in Fig. 5 to engagein opposite ends of the core C.

The projection 18 is integrally formed with a horizontally extending spring tongue 30 disposed in contact with the outer surface of the arm 16. Tongue 30 adjacent its free end has an opening receiving a screw 32, which is threaded into an opening provided in the adjacent arm 16'. The tongue 30 is of springable material, so that the projection 18 can be swung away from the arm 16*, to the right in Fig. 5, for example, and can be retracted within the opening 28, when desired.

At a location diametrically opposite the tongue 30, projection 18 is integrally formed with a handle portion 34, the inner end of which is coplanar with the tongue 30 so as to constitute an abutment bearing against the outward surface of the arm 16 limiting swinging movement of the projection inwardly of the support bracket. At its outer end, the handle has an outwardly oir'set free end portion 36, which can be readily grasped by a user when the projection is to be retracted within the opening 28 The construction in this form, is such as to permit the projection 18 to extend inwardly from the arm 16 an appreciable distance, to engage securely in the core of the roll. In this connection, when the projection 18 is swung outwardly, it is not fully retracted within the opening 28. Instead, the disengagement of the projection from the core results from a partial retraction of the projection 18 within opening 28, accompanied by an outwardly swinging movement of the arm 16 to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 5.

Due to this arrangement, the arm 16 and the tongue 30 can individually be of limited spring tension. Nevertheless, the outward flexure of the arm 16*, followed by the flexure of the tongue 30 away from the outwardly flexed arm 16', has the combined result of swingingthe projection 18 fully out of the end of the core of the roll of tissue. The arrangement is of value, in that despite the fact that the projection 18 normally extends into the core a substantial distance, it is not necessary that the arm 16 be flexed outwardly an equal distance.

Instead, the arm may flex outwardly from its normal position a distance equal to approximately half the maximum depth of the projection 18 with the tongue 30 then flexing a distance equal to the remaining half of the depth of the projection 18', to fully disengage the projection from the end of the core C.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent 15:

A holder for a toilet tissueroll, comprising a rectangular U-shaped sheet metal member having a flat bight portion provided with openings for connection to a vertical wall surface, said member having two straight, fiat arms projecting forwardly from opposite endsof the bight portion, said arms having circular openings near their free ends, said arms being inherently flexible so as to be shiftable outwardly away from one another and away from the roll against spring tension, a pair of flatflexible metal tongues removably secured by screws at one end to the arms respectively near said bight portion, said tongues each having a hemispherical projection integrally formed therewith and extending normally into one of'said openings for engagement with said roll, said projections being retractable from said openings responsive to outward flexing of said tongues with respect to said arms,

each of said tongues being formed with integral handle means for flexing the tongue outwardly, said handle means being a portion of the tongue extending beyond said projection and offset from the plane of said tongue to provide a finger grip.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,987,154 Noifsinger Jan. 8,1935 2,222,951 Krueger Nov. 26, 1940 2,404,421 Wooster July 23, 1946 2,441,740 Worley May 18, 1948 2,742,241 Miller Apr. 17, 1956

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