CA2526486A1 - Wet and dry towel dispenser - Google Patents

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CA2526486A1
CA2526486A1 CA002526486A CA2526486A CA2526486A1 CA 2526486 A1 CA2526486 A1 CA 2526486A1 CA 002526486 A CA002526486 A CA 002526486A CA 2526486 A CA2526486 A CA 2526486A CA 2526486 A1 CA2526486 A1 CA 2526486A1
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Ryan M. Fitzsimons
Timothy A. Bassett
Timothy J. Collins
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/38—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means the web being rolled up with or without tearing edge
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/38—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means the web being rolled up with or without tearing edge
    • A47K10/3809—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means the web being rolled up with or without tearing edge with roll spindles which are not directly supported
    • A47K10/3818—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means the web being rolled up with or without tearing edge with roll spindles which are not directly supported with a distribution opening which is perpendicular to the rotation axis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K2010/3266—Wet wipes

Abstract

A wet and dry towel dispenser (10) contains and dispenses both dry towels (20) and wet towels (22) (also referred to as towelettes or wipes). The dispenser includes coaxially located compartments (14,16) for containing the dry towels and wet towels, preferably in a nested arrangement to use space most efficiently within the dispenser. One preferred embodiment of the dispenser (10) has a substantially cylindrical shape and a removable cover (18) on one end to allow the towels to be loaded into the respective compartments.

Claims (7)

1. A wet and dry towel dispenser, said dispenser comprising:
an elongate container having a longitudinal axis;
an inner wall located within said container and dividing said container into a wet towel compartment and a dry towel compartment, said wet and dry towel compartments being coaxially located within said container for receiving wet towels and dry towels, respectively, said wet and dry towel compartments having wet and dry towel passages for dispensing said wet and dry towels, respectively; and a cap for covering at least said wet towel passage.
2. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said dry towel passage is located in a side of said container for dispensing said dry towels and said wet towel passage is located in an end of said dispenser for dispensing said wet towels.
3. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said wet and dry towel compartments are nested concentrically within said container.
4. The dispenser of claim 3 wherein said dry towel passage is located in a side of said container for dispensing said dry towels and said wet towel passage is located in an end of said dispenser for dispensing said wet towels.
5. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said wet and dry towel compartments are stacked within said container.
6. The dispenser of claim 5 wherein said dry towel passage is located in a side of said container for dispensing said dry towels and said wet towel passage is located in an end of said dispenser for dispensing said wet towels.
7. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said elongate container is substantially cylindrical.

9. The dispenser of claim 8 wherein said wet towel passage is located on said cover.

10. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said inner wall is removable.

11. A wet and dry towel dispenser, said dispenser comprising:
an outer containing portion for containing dry towels, said outer containing portion having a dry towel passage located in a side of said outer containing portion;
and an inner containing portion for containing wet towels, said inner containing portion being nested within said outer containing portion, said inner containing portion having a wet towel passage located in an end of said inner containing portion, wherein said inner container portion is substantially sealed sufficient to maintain moisture in said wet towels.

12. The dispenser of claim 11 wherein said outer and inner containing portions together form a substantially cylindrical shape.

13. A wet and dry towel dispenser, said dispenser comprising:
a container including an outer wall defining an outer compartment for containing dry towels, said container including a dry towel passage that opens to said outer compartment for dispensing dry towels;
an inner wall within said container defining an inner compartment for containing wet towels; and a cover removably coupled to said container for allowing access to said outer compartment and said inner compartment; said cover including a wet towel passage that opens to said inner compartment for dispensing wet towels.

14. The dispenser of claim 13 wherein said inner wall is removable.

15. A wet and dry towel dispenser comprising:
an elongate container having a longitudinal axis and defining a wet towel compartment and a dry towel compartment, said wet and dry towel compartments being coaxially located within said container and having wet and dry towel passages, respectively;
dry towels located in said dry towel compartment, wherein said dry towels extend through said dry towel passage;
wet towels located in said wet towel compartment, wherein said wet towels extend through said wet towel passage; and a cap for covering at least said wet towel passage.

16. The dispenser of claim 15 wherein said dry towel passage is located in a side of said container for dispensing said dry towels and said wet towel passage is located in an end of said dispenser for dispensing said wet towels.

17. The dispenser of claim 15 wherein said wet and dry towel compartments are nested concentrically within said container.

18. The dispenser of claim 17 wherein said dry towel passage is located in a side of said container for dispensing said dry towels and said wet towel passage is located in an end of said container for dispensing said wet towels.

19. The dispenser of claim 15 wherein said wet and dry towel compartments are stacked within said container.

20. The dispenser of claim 19 wherein said dry towel passage is located in a side of said container for dispensing said dry towels and said wet towel passage is located in an end of said dispenser for dispensing said wet towels.

21. The dispenser of claim 15 wherein said elongate container is substantially cylindrical.
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